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BIS report on Overseas Students and Net Migration (6/9/12)

In a report published today – ‘Overseas Students and Net Migration’ - the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has called on the Government to record overseas students under a classification that does not count against the overall limit on net migration in order to allow the UK to continue to expand its share of the overseas student market.

CPAC report on Tier 4 (4/9/12)

The Commons Public Accounts Committee published its 7th Report of Session 2012-13, 'Immigration: Points Based System-Student Route,' as HC 101 on Tuesday 4 September.

London Met University license revocation (31/8/12)

There have been several news reports regarding the revocation of London Metropolitan University's Tier 4 sponsor license. This is the first time a university in the UK has had its license revoked, and around 2,700 students are affected by the move.

Istituto Marangoni featured in Guardian (28/8/12)

Looking to launch a career in fashion? Take note: one of Europe's leading fashion and design schools is offering three fully funded scholarships to study a three-year BA (Hons) degree at its London campus.

Chief Executive Blog: 26 July 2012

Dear Colleagues,

Save the date: launch event

The past year has seen wide-ranging changes in the private education sector, and BAC has been much focused on ensuring that its accreditation, along with the services it offers to colleges, remains of utmost relevance and benefit. The final touches are being put to a package of services, new accreditation schemes and discounts, which will build upon our tailored inspection and accreditation schemes and informative and helpful advice.

Telegraph: Students may be exempt from immigration count (9/7/12)

Students could be exempted from immigration rules to help hit a pledge to cut drastically the number of non-Europeans settling in Britain under plans being considered by Downing Street.
Prime Minister David Cameron is understood to be concerned that visa restrictions are stopping wealthy foreigners from studying in British universities.

BBC: Private university expands into health (5/7/12)

A private university college is set to offer degrees to the health sector - the first such courses from a for-profit provider in the UK.
BPP University College is launching its School of Health, starting this autumn with courses in psychology and nursing.

THE: Agents of potential misfortune (5/7/12)

With immigration and university standards hot issues, any impropriety involving recruiters abroad could tar the sector

As fishing trips go, sending an undercover reporter to trawl international student recruitment agencies until someone said something dodgy was probably the equivalent of pointing a shotgun into a small barrel.

That is not to deny that The Daily Telegraph's sting last week raised legitimate questions, but since the Chinese agent who claimed to be able to secure places at UK universities for candidates with below-par grades provided no evidence that this had actually happened, it was perhaps surprising that the newspaper devoted its first three pages to the story.

THE: Quiet Revolutionaries (22 June 2012)

UK universities are shifting attention from their traditional role of educating home students towards private and international provision, according to a survey of vice-chancellors and administrative heads.

THE: Provider, where is thy sting? (22 June 2012)

Private growth in the sector is a tender subject, but the reality is more complex than ideologues on both sides would have it

It was recently suggested that Times Higher Education has a "bee in its bonnet" about private providers. As appealing as the idea of THE having a bonnet may be, the automatic reaction to such an accusation is indignation. But on reflection, it did give pause for thought.

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