10 Jul UK may look to tap into international students impacted by Trump decision

UK may look to tap into international students impacted by Trump decision

PUNE: Britain may look at tapping into the vast student population that will be impacted by Donald Trump ‘s decision to not allow foreign students pursuing online only courses to remain in the United States. Former minister Jo Johnson tweeted that the country should consider an ’emergency scheme’ to allow students impacted by this to transfer to UK universities if they meet the required criteria. Johnson is the brother of current UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson The UK is currently faced with the prospect of large losses if international student enrolments drop as a result of the Covid19 pandemic. The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that that long-term losses for the UK’s higher education sector could come in anywhere between 3 billion pounds and 19 billion pounds, primarily as a result of a fall in international student enrolments including from India.There was a 93% jump in Indian students enrolling at UK universities in 2019 according to the UK Immigration Statistics. A total of 37,540 Indian students received a Tier 4 (study) visa in 2019 as compared to 19,497 students in 2018.The IFS study said that about 13 UK universities which have a larger share of international students could shut down failing a bailout from the PUNE: Britain may look at tapping into the vast student population that will be impacted by Donald Trump’s decision to not allow foreign students pursuing online only courses to remain in the United States. Former minister Jo Johnson tweeted that the country should consider an ‘emergency scheme’ to allow students impacted by this to transfer to UK universities if they meet the required criteria. Johnson is the brother of current UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The UK is currently faced with the prospect of large losses if international student enrolments drop as a result of the Covid19 pandemic. The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that that long-term losses for the UK’s higher education sector could come in anywhere between 3 billion pounds and 19 billion pounds, primarily as a result of a fall in international student enrolments including from India,uk prime minister boris johnson. There was a 93% jump in Indian students enrolling at UK universities in 2019 according to the UK Immigration Statistics. A total of 37,540 Indian students received a Tier 4 (study) visa in 2019 as compared to 19,497 students in 2018. The IFS study said that about 13 UK universities which have a larger share of international students could shut down failing a bailout from the government. The UK has also recently updated its policies to allow students to spend more time in the UK after they graduate. Under the new Graduate Route, international students who complete their PhD in 2021 or after, can stay on in the country for three years, while undergraduate and Master’s degree holders can stay on for two more years. They can switch to skilled work once they find suitable job. At present, international students can only stay in the country for four months after they graduate. Meanwhile, the US Department of Homeland Security clarified that students undertaking a mix of online and offline classes would still be welcome in the country. While other countries have so far not made any announcements specific to this development, Australia said last week that it would start allowing international students to return to the country without specifying a fixed timeline for their return. Canada, which continues to process student visas said that it would allow students to being their programs online and remain eligible for a post-graduation work permit. ENDS Great organisations don’t see people as a commodity to be managed to help grow their money, they think of money as a commodity to be managed to help grow their people