UK: Government clamps down on bogus colleges

New government moves to clamp down on bogus colleges and "fake" students have drawn praise from university and student organisations, reports The Guardian. However, lecturers have warned the moves could damage their professional relationships with students.

The home office published details about the students' category - Tier 4 - of the new points-based immigration system, that will apply to hundreds of thousands of international students.

There are tighter rules to help weed out "fake" students and bogus colleges that undermine the UK's reputation for higher education. All colleges and universities that want to recruit foreign students will now need a licence to do so and will have to take greater responsibility for their international students. Education providers will face a ban on bringing over international students if they fail to follow strict new rules - including alerting the UK Border Agency if students fail to enrol.
Full report on The Guardian site