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UK universities accuse govt of not taking enough overseas students!

come UK ya missing out on a valuable resource whilst OZ and CA and USA are given as examples of countries who are prepared to do more in this direction. Apparently such students are worth £ 26 billion for the UK economy.

come on UK pucker up!

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04-09-2018, 03:19 PM
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Re: UK universities accuse govt of not taking enough overseas students!

Perhaps if May did not insist on counting students among the total immigration figures thus forcing their numbers down to meet arbitrary targets, did not make the conditions for foreign students on graduating very unattractive and did not preside over a frankly racist government, more might come.
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exactly that's the point - your current govt is not playing fair - but whenever was a tory govt fair?
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Re: UK universities accuse govt of not taking enough overseas students!

Originally Posted by gumbud ->
exactly that's the point - your current govt is not playing fair - but whenever was a tory govt fair?
YES but maybe not

There was a massive reaction(Look at link) a few years ago when you could get a course on how to become some thing like a Ten Pound Pom.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogus_...United_Kingdom
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Re: UK universities accuse govt of not taking enough overseas students!

Originally Posted by galty ->
YES but maybe not

There was a massive reaction(Look at link) a few years ago when you could get a course on how to become some thing like a Ten Pound Pom.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogus_...United_Kingdom
Surely any old loon could do that?
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Re: UK universities accuse govt of not taking enough overseas students!

Originally Posted by gumbud ->
come UK ya missing out on a valuable resource whilst OZ and CA and USA are given as examples of countries who are prepared to do more in this direction. Apparently such students are worth £ 26 billion for the UK economy.

come on UK pucker up!

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Tbh, I couldn't care less.
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Originally Posted by Longdogs ->
Tbh, I couldn't care less.
Ditto........
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Re: UK universities accuse govt of not taking enough overseas students!

Originally Posted by galty ->
YES but maybe not

There was a massive reaction(Look at link) a few years ago when you could get a course on how to become some thing like a Ten Pound Pom.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogus_...United_Kingdom
no can't find any reference to that - did you read the link or are ya on the poteen again?
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Re: UK universities accuse govt of not taking enough overseas students!

Originally Posted by Longdogs ->
Tbh, I couldn't care less.
well when ya get to your age people don't care about much at all really? - having a relaxin day again longtrogs?
 



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