The international students struggling to feed themselves in lockdown
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- Опубліковано 28 січ 2021
- They come for the privilege and prestige of a British university experience, promised an education at world-class institutions. And they pay a hefty price. Fees for international students are often more than £10,000 a year. (Subscribe: bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)
But we've discovered Covid has left huge numbers of them queueing up for food banks, crammed into terrible accommodation, trying to study online while sharing rooms with four or five others and feeling totally abandoned by their universities.
The problem has become so acute that one food bank in east London now caters solely for international students.
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Students should be refunded. They didn't pay those huge fees to be taught online. They could have studied online from India.
No. Not before the pandemic.
@@emm_arr ... er no! Tuition fees are way too high.
@@brummie6950 They could not have studied online at a UK university from India before the pandemic.
SHOULD'VE.
@@suzyqualcast6269 Doesn't really work with a 2 or 3 year course!
They could not have studied online at a UK university from India before the pandemic.
This is one of the worst cases of victim blaming I've ever seen. She clearly doesn't care if the students starve.
She is absolutely terrible that woman
She is just doing her job. You guys shouldn't study during these times.
@@luxembourgishempire2826 Studying is vital no matter what
@@luxembourgishempire2826 study sure is vital. Otherwise they turn out like u. Ignorant and stupid.
Exactly.
Director needs to be fired. She's not taking accountability and blaming the Students.
Give them back their money. And let them fly back home. Then charge them a much lower price to learn online
I agree!
I agree with refunding them and charging lower fees, but not paying for their flight, it’s not the schools fault covid happen
This is a disgrace, and the university’s should be refunding at least 1/2 of the students money. The courts really should step in.
I agree. It is greedy, self serving and unconscionable of these institutions for higher learning. These academic institutions need to learn about compassion and empathy first...
Totally agree! This isn’t right and the universities need to take some responsibility for what’s happening 😭
Absolutely disgraceful.
Disagree, the universities are offering help indeed and are caring on with the courses. These students in their majority don’t reach out to their universities.
No, if they don’t like it they should go home
Shame on the UK government. Here in Ireland, all students have been allowed to get pandemic unemployment benefit.
Or they should be entitled to get some of their university fees back because it isn’t fair to pay full international fee but more getting their moneys worth!
Or their home countries can help them as well
@@mayadaniels91 typical British selfishness
@@mayadaniels91 Lots of people in the UK have this bad attitude. That's why it's so hard to live here for so many people. People get blamed for their circumstences
Wrong of you .... The universities are doing a lot for the students, I’m a perfect example, they were extremely supportive in all ways when I didn’t have money and food, the difference is that as international students, I went to the well-being department of the student union and asked for support and guess what ?! I received it !!!
University is not a school it’s a big business and it likes making lots of money
That's how bussiness work 😂😂if not it will close down
@@NOOBIE_77 yea but they focus on that
The robbers give themselves pay rise.
students are stressed sad.
This is so sad. To be honest it’s hard to watch this. The UK government should assist with housing and food or get them home. This disgust me!
This is what the UK government specializes in... terrorizing and degrading people. This is not happening in a void, the system is designed to have no regard for people.
@@MrZanetha are you telling me people who can afford 20k a year on tuition fees are starving? These students are the ones who came here to simply exploit the system.
@@floatingpeaks4584 I don't see any of what you said in my statement. So stop projecting your thoughts onto my comment. The video clealry says the students are starving. Now if you think this piece of journalism is a lie, then take it up with them.
If you have paid 20 thousand tuition fee doesn't mean you have an endless supply of money now, does it? The UK government, could ease the visa restrictions so they can at least work and support themselves....but nooo, not even returning partial fee back to them is an option for the greedy bastards.
If this system wasn't exporting its bullshit globally, they wouldn't need to come to the UK to study, just because some sociopaths decided to create internationalised standardisation systems that just works and validates them. I swear European governments and their history is like one big greedy spoilt brat in denial.
They can go home anytime they like.
@@MrZanetha 20k a year paid on tuition fee, then exploit a system designed to serve British people and according to Mr Zanetha its the British that are in the wrong.
