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TOEIC scandal: victim settlement scheme rejected

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In 2014, the Home Office revoked more than 35,000 student visas after a BBC panorama investigation revealed “fake sitters” were being used in two test centres delivering the ETS exam required for visa renewals. Additionally, more than 7,200 left the country after being told they faced arrest and detention.

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UK government consults on protection measures for universities

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“Universities are really frequently targets of malign actors,” Vivienne Stern told BBC Radio 4’s today program on April 26. “People who either want to get access to cutting-edge research or who would like to infiltrate information that they think could be useful to them. .

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“Talks continuing” on UK rejoining Horizon Europe

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A deal for the UK to rejoin the research program Horizon Europe is “awaiting a signature” from UK PM Rishi Sunak, according to multiple media reports. I think right across Europe and beyond, there’s a desire to have the UK back in this big programme to collaborate on research.

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#WeAreInternational campaign relaunches

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Speaking on the World at One on BBC Radio 4, director of UUKi Jamie Arrowsmith called for a “much more nuanced and informed debate” around migration, including the net migration statistics. ” The post #WeAreInternational campaign relaunches appeared first on The PIE News. .

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Rethinking the Limit on International Students: Lessons from Dutch and Danish Experiences

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He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme : “Most universities for most courses lose money on teaching British students and offset that loss by charging more for international students. If you close down the international route I’m not sure how the university continues to survive.”

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Are the Chinese the new ‘suspect community’?

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Chinese students/ researchers may not agree with the ways in which MPs and the BBC portray the problems of China, but this does not mean they uncritically accept and reproduce the official narratives fed to them by the Chinese state-owned media.

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Universities could be at risk of 40% tax on profit in India

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BBC offices were raided earlier this year with employees’ phones confiscated after the broadcaster aired a documentary about the Indian prime minister. The warnings come after a number of international companies operating in India have been raided by authorities.