Visa barriers push students from US and UK to Asia
Verified: 3 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 12.
AMSTERDAM: International students are turning away from the United States and Britain in favour of universities in Asia and continental Europe, a global university survey showed on Thursday, as tighter visa rules redraw the global map of higher education. International students typically pay far higher fees than domestic ones and are a major source of revenue, helping offset their host countries’ teaching and research costs. Britain and the US recorded the steepest drops in international undergraduate numbers, down 19pc and 13pc, respectively in the October-August period compared with the…
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- Nov 12, 2:33 PM UTCFirst reportVisa barriers push students from US, Britain to Asia and Europestraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 12, 7:24 PM UTC+5 hVisa barriers push students from US and UK to Asia and Europe, global survey showsthecitizen.co.tz ↗
- Nov 13, 5:09 AM UTC+15 h· you’re reading thisVisa barriers push students from US and UK to Asiadawn.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 5:09 AM UTC · +15 h
[Claude] Both other reports cover the same university survey on international students shifting away from the US and UK, and neither contradicts Report 1's facts.
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48m agoVisa barriers push students from US and UK to Asia AMSTERDAM: International students are turning away from the United States and Britain in favour of universities in Asia and continental Europe, a global university survey showed on Thursday, as tighter visa rules redraw the global map of higher education. International students typically pay far higher fees than domestic ones and are a major source of revenue, helping offset their host countries’ teaching and research costs. Britain and the US recorded the steepest drops in international undergraduate numbers, down 19pc and 13pc, respectively in the October-August period compared with the…
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