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Another point is that immigration of qualified worker is the one that is not only accepted, but seen as desirable. Universities are selling something for 45,00
by gutnor 8y ago
Another point is that immigration of qualified worker is the one that is not only accepted, but seen as desirable.
Universities are selling something for 45,000 GBP that is available for free or much cheaper in other countries and readily accessible to employers. At some point Universities need to give students their money worth in some form or another.
- pjc50 8y agoIronically UK university education is something of an export industry: there are a lot of people from non-Western countries who come here and pay full fees for the degrees because of their prestige. The government's gradual tightening of immigration policy is making this less viable.
- eptcyka 8y agoActually, the high paying customers won't be put off by whatever immigration policy the current government will put in place. It's mostly EU students who will look elsewhere.
- pjc50 8y agoIt's not a question of being "put off" if you're denied entry or deported (wrongly or otherwise) by the Home Office.
- iguy 8y agoIt's also a bit of an open question how many universities were effectively selling visas. Clearly anyone with a place at Oxford could find another way to immigrate if they wished. But one wonders how many fee-paying applicants to bottom-tier places were really paying for their basket-weaving lectures.
- gaius 8y agoEx-poly degree mills are rapidly devaluing this. It’s only a matter of time before British degrees become an anti-brand in China