THE UNIVERSITIES SHOULD REACH OUT TO THE STUDENTS! NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND!
University has reached out. The students are just lazy.
@@Michael-en7rk very true, they most likely used txt or email no one has read them. the email would likely go to you uni email so may not be noticed. (i got them last year at uni this way)
@@Michael-en7rk The students are lazy? They're queueing in the freezing rain to get food while being packed into tiny flats like sardines. Do you think they chose all of this because they're lazy???
@@Michael-en7rk you're dumb asf
@@calvinchow160 universities has many support for students and international students. They have most likely send multiple emails about students support. It’s up to the students to decide what to do with the information.
I can guarantee that every universities have some kind of student union, welfare department and houses department.
University always want their tuition fees. They don't understand the current situation which is very disappointed for all international students. So, University should reduce the tuition fees for this year.
I'm shocked that they haven't reduce it ! I've never been on Campus since September NEVER used any facility ! and I just received my tuition fee alert the same amount as the first year !!
Universities became nothing but a business years ago. They don't care as long they get students through the door and can charge silly prices.
It’s online 🤣🤣🤣go back to your country and open the computer🤣🤣
Students should demand refunds under the grounds of not receiving the service some have and have been successful
@@10hp88 yeah go back to your country it’s not like there are multiple countries that are listing UK on travel ban listings and vice versa
The Muslim and seikh community helping these students are very kind people
@Ojas Kapoor no Thankyou ❤️ only for you guys are recognisable by your head dress we would not know that it is your community who is helping . I thought it was interesting how the media didn’t name either the Sikh or Muslim community by name , yet are quick to name when it is negative press .
@Ojas Kapoor thanks for the spelling correction too 😆
That woman is disgusting, how cold and unfeeling!!
That is the nature of British.. never changed
:(
Exactly, good thing the interviewer got her straight to the point.
Seeing this reminds me of the privilege that I've been blessed with. I was an international student in Canada when Covid hit, and the government paid us $2000 every month so we could survive during lockdown. Hope the situation gets better for these students in the UK
@@BR-gt4zk She is not British, see her last name.
This is terrible. They spent double the tuitions fees to live in an expensive city just to be taught online and now they can't even work to survive.
The universities and UK government should address this problem. But they won’t as they want to keep the fees.
@@worldofentertainment250 what fees do the government get? They are the ones paying the loans 🤦♂️
@@dylanmurphy572 The government works towards attracting overseas students as it generates income for the universities and the country.
Attracting international students to the UK
November 2017
International students are a key source of funding for UK universities and are beneficial for the wider economy, with a government estimate of over £5 billion in income excluding tuition fees. Declining student numbers could be reversed with targeted policies.
About the research
International students have become a key source of funding for UK universities, and provide a significant contribution to the UK economy through tuition fees, living expenses and associated income such as parents’ visits to the UK. For example, tuition fee income from non-EU students alone accounted for £4.2 billion in 2014-15 (Higher Education Statistics Agency, 2016).
International students have also helped to maintain overall student numbers at a time of declining enrolments within the UK. The total number of students (domestic and international) has over the last four years dropped by 200,000 (from 2,497,000 in 2010/11 to 2,266,000 in 2014/15), and is set to decline further.
A working paper from the ESRC Centre for Population Change (CPC) has analysed the trends in international student mobility to the UK. It was based on a large CPC survey of international students (gathering over 3,300 responses), parallel surveys at universities in Austria and Latvia, in-depth interviews with international students and university staff, and analysis of datasets from the Higher Education Statistical Agency (HESA).
@@dylanmurphy572
Attracting international students to the UK
November 2017
International students are a key source of funding for UK universities and are beneficial for the wider economy, with a government estimate of over £5 billion in income excluding tuition fees. Declining student numbers could be reversed with targeted policies.
About the research
International students have become a key source of funding for UK universities, and provide a significant contribution to the UK economy through tuition fees, living expenses and associated income such as parents’ visits to the UK. For example, tuition fee income from non-EU students alone accounted for £4.2 billion in 2014-15 (Higher Education Statistics Agency, 2016).
