UK Universities want new immigration policy for international students

In order to encourage the students from other countries to select UK as a preferred destination for pursuing education, the British universities have asked the UK government for a "new immigration policy”. This step was initiated after latest figures as per a research conducted in UK exhibited a "worrying decline" in the number of scholars coming to United Kingdom from the countries like India.

This week the representative body for the higher education institutions, ‘Universities UK’ expressed its concerns over the “worrying decline" in the number of new admissions over the recent years coming to Britain as they have an opinion that they will be unwelcomed.

President of Universities UK and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kent, Dame Julia Goodfellow in an official statement said that, "While the UK government continues to count international students as long-term migrants in its target to reduce migration, there is a continued pressure to reduce their numbers, adding to the perception that they are not welcome here. If the UK wants to remain a top destination for international students, we need a new immigration policy that encourages them to choose the UK."