Dt – 31st August 2012
The UK government’s decision to revoke the London Met University’s
licence has cruelly butchered the hopes of international students
studying there. HSMP Forum
believes that it is unfair to target the foreign students when the
university and not the individual students should be held accountable.
The future of over 2000 students is in disarray and they have been given
60 days to leave the country or look for another university to complete
their education. This only spells doom for them since many students may
have completed a large portion of their course or are just about to
start their academic year and other universities may not accept them in
mid-term, leaving them with no option but to fight the injustice.
HSMP Forum severely condemns the actions of the government and believes
that the feeble excuse given by the government in the name of “systemic
failure” to justify the action does not offer any consolation. Applying
a blanket rule and punishing students indiscriminately is totally
unacceptable and a preposterous move on the part of the government. The
government cannot simply revoke licenses of educational institutes’
midway destroying careers and aspirations of the overseas students who
have already enrolled, paid their fees and planned their lives.
There has always been a concern regarding the entry of international
students into the UK ever since the government announced their migration
cap agenda. This incident will only affect the brand value of the UK as
a destination for higher education and deter bright students from coming
to the UK.
Mr
Amit Kapadia, the executive director of the HSMP Forum said, “Such
measures only show that the basic British values of fair play and
justice are being threatened by mindless actions of the government and
the sparkling reputation earned at the recent Olympics and on-going
Paralympics is now being smeared by the unfair and the horrible
injustice suffered by these students”.
References:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/london-metropolitan-universitys-future-at-stake-as-2500-students-face-deportation-8096884.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/aug/30/london-metropolitan-university-international-students?intcmp=239
Notes for the editor
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been lobbying the legislature, executive and the judiciary by
challenging unfair policies to non-European union migrants. The aim of
the organisation is to support and assist migrants under the
world-renowned British principles of fair play, equality and justice and
believes in challenging any unfair policies which undermine the
migrants’ interests.
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