International students have also helped to maintain overall student numbers at a time of declining enrolments within the UK. The total number of students (domestic and international) has over the last four years dropped by 200,000 (from 2,497,000 in 2010/11 to 2,266,000 in 2014/15), and is set to decline further.
A working paper from the ESRC Centre for Population Change (CPC) has analysed the trends in international student mobility to the UK. It was based on a large CPC survey of international students (gathering over 3,300 responses), parallel surveys at universities in Austria and Latvia, in-depth interviews with international students and university staff, and analysis of datasets from the Higher Education Statistical Agency (HESA).
Happening to international students in Canada too
Where’s that “millions of pounds” supporting the international students right now????? They are literally in unacceptable crammed accommodations and rely💯on a charity to feed them.
Gerli Anderson we are all suffering and having losses why the fffff are they more important than many of us
@@Victoria-rl4cuthat doesn't mean that International students are more important than others... But you should realize that International students are not less important than others.
@@smithaxavier8625 they pay more
@@Victoria-rl4cu this not related to public funding, it's for students who have paid a hefty fee to be here, international fees are higher than local fees, I agree that they should have their fees reduced. University fees are way too high in first place and on top for them to still penalise these students will not make other students want to join in.
@@Victoria-rl4cu This is not a competition on who's suffering more wtf
UK education is overrated. My degree in Italy as an international student didn't cost beyond the fees under 500 euro and my friends in Germany have paid less.
Are EU citizen?
@@cachem11 no, from a developing country actually
Do you speak Italian?
@@zakariaibrahim6781 yes, but that has little to do with the fact my education was pretty much free and done in English. One can study in Europe at low cost without bankrupting themselves unlike in UK. I was accepted to a UK uni but the visa fee for a student was £425 and too much.
I think its just the fact that UK universities hold more clout than say an Italian University and thus you're likey to get a better job in your home country. That's how it is where i live atleast.
This director lady is absolutely and shamefully lying,...online studies huge costs????...WTF???
She looks like long lost sister of Zukerberg .. so robotic. No emotions whatsoever
neither offline then, because with online what they are saving probably just electricity bills
What huge costs are there? Shameful.
Thanks a lot Channel 4 News for raising such an important issue in the public domain. It’s absolutely abysmal, the universities should do better! This is not at all fair to us the international students!
The universities are doing a lot for the students, I’m a perfect example, they were extremely supportive in all ways when I didn’t have money and food, the difference is that as international students, I went to the well-being department of the student union and asked for support and guess what ?! I received it !!!
@@fabianorodrigues9605 I received some help some time ago as well but clearly, the students in this news report don't really seem to be that fortunate. So you cannot just generalise that all universities are doing a lot. Universities should do better to take help to the students and not the other way around. Just like they would "wolf" for the tuition fee.
@@SC-uv5le same goes for the way the news are displaying it. These students receive emails in regular bases offering help. Honestly is so upset and unfair to see the way news are portraying it. I was born in Brazil and never been so proud to be here, the government has helped ALL THE WAY as student. Those students in they majority don’t engage with their unions or reach to their institutions. I just recently joined the university body to help out other students and is stupid how much they help ( offer to help ). I have students in my class that prefer to go to their religious community to moan about their situation instead to their universities and some of them are probably queuing there.
@@fabianorodrigues9605 good points, but how do you verify that they do receive emails on a regular basis? even if that is the case, I think in such situations universities should improve their communication methods to reach out to students. All I saw in this video is desperate students trying to put some food on the table. In fact, the government has given funds to universities to help these students. So seeing them at food banks really means something somewhere is fundamentally wrong. You and I are fortunate not to be at these food banks.
@@fabianorodrigues9605 Fabian you don't sound like a student but more like part of the university PR department.
I’m an international student and I’d say I feel regretful going to the UK. I’m paying £22k for a year and I’m getting a rubbish online course. The university is just using us to feed their staff. Why do they need to reduce the tuition fee? We are their ATM
Sounds easy
I'm sorry for your experience it's a pity really😔 I was a uni student in London between 2011 & 2014 at that time it was already hard living there I can only imagine what you're going through..hang in there💪🏾
You can start business with that money, just saying.
