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Home Office efforts to stop abuse of care worker visa system inadequate, leading to ‘shocking’ abuse, says watchdog – politics live

The Guardian - Higher Education

Former chief inspector of borders says Home Office does not appear to have identified any lessons from ‘this debacle’ In interviews this morning Gillian Keegan , the education secretary, admitted that special educational needs provision was in crisis, Ben Quinn reports.

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The Guardian view on the Home Office English test scandal: a lesson in political cruelty | Editorial

The Guardian - Higher Education

The pain in these words – contained in a despairing letter delivered to Whitehall in 2020 – recalls the emotional plight of post office operators caught up in the Horizon scandal. Some of us have even attempted to take our own lives because we see no other way out.”

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UK study visa applications down 27% in two years

The PIE News

The Home Office says that it is necessary to wait for the peak in student applications for the next academic year in August or September to see “the full effect of recent policy changes and any other impacts” Others disagree.

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“End the uncertainty”: protect Graduate Route, sector urges

The PIE News

“Now is not the time to play politics with one of the country’s greatest export industries and national assets” BusinessLDN , which aims to bring business to the city, noted the “plummeting” international applications for UK universities places since the review was announced in December.

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#WeAreInternational renewed to boost ‘welcome factor’

The PIE News

It comes at a time when the UK international education sector and overseas students are under pressure politically and future policy could limit rights of international students in the country. My plan is to go back home to Peru and share the knowledge I’ve gained with those who haven’t had the same chance as me,” she said.

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UK Border Force “grills” international students on academic course content

The PIE News

Solicitors told The PIE News that several students have been detained and sent back to their home countries in cases where they haven’t been able to answer questions relating to their course. The Home Office said checks on students are sometimes necessary in order to maintain a safe and secure border.

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To do or not to do transnational education? 

The PIE News

Given this reality and the absence of money for any future government to invest in higher education, whatever its political inclination, universities must look to their own means to augment and diversify their revenue streams.

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