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Foreign students may be undermining UK higher education, says Cleverly

The Guardian - Higher Education

In a letter to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), Cleverly asked the body to investigate whether the graduate visa entitlement – allowing international students to work for two or three years after graduating – was failing to attract “the brightest and the best” to the UK.

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NISAU UK launches Grad route campaign

The PIE News

The move by NISAU, one of the most prominent Indian student representative organisations in the UK, comes as home secretary James Cleverly announced plans recently to review the Graduate Route in the coming months. The MAC will report back to me in May,” noted Cleverly in a comment piece on March 11.

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Grad Route review timeline causes “deep concern”

The PIE News

In a letter dated March 11, James Cleverly wrote to chair of the MAC, Brian Bell, outlining the terms of reference for the “rapid” review of the UK’s Graduate Route, commissioned by the government, requesting the findings be presented to him by May 14.

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“Maintain rise” in international student numbers – UUK manifesto

The PIE News

Universities UK unveiled its manifesto on February 23, urging the incoming government to recognise the contribution that universities make to improving the economy and creating opportunities that matter to voters of all political parties.

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UK: “period of risk” amid Labour reassurances

The PIE News

“I do think though that the sector has got to continue to work on some aspects of international student recruitment on the quality side to assure that it retains political support for this aspect of the model,” he added. “James Cleverly is changing the tone and that is long, long overdue” said Western.

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Could the UK Graduate Route be axed?

The PIE News

As reported in The PIE, the home secretary James Cleverly announced that the Migration Advisory Committee has been asked to review the Graduate Route – the UK’s current post-study work visa. The review of the Graduate Route is “to prevent abuse and protect the integrity and quality of UK higher education”, said Cleverly.

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UK looks to reengage with China following first mission since 2019

The PIE News

Earlier this year, UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, travelled to China , which indicated that the UK government is open to collaboration with the country, stakeholders say. The difficult political relationship is something the mission confronted head on in a number of set piece speeches, he added.