Thank god I finished my bachelor's in 2020 in UK as an international student. I remember how hard it was for me to survive on a part time work. Now I think you can't even have that since there are barely if any jobs available.
And I agree with others, you'd probably get a better return on investments if you start a business than getting a bachelor's degree judging on how bad the job market is right now. I graduated last year as mechanical engineer and I still can't find work for the last 5 months despite having done a few internships.
You chose tour course and university you are also told about the fees and living expences when you apply for visa and not to rely on working in UK so then whats the point in crying all international stude nts should have enough money why they were relying on part time work to support themselves....when they are clearly told not to and when they show thier bankstatment for visa the money is there in the bank and now where the money has gone 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Something that annoys me about British bureaucracy is their tendency to say “you need to contact this person, I can’t do anything to help you” and that’s exactly what Vivienne is doing.
Well said!
“Haven’t eaten for days” that’s sad 😔
I think I think I think .... the Covid had been there, through that, it had travelled all around the world, it got all the stimulations from all weathers (seasons) and has challenged (got stimulated) all other viruses around the world, I think the next major mutation of the Covid would takes years to come than just 1 year.
My thinking stinks?!
@@jakexgold3879 keep thinking
It happens
Am sorry for u may Jesus Christ and his mother virgn Mary help u
You would think they were living in a third world country, not London!
Leaving libraries open for these students isn't support! On the other hand if they allow students to stay on campus, provide meals etc. That would be support!! Geeze what an embarrassment! 🙄
Truth be told education is just another business.
My university brings us food when we need it, basic stuff but they still do it.
Other than for catered accommodation, when have unis ever provided meals for students?
@@kevinhorgan2770 facts facts, its capitalism in sheepskin
you cannot access it more than 1:30 hours
Not only are UK universities not helping international students; they increased our fees by 1200£ this academic year. Greed is driving these institutions.
Greed is driving the UK, the reason we have good universities is the left over empire money, it’s how they built Oxford Cambridge and Imperial
You do understand what a business sole responsibility is right
@@theobreakspear3068 very very true. Not even debatable lol all you have to do is open a history book.
Haha..are you serious ? Are they increased the fee?
My uni increases the tuition fee by 10% each year for international students....
She’s got no ability to sympathise and compassionate people. Of course she can easily say that, it’s not her money costed, it’s not her marginalised in another country. Shame on her.
It's so shocking and sad that the lady interviewed is actually blaming the students. Why can't the universities reach out to the students and let them know what support is available.. It sounds as though the universities will not reach out to students to avoid committing to sincere and genuine assistance because they don't really want to pay out. When you're charging international students such hefty fees it is only ethical to look out for the well being of your funding body, if anything for your own survival. It's almost as though they saying if the students don't chase us we don't need to help them... Ridiculous!
This is so embarrassing for the UK. I go to one of these ‘Russel group’ universities, and there are a lot of internationals at my uni. The support they’re giving is laughable, but I’m more worried about the internationals since they pay WAY higher fees than we do, and this is the treatment they get. I don’t care if it’s a pandemic, they could have funded these type of students and made sure they weren’t absolutely clueless on where to get help.
Absolutely true. It’s been shameful to see. Use and discard attitude.
@@worldofentertainment250 honestly, it’s absolutely heart breaking when you realise most of them come from homes/families where so much was put into ensuring they could get a better education/life here. The Indian student saying he doesn’t tell his parents all the true details so that he doesn’t worry them saddened me.
Clearly not working out.ur image is getting ruined
Horrendous. They should get a refund. Online learning only price.
Imagine the smell in that house..........
Lol who would pay the employees, who would the pay the security, who would the teachers. Think before you comment!
@@Michael-en7rk still the money is too much we are paying a fort for just learning at home you think before you comment 🙄🙄🙄🙄
Rose 23 we are all having losses. So, stick it like the rest of us
@@Victoria-rl4cu LOL
Universities must reduce fees , they are not spending money now, uni buildings are closed so why pay high fees
"Fees for international students are often more than £10,000 a year."
