Many people in higher education think of distance learning the same way one would a distant cousin: aware of its existence, perhaps even thinks well of them, but reluctant to pick up the phone and find out how they are doing. And like the cousin you don't know well, the justification for your lack of [...]
Three of the 15 institutions initially chosen as potential destinations for London Metropolitan University's overseas students are commercial operators, it has emerged, after a £2 million fund was announced by the government to help students transfer. The Higher Education Funding Council for England said London Met has chosen the 15 institutions to be part of [...]
Britain's first private dental school will open next September. The school, which will take 100 students a year on a five-year course costing £180,000, is expected to be the forerunner of many more private institutions offering specialist degree courses. Based in Leicester, it is the result of a joint venture by the University of Buckingham [...]
The British Accreditation Council (BAC) has launched two new accreditation schemes, covering international private institutions based outside of the UK and online/distance learning. The international centre accreditation scheme is designed for education and training institutions operating outside of the UK and offering courses in English. Institutions will need to have been delivering high-quality education and [...]
The government has said it wants to develop a new way of measuring student migration in and out of the UK. Universities have been campaigning for students to be taken off immigration totals. They fear the overseas students they rely on for income will be put off coming to the UK. The coalition has pledged [...]
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 [...]
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. The Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, today said: "It is extraordinary that the UK Border Agency introduced its new points based system for students [...]
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. The Guardian reports that a taskforce has been set up to help affected students, [...]
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. If the British fashion scene is about breaking the rules, the Italian industry is about making them. Italian design is chic [...]
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. Removing students from the rules [...]