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Foreign students 'should not be cash cows for universities'
Fri 26 Mar 2010
Universities have been urged to avoid enrolling more foreign students in order to tackle funding shortfalls.
According to the British Council, any "crude" international recruitment drives would be counter-productive and potentially self-defeating.
The organisation believes there is a risk that more higher education facilities will adopt such strategies due to concerns over funding.
However, chief executive Martin Davidson stated that universities were handed "some reprieve" from the deep funding cuts they were expecting in this week's Budget speech by Alistair Darling.
He said they should therefore use that as an opportunity to focus on implementing strategies that will give them more long-term success in the modern international education market.
Mr Davidson warned that if universities treat overseas students as "cash cows", the reputation of higher education in the UK could be damaged.
He added that the UK should be seen as the "partner of choice" in international education and a country that genuinely cares about the experience it provides for its foreign students.
