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Press Release: MPs and Peers announce first-ever Inquiry into building a sustainable future for international students in the UK

PRESS RELEASE – July 3, 2018 The APPG for International Students has announced a new Inquiry into the opportunities and challenges in building a sustainable future for international students in the UK. There are over 500,000 international students in primary, secondary and tertiary education, and over 580,000 students learning English, each year in the UK. […]
  • Posted by Rhys Newcombe-Jones
  • On 03/07/2018
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Paid Internship Opportunity with the APPG for International Students

Paid 2.5-day internship opportunity for International Students The All Party Parliamentary Group for International Students is holding an inquiry into A Sustainable Future for International Students in the UK. The secretariat to the APPG are looking for one international student to assist with transcribing each of the oral sessions held on 17 July and 11 […]
  • Posted by Rhys Newcombe-Jones
  • On 02/07/2018
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DfE confirms home fee status for EU students in 2019/20

The Department for Education has today (2 July) announced that EU national students starting courses in England in the 2019/20 academic year will continue to be eligible for home fee status, confirming that they will be charged the same tuition fees as UK students. This status will last for the duration of their course and […]
  • Posted by Rhys Newcombe-Jones
  • On 02/07/2018
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Question on Tier 4 visa requirements from Liz McInnes MP

Written question answered on Wednesday 27 June 2018 Liz McInnes MP (Labour) asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria his Department used to determine which countries qualified for the recent relaxation of Tier 4 visa requirements for overseas students. Answered on 27 June 2018 by Caroline Nokes, Minister of State for […]
  • Posted by Rhys Newcombe-Jones
  • On 29/06/2018
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