Universities brace for huge losses as foreign students drop out
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"(UK) Universities brace for huge losses as foreign students drop out"
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The U.K. is double-fucked because we also lose a large proportion of European students post-Brexit.
It'll be carnage. I think a good few universities will be forced into significant retrenchment to survive. Department closures etc. Too much debt and too much greedy expansion, see also the boom in construction around student accommodation.
It'll be carnage. I think a good few universities will be forced into significant retrenchment to survive. Department closures etc. Too much debt and too much greedy expansion, see also the boom in construction around student accommodation.
I think the whole Eurasmus programme will be affected for the following semester as well. I'm not sure if Universities are actively trying to get eurasmus funded students though
Depends on two factors:
1. How popular is the country for foreign students?
2. Are universities partially or primarily funded by tuition fees?
German universities will likely not run into issues because the answer to (1) is: Less so than UK and to (2): No, universities are tax funded and tuition free (for EU citizens).
Honestly this is going to be global, not everyone is going to be fine with online courses. Maybe the impact won't be as big because not every college has students from around the world, but there's going to be a massive impact nonetheless.
It is the same here in Amsterdam. I work for a housing corporation as property manager and most of the international students have left at the start of the lock downs. some thought they could return after a short while but that hope has gone. They will not be returning. I really feel for them.
From July 2019 - February 2020, I was a Unibuddy Ambassador who encouraged international students to come study at a UK University.
Reading this, I feel like I got a paycheck for providing dated advice, I honestly don't know whether to be happy or sad about that.
Reading this, I feel like I got a paycheck for providing dated advice, I honestly don't know whether to be happy or sad about that.
There's been a huge increase in Chinese students at Glasgow uni, so much so the west end is legit transitioning into a mini china town, which is cool. I guess we're gonna have a year or so of absolute carnage as all that comes to a screeching halt. If all the students go back home all those businesses will just shut over night and not reopen.
Universities all ready get so much in grants don't they? I'm guessing the Unis that use scientific research done will be impacted greatly though, what with them usually conducting studies for projects that may now be seen as "excessive" by Uni management.
There will be cost cutting done for sure if Unis also stop receiving said grants.
There will be cost cutting done for sure if Unis also stop receiving said grants.
I imagine applications for your uni will be downhill in general.
How many people are going to want to start studies when they dont even know if the unis will be open when september roles around?
Can't imagine missing out on all the nightlife and fun atmosphere because everything still shut or clubs have permantly closed, or having you first lectures be via zoom.
How many people are going to want to start studies when they dont even know if the unis will be open when september roles around?
Can't imagine missing out on all the nightlife and fun atmosphere because everything still shut or clubs have permantly closed, or having you first lectures be via zoom.
Oof that really sucks. Mine made it so only half the credits this year count, which is much more forgiving imo student-wise.
I am kinda curious to see about how the anti-asian sentiment in the town I went to university is gonna play out when the local economy seriously suffers when they disappear.
The UK is already a microcosm of that.
Pain hardly ever changes hateful minds.
They just look for more things to hate
A massive part of university for many in this country is the experience. Students sign themselves up for thousands in debt so they can taste a little independence and freedom, going out, living away from parents. If they can't do that, for many the education actually takes second position.
Also, hey, maybe highlighting how easy it would be for the whole thing to go online might make some question why the fuck it costs £9000 a year. And rightly so.
Yeah by "curious" I kinda meant "I know exactly how this will play out".
Oh yeah trust me, I know
Went Uni 2016-2019 (If I took a year out in between from work to do an internship for my course I'd be in this mess with some other people I know)
Uni for me was all about the experience. The friendship, the nights out, the independance. I couldnt imagine doing any of the stuff we did with the looming threat of a pandemic, in first or final year.
It sucks all round.
This thing's going to have a knock on effect for years to come, regardless of how long the lockdown takes to end.
A chinese friend who was half way through her masters program has decided to head home, in no small part because of the everyday racism she was up against here.
This is much less of an issue regarding Brexit than it is to do with uncertainty caused by COVID-19-related travel restrictions.
Chinese students have been the bread and butter of the UK higher education system for years (to the point where an op-ed quite accurately described the sector as a finishing school for the Chinese middle classes), and those students have been completely unaffected by Brexit.
Chinese students have been the bread and butter of the UK higher education system for years (to the point where an op-ed quite accurately described the sector as a finishing school for the Chinese middle classes), and those students have been completely unaffected by Brexit.
the university i go to is in a small town in scotland that's totally dominated by students. the population drops significantly when the students go home. the university, iirc, has one of, if not the highest, proportion of american students in the country, it'll be totally unrecognisable if lots of them drop out
most of my uni friends are americans too, which sucks
edit: it's interesting to hear about some of you getting less credits, that's not happening with my uni at all. i'm a CS undergrad, my exams have all been cancelled and now my modules are 100% coursework. the minimum grade to get into honours has been lowered as a result of the disruption caused by corona
most of my uni friends are americans too, which sucks
edit: it's interesting to hear about some of you getting less credits, that's not happening with my uni at all. i'm a CS undergrad, my exams have all been cancelled and now my modules are 100% coursework. the minimum grade to get into honours has been lowered as a result of the disruption caused by corona
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It does. I'm only a first year so it was only 10% but it still feels pretty shit.