To be more accurate, it must be around £15,000!!
I paid £12,800 for tuition fee in 2015 and now it costs £18,600/year.
Mine is like 23500£/year and it's not even in London. If I go for the same course in London, the price skyrockets to 30k~ish £/year
Luckily I have some partial scholarship so it drops to 18500 but that's still a lot of money!
@@Sierra7329 That's a looooot! I studied in Newcastle so yeah you're right. If we chose London, it would be even more painful. :(
They go up to the £30ks per year
Which university
@@user-vw3gc3ns5m shame مثلا ، دراسة الطب في انجلترا تكاليفها ، حول 30000/40000 pounds للسنة الدراسية الواحدة للطب medicine.. والله هذه سرقة ، لا يستحون 😤😦🙃
'Universities are under extraordinary financial pressure.'
Those online courses must cost a fortune lol.
whilst I dont agree with the situation these students are in, to be fair there is a lot more to running online courses and switching a uni to be able to teach online than you probably think. As someone who works directly in that area in the IT / Modern Workplace side of things, I know there is a lot of work and investment involved to try to move all teaching (and other supporting functions) to work online. Huge investments in purchasing 1000s of laptops for both teaching and support staff and students that dont have them, then designing, planning, implementing and managing the infrastructure to be able to manage and secure those devices (Universities are targeted by hackers more than any other type of organization), plus there is a lot of work required for teaching staff to adapt and design to these new ways of teaching.
It isnt just as simple as "ok , were doing it by zoom now"
The international students most of them carry laptops so I dont think that the University might be buying laptops for everyone. They can reduce the transportation cost of the staffs as well. Only thing is that staffs have to download some apps I dont think that might need huge investments as all are working from home and the apps like zoom are free in Google play and almost everyone has a smartphone . I dont understand why these people say that there are huge expenses to convert to online teaching. I hope all get vaccinated soon and everything would come back to normal. Then coming to the hackers, online apps already have security and be it for University or personal they do their job. I dont think they have to pay extra as it's not an app that the University developed to worry about
@@PhilRiceBolivia It suprises me that in Switzerland you pay about 1k for university and get the highest quality education yet somehow in the UK you have to pay over 9k and double the amount for international students to get a below average education in most universities. This is nothing but a scam and greed. Plus they forced university students to come and book accommodation only to receive online teaching. Outrageous.
@@kevinjoyalbert7021 Online is not free. you need to dev and upgrade alot to service the volume of students uni's have. Webs servers are required to keep systems up and running. zoom is paid service not sure how much. and teachers need to rework the courses to suitable for online. i used to think this entil i starting programming and network admin stuff at home. do you know you need commercial server grade hardware which is expensive. 800 aus for 8GB server grade hard drive and you need 2 for basic raid setup. bandwidth would cost alot for websites and servers uni uses. We could financial docs to determine any claims made my any party.
@@eyesonly5494 but it would be 1 time investment for some 5 to 6 years isnt it
She sounds like a politician, lying, lying....
I really love this news anchor / reporter, she practically grilled the university representative. That classy disgusted look after she turned and threw the paper with finesse at the end lol
It’s heartwarming to see everyone here expressing empathy for these international students. Aussie commenters were completely xenophobic towards international students struggling in Australia... most comments I saw were “Go back home.”, “What are they doing here, anyway?”, “Oh my gosh. Who cares”.
Wow that's so harsh... a lot of international students could've lost their jobs cz of covid so even if they wanted to return they can't...ppl should be more tolerant during these times!
I was thinking the exact same thing. I'm currently in Melbourne and when there were reports like this on this news, people in the comments were so hostile towards international students. It seems that people here aren't able to sympathize with what international students are going through and how difficult it is. And in addition to the financial strain, it is not as simple as "just going home."
