Worried about loss of tuition fees, British universities chartered flights to pick up Chinese students
Reference News Network reported on August 30. According to a report on the British “Sunday Times” website on August 29, for fear of the huge loss of tuition fees for international students that may be caused by global travel restrictions, top British universities are chartering flights to take Chinese students to the UK.
According to the report, these universities are worried that the income from international students may suffer losses due to travel problems. The relevant income is estimated to exceed 1 billion pounds (1 pound is approximately 8.91 yuan-this net note), to a certain extent because the university can Additional fees are charged on top of the domestic tuition fees.
According to reports, more than 50 universities in the UK, including Imperial College, Bristol University and other prestigious universities belonging to the Russell University Group, have already chartered 4 planes to pick up about 1,200 Chinese students to ensure that they will be able to fly next month. Catch up with the start of school in time. Relevant universities not only provide food and lodging for international students who must be isolated for 10 days after arrival due to travel restrictions, but also arrange pick-up services from Heathrow Airport to the school.
Vivienne Stern, director of the International Department of the Federation of British Universities, said that for universities with a high proportion of international students, lack of flights is a big problem, “especially for mainland China (students).”
She added: “Universities must also deal with the problems of students who cannot come to the UK to attend classes. They will provide online teaching and multiple start dates.”
According to reports, there are approximately 220,000 Chinese students studying in the UK. In the entire Russell University Group, there is one Chinese student in every 10 students, and they bring in nearly one-fifth of the tuition income, which is estimated to be about 1.3 billion pounds per year. About one-third of the tuition income of the University of Glasgow comes from Chinese students. About one-fifth of the students at the University of Liverpool in 2019 were Chinese students, and they brought about 90 million pounds in income to the school.
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