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2 weeks ago |
thepienews.com | Beth Kennedy
A legal challenge fighting the UK government's levy on private school fees has been dismissed by judges at the High Court.
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2 weeks ago |
thepienews.com | Beth Kennedy
Additional reporting by Nicholas Cuthbert Immigration white paper brings compliance conversations to the fore as Tony Blair’s Home Secretary questions rapid rise in international students at mid-ranking institutions. Sector hits back at comments, pointing out that consequences of compliance not worth it for institutions. Concerns also raised about asylum claims, as reports suggest some students are using route to extend stay in UK.
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2 weeks ago |
thepienews.com | Beth Kennedy
The UK government’s recent immigration white paper laid out a number of changes for UK institutions, including changes to compliance metrics. It proposes to raise the minimum pass requirement of each Basic Compliance Assessment (BCA) metric – which all institutions must meet – by five percentage points. Under the plans, a sponsor would have to maintain a course enrolment rate of at least 95% and a course completion rate of 90% in order to pass the compliance threshold.
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3 weeks ago |
thepienews.com | Beth Kennedy
Institutions warned to avoid cynically creating MRes courses as a way to circumnavigate tougher dependant visa laws. “Policy will be enacted upon us” if sector does not work collectively on compliance, says International Education champion. The warning comes as The PIE News covers story of one university rescinding CAS offers after MRes exceeds 25% of quota.
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3 weeks ago |
thepienews.com | Beth Kennedy
IDP Education has forecasted that student placements will plummet by as much as 30% next year as the big four study markets continue to grapple with uncertainty and restrictive policies.
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