I was about to say the same thing. I can't believe the UK is friendlier than Australia lol
Total white-wash
@@karabomorathi1345 , first of all, they chose thisnpath, secondly it's not the government problem that some aliens have struggles. State has its own citizens to care about. If you want you can help them, but you won't because talking about sympathy is much easier than actually helping. Y'all are just so pathetic, lol
im a university student studying here in UK and live in UK I feel sorry for international students
Don’t feel, I’m international student and I received 1700 from the university to survive during the pandemic BUT I went there and told them I needed help, those students on this interview are clearly not asking for assistance in the right place
@@fabianorodrigues9605 They're probably worried about their visa
@@brummie6950 them that’s not the university fault or the student body as the news portrait.
@@fabianorodrigues9605 Many universities offered no help or guidance, simply advised them to go back at the first chance. I interacted with half a dozen students at Anglia Ruskin Cambridge, they had no idea who to turn to for help. They couldn’t even get advice on receiving food bank vouchers which the uni was holding. Saw them suffer for months. Offered what help and guidance I could make. So please stop defending. There were thousand students who were stuck here for months unable to even travel home.
@@brummie6950 They weren’t worried about the visa. Some were reluctant to fly home when ever the situation came together. This was last year. I heard first hand only advise given was to go hone. Then no further help.
Some of these students would’ve paid upfront for meal plans at these universities but campuses are closed so they can’t use that money at the moment. It’s not fair to blame them for struggling when the uni has clearly failed them.
That's a damn fucking shame. The University should least refund enough of their tuition so that support themselves. Its greed plain and simple.
Do they not give the money back for the meal plans?
@@huitzilopochtli_tenochtitl496 yeah I’m wondering the same? WTF? Lawsuit time?
We were promised “blended” learning to undertake modules whatever we could at university yet nothing of the sorts has happened since the start of the degree!
Syed Hazkeel Haider Rizvi we are all in the same boat
Yeah
It just seems a bit illegal .
She's talking baloney, obviously. What a disgrace! Shameful! How can one study with an empty stomach?
All Universities should give all students at least half of their fees back! I'm a nursing student and I have to learn online bull***How am I going to help my clients when I don't practice face to face.
Of course we must get
@@agoogleuser3402 this is horrible
@aena it’s online in Canada too.
UK universities are not helping in this issues and at least the University must reduce half of their fees while having online class.
I thought they would be your patients not your clients I know in nit picking but that word makes the nursing profession sound so corporate
Shes lying outta her teeth.
If all these grants were available why dnt these universities send out emails to their international students.EMAIL
Yes, why are not they sending us email?!!??? Why!
@@nigarsultana6062 They will definitely send you a email if you dnt pay your tuition fees on time loool, but when it comes for them to pay out they forget your email address. lool
They probably and most likely did, but many don't read their emails. In order to get help, you need to reach out. I received free food from my university in first year as I had no money / no health to be able to work. They help if you ask
@@miaw9749 I am sure there is help available somewhere but it is not clearly communicated. Just like the small print on a receipt.
Universities have become major businesses rather ethical institutes which are concerned with for the wellbeing of society in providing education for the improvement of the societies.
@@gabbersingh4658 i can obviously only speak for my own university (Aberdeen) but they sent out emails at least 3 times a day, mental health and how to get support is always included, every student has a personal tutor that reached out at the beginning of the semester, every fresher has a student mentor (I have 11 mentees) that can help and guide them. There are nightlines to call, the NHS mental health telephone number, the A&E they can go to in an emergency (yes also mental health). I've been through all of these routes and they exist, and are possible and helpful. On top of that, there are course coordinators, professors, literally anyone they could ask for help. So it's not really in the small print, at least here. It is written in big posts, emails, and people who do their best. But if nobody reaches out, they cannot help if they are not informed
She says “reach out” but Universities have literally not been replying to emails 😳
I could even see the frustration out of the Tv presenter's face when she errupted her discussion with the director...
Firstly, kudos to C4 for reporting this. A lot of my international learners are studying from their home country. This is not a safe place for them at the moment. I really feel for them.. Universities should be reducing the fees and or supporting their learners with the money they con from students.
The universities are doing a lot for the students, I’m a perfect example, they were extremely supportive in all ways when I didn’t have money and food, the difference is that as international students, I went to the well-being department of the student union and asked for support and guess what ?! I received it !!!
