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The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Universities across the UK should be opening specialist hardship funds for international students a report has suggested, after finding that international students are “frequently flagged as being at risk” with regards to financing.
The PIE News
JANUARY 10, 2023
At least seven British universities paid out over £100,000 in hardship funding to international students during the 2021/22 academic year, with one dishing out almost £1 million to struggling students, but some are now rolling back support despite the cost-of-living crisis. . The university said the spike was due to Covid-19.
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The PIE News
JANUARY 30, 2024
The NHS Surcharge and working hour cap for international students should be scrapped, the UK’s National Union of Students has said. The UK should also rejoin the Erasmus+ program, which it left when it left the European Union. One in three international students have to work while they study, it said.
The PIE News
JANUARY 11, 2023
The UK government will provide an additional £15 million in hardship funding for students, it announced today. . The money will be distributed to universities to give to students who are struggling to cope with rising costs. Vivienne Stern, CEO of Universities UK , welcomed the new funding.
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
A new report detailing the experience of students in London has suggested data on international student wellbeing needs to be more streamlined across institutions, among other findings. International students are at the heart of that reasoning, most likely owing to visa restrictions on their hours, the report said.
The PIE News
APRIL 1, 2024
Concerns are growing over the mounting debt from Nigerian students at British universities after a year of continual devaluation of the naira. A perfect storm of a cost-of-living crisis in the UK and extreme pressure on foreign exchange in their home country, have restricted payment options, including support from family or diaspora overseas.
The PIE News
JUNE 21, 2023
The cost of living and price of tuition fees are tainting the value and experience of studying in the UK for international students, research has suggested. Meanwhile, 38% of international students from outside of the EU believe this. However, it is clear that the cost of living crisis is having an impact on students’ studies.
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