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6th Nov 2011

Student visa curbs are damaging our reputation, Universities UK warns

UK Home Office reveals 11,000 fall in the number of overseas students since tougher measures have been introduced. The Universities UK action group has issued a warning about Britain's reputation in education after new figures revealed that the government's curb on overseas students had reduced their numbers by 11,000 and led to more than 450 colleges pulling out of the market. Source: The Guardian

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