Shamima, you shoud have stayed in Syria xD
Go home and study in one of your own universities. Get a refund.
No c4 are responsible for this same as all the mainstream media they are the ones pushing the covid agenda down our throat. Stop listening to the criminal media and covid goes
Have to say this channel 4 news is probably the first time i see mainstream media reporting those poor international students situation in UK in almost a year.. :(
NAME AND SHAME THESE UNIS
That doesn’t do anything
The universities are doing a lot for the students, I’m a perfect example, they were extremely supportive in all ways when I didn’t have money and food, the difference is that as international students, I went to the well-being department of the student union and asked for support and guess what ?! I received it !!!
@@fabianorodrigues9605 Which university?
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
@@fabianorodrigues9605 you were fortunate but thousands weren’t.
students are starving
specs lady:- we have libraries opened
lol
It's really ironic that these universities teach ethics in their classes. This is the most unethical thing that can happen.
I did an Ethics module and in an associated college there was a huge public scandal about funds being used for extravagant spending. It was fraud. I brought it up in class only to be told 'lets not be any more controversial than we have to'. They are not interested in reality.
British exceptionalism on display. Sooner, they will embark on their vain journey to 'help poor' countries. Hypocrisy at its best! Selfishness.
Well said well said
Upsets me to see media like this.
@@fabianorodrigues9605 very much so..
Dude? It's our country. They are lucky to be here
Sorry I’m confused here. India is a wealthy country; it has a Space programme. A ‘student’ goes to the U.K. to study and thinks, when he runs out of money to pay for his living expenses, that the U.K. should be embarrassed because he hasn’t got the resources to study abroad. University fees are set at £12,000, but discounted for English students at £9,200 and for Scottish students at zero. Did he not know that before he came. My child’s flat for university in London is £2,650 p.c.m. and they are now working online at home; for which we’ve had to assemble an office. What support do you think a British student would get in New Delhi if they ran out of money? Thanks to British hospitality and charity it seems like those students didn’t look like they were starving. Indians keep telling us they’re a first world country. Well behave like one. If you send your kids to university abroad don’t expect your host’s hard working honest tax payer, who have to pay for their own children’s living costs, to pick up the tab for your kids.
I am an full time international student at the university of Manchester. My tuition fee for this academic year is £20,000 and what I have been doing over the last five months is just staying at home for remote lectures and that’s it.
Yikes I’m sorry that they coned you like this
I am doing a master in dentistry, and the annual tuition fee is 49000GBP, 49k.
@@neprex Are you studying at oxbridge? I guess no Universities in the uk apart from those two would ask for a 50 grand tuition fee.
@@brianliu3891 every dental master course in UK cost more than 45 grand annual tuition fee, regardless of the location. Yet, most of our classes switched to microsoft teams during the first lockdown, and even now, some of the face to face clinical training was cancelled.
It amazing that you can afford 20k a year on education, when there are millions of uk citizens that are on less that 20k a year to feed their entire families, & have absolutely no chance of ever accessing further education. We are all suffering through this pandemic.
Abdullah Aid - a Muslim charity helping these international students makes me so happy 🥺
Elhamdulillah
Me too! They only show bad side
The uk government don’t care about how non British people survive in the country this is so sad, not everyone is on benefit, they need to open the country!
The govt does not care how their own British survive, how can their look after anyone else? It has always been take take take! A trend from the 18th Century
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Why should they get benefits if they didn't pay taxes? Don't start about tuition fees, please.
@@Ella0575 what nonsense is this? do you know how hard it is to apply and qualify for a UK student visa!!! do you even know how much that cost? almost £1000 and you have to show proof that you have enough money to survive through out your studies, even though they give you 20 hours MAX working hours per week you still need to show that you have a minimum of £1200 per month. and how much are the fees per year, as he said £12,700 and thats the cheapest amount. if you are doing a specialised course like computer science or medicine you pay almost £18,000 per year. and the tax your idiot brain is crying about is included in the school fees and in the visa!! so do you claim to be paying a minimum of £2000 to £3000 in tax per year as a student? OHHH and of course we