UKBA stripping London Met's highly trusted status

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=420965&c=1

Basically the UKBA is taking away the license of the London Met school so that they can't recruit non EU foreign students. This is going to affect over 2,400 students. Really feel for them.

I feel for the students but definitely not for London Met.  I lectured there for 5 years and the Executive was one of the worst I've ever come across.  As they say, what goes around comes around.

Heard about this on the news this morning and what was concerning to me was there was no reason stated in the report. The home office don't take decisions like this lightly and there must be genuinely valid and concerning reasons why this has been done. This report does give more detail and whilst I have sympathy and concern for the genuine students that will be affected, hopefully they can transfer.

Wonder how many other institutions might get caught out?

Heard about this on the news this morning and what was concerning to me was there was no reason stated in the report. The home office don't take decisions like this lightly and there must be genuinely valid and concerning reasons why this has been done. This report does give more detail and whilst I have sympathy and concern for the genuine students that will be affected, hopefully they can transfer.

On the radio tonight they were saying stuff like significant numbers of students coming in, but not actually attending any courses, students coming to study without the proper visas, etc.  I can't remember all they said as I only caught part of the story, but those were some of the reasons I remember.

Regardless of the rationale, clear-cut provisions should have been made for legitimate students. I hear they are cobbling together some sort help for them but again it doesn't have the feel of proper planning. 

UKBA have already proved that they cannot act in a "professional" manner, then again, neither can the "Home Secretary and Immigration Minister" The whole government is a complete and utter disaster. This will only damage our economy and will most likely put some/most students off studying in the UK.

Welcome to 2012 Britain!!!

I wonder how the non-EU countries feel about how the UK are treating there citizens.

They are now challenging the ruling.Good for them!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/sep/03/london-metropolitan-university-ukba-student-visa-rules?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed