A series of tweets from various users, including UK politician Robert Jenrick and media outlets such as The Times and The Telegraph, have highlighted concerns regarding UK universities allegedly offering 'back door' entry to international students with shockingly low A-Level results due to financial incentives. The tweets suggest that these institutions prioritize immigration over education, with some students reportedly having poor English proficiency. The issue has sparked debate over the funding model for universities, with claims that international students are subsidising UK students and universities facing a £2500 ‘loss’ on every UK student. Calls for reform and the establishment of new academic institutions have been made in light of these financial challenges and allegations.
"Research is messy. … Trying to protect students from that reality does them a disservice." https://t.co/JIx5KlId6E
What's devastating about the plagiarism crisis in higher ed is not that some people "steal" the ideas of others. It's that by doing so, they are misrepresenting that they know and believe something that they do not know and therefore cannot believe. It's stunning for people who…
Too many universities are selling immigration, not education. This can’t go on. When I was Home Secretary, I worked to scrap the Graduate Visa Route (or shorten it) & cap the number of foreign students. There is still time to make these changes. https://t.co/MMUyTz00hf
We are long overdue to build new academic institutions. Our current academies are a freedom toxin. https://t.co/9byPcmkg06
👇this. It’s elastic. And while there are issues with international students, without them there would be far fewer UK places. Unis make £2500 ‘loss’ on every UK student. Go figure. https://t.co/RuZIW7Gz8G
New audio post (free to listen): Why are universities treating British students so unfairly? 60 seconds on why fees should rise.... https://t.co/yHYQ8rKIA8 https://t.co/03LDxpzzGU
Agree with this. There's no trade off taking place. Oversease students are not taking places from UK ones - they are actually subsidising them. https://t.co/v7IWX8E5MY
Not only do you have to compete with a global labour force, putting downward pressure on your wages but you also have to compete with the whole world, on unfair terms to just get into university The people most supportive of this system do not favour cut throat competition in…
Fascinating investigation by Sunday Times today on secret routes into top UK unis for intl students with poor grades Comes after @FT scoop this month on York uni lowering its entry requirements for some overseas students - who pay far higher fees - due to ‘financial challenges’ https://t.co/raynok7lsR
🎓 Leading universities ‘offer places to overseas students with lower grades’ https://t.co/VyKegKby4f
Fifteen of UK's top universities accused of offering 'back door' routes to foreign students with shockingly low A-Level results 'because they pay higher fees' https://t.co/ZMuwLTaGHN https://t.co/6WXyAUbdMA
This is isn’t even the biggest scandal Some of these international students have very poor English, you’d think they would have to pass proficiency tests but they’re getting around it Universities know they’re defrauding the system, there are lots of courses international… https://t.co/jD3ROBjOhJ
This is what happens when you make universities dependent on international students for funding rather than actually investing in the country's most lucrative and prestigious sector https://t.co/1LKVU8hHvY
Universities should be in the education business, not the immigration business. University mustn’t just be a back door to life in the UK. We’ve clamped down on student dependents, but it’s clear a more fundamental reform is required. Important research by @thetimes ⬇️ https://t.co/6dus4gLiG8
Too many universities are in the immigration business, not the education business. University mustn’t just be a back door to life in the UK. We’ve clamped down on student dependents, but it’s clear a more fundamental reform is required. Important research by @thetimes ⬇️ https://t.co/6dus4gLiG8
Too many universities are in the immigration business, not the education business. University mustn’t be a back door to life in the UK. We’ve clamped down on students bringing dependents, but it’s clear a far more fundamental reform is required. Important research by @thetimes… https://t.co/6dus4gLiG8
Institutions (e.g., universities) that actively intervene in socio-political struggles invite socio-political backlash, too, alas. https://t.co/856ChZw2Vs