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Posts Tagged ‘UK Government’

OVER 150,000 UK STUDENTS COULD MISS OUT ON UNIVERSITY PLACE

August 23rd, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams

Up to 150,000 students could miss out on a place at university in the UK this year according to the head of the university admissions service UCAS.

UK GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW STUDENT VISAS

August 2nd, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams

The Home Office in the UK is to carry out a review of student visas after the number of students coming to the UK rose by a third last year. Figures showed that the number of student visas granted rose by 75,000 to 300,000 in the twelve months prior to March 2010.

GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS THROW UP A FEW SURPRISES

July 16th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams

According to a recent study, graduate employment universities vary widely depending on the institution. The numbers of graduates in employment range from 100% at The School of Pharmacy to 74.4% at London South Bank University.

VICE CHANCELLORS WARN AGAINST FUNDING CUTS FOR UK UNIVERSITIES

June 16th, 2010 posted by Paul McWilliams

Vice chancellors’ group Universities UK (UUK) are warning that cuts to British universities could cause “real and lasting damage” to the higher education sector and set back Britain’s recovery from the recession.

LABELLING SYSTEM TO BE APPLIED TO UK DEGREES

November 2nd, 2009 posted by Nikki Tarjanyi

UK Universities Secretary, Lord Mandelson is due to announce a new labelling system for UK university degrees based on a food-labelling system to provide more information to students about their degrees, the Telegraph reported.

ARE NEW UK VISA RULES DETERRING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM APPLYING TO THE UK?

September 2nd, 2009 posted by Felicity Pont

A report in the Guardian Online on Tuesday announced that the new, stricter visa laws enforced by the UK Government in April are deterring international students from applying to study in the UK.