Hundreds of students may have to quit UK
By Xu Chi |
September 1, 2012, Saturday
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MORE than 600 Chinese students are facing deportation from Britain after their university was stripped of its license to teach overseas students.
They are among more than 2,600 non-European Union students at London Metropolitan University who have been given 60 days to find another institution to sponsor their visas, China News Service reported.
The report said an official UK Border Agency announcement last week said the university had lost its "highly trusted status" because of significant problems with the qualification of many of its non-EU students.
It said the agency found too many breaches in the way the university dealt with overseas students.
Some students didn't have valid visas, students were not tested to see whether they had a good standard of English, and there were no documents to show students were attending lectures.
Officials with the Chinese Embassy in Britain said they would be offering help to Chinese students affected by the decision.
UK education authorities have set up a task force to help students transfer to other institutions.
Wang Ping, a sophomore from China, said he heard the university was banned from enrolling new overseas students about six weeks ago, but thought sophomores would not be affected.
"It was not until I came back to London from China two weeks ago that I realized the university had big troubles," said Wang. "I don't know whether other schools will accept me, and moreover, I have just signed a one-year contract for my rented apartment."
They are among more than 2,600 non-European Union students at London Metropolitan University who have been given 60 days to find another institution to sponsor their visas, China News Service reported.
The report said an official UK Border Agency announcement last week said the university had lost its "highly trusted status" because of significant problems with the qualification of many of its non-EU students.
It said the agency found too many breaches in the way the university dealt with overseas students.
Some students didn't have valid visas, students were not tested to see whether they had a good standard of English, and there were no documents to show students were attending lectures.
Officials with the Chinese Embassy in Britain said they would be offering help to Chinese students affected by the decision.
UK education authorities have set up a task force to help students transfer to other institutions.
Wang Ping, a sophomore from China, said he heard the university was banned from enrolling new overseas students about six weeks ago, but thought sophomores would not be affected.
"It was not until I came back to London from China two weeks ago that I realized the university had big troubles," said Wang. "I don't know whether other schools will accept me, and moreover, I have just signed a one-year contract for my rented apartment."
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