British universities "declined" 40 % of local students to recruit more international students to earn high tuition fees?

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] In order to recruit more international students to earn high tuition fees, some British universities have "declined" their students. According to the British "Times" reported on the 14th, British universities including Cambridge and Oxford, including Cambridge, and Oxford, rejected 40 % of their domestic candidates this summer and rejected a record high. Some colleges and universities have said that some universities have shifted their enrollment targets to China, India and other countries, because the average annual tuition fees of international students are as high as 24,000 pounds, which is almost three times that of British students. The latest data shows that international students at the undergraduate stage of the University of Russell Group account for averaged 25%. Nearly 70%of students from the London School of Economics come from other countries. The number of the University of Edinburgh and the King of London is as high as 40%, while the University of Manchester is 39%.

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Due to economic recession, some British universities claimed that they were unable to recruit more local students. Chris Heskez, the vice president of the University of Sheffield Halham University, said: "Affected by inflation and other pressures, the tuition upper limit set in 2012 (British students) is 9,250 pounds from 2024 to 6,500 pounds. Schools with high thresholds are to withdraw from the British market because they can make more money in the international market. "Experts said that compared with last year, the pass rate of the British college entrance examination announced on Thursday is expected to be reduced by 10%to get A+ Candidates will reduce about 40,000, and the candidates who get A will be reduced by about 20,000. About 40,000 British candidates may have lost their first volunteers, and these candidates account for 1/8 of the total number of candidates. In particular, candidates who want to be admitted to Cambridge and Oxford and other famous universities have the greatest influence. Candidates at the University of Russell University Group are also impacted.

Kewe, the founder of the British Higher Education Think Tank Datahe and the former university admissions service center data, said: "This is the most intense competition in British students. The tuition fees of international students are about 15,000 pounds higher than British students. In the three -year course, the school revenue for an additional 50,000 pounds. Because it is impossible to cope with the rising costs by increasing the tuition fees of domestic students, many universities have to divide more places to international students in order to maintain operations. "(Liu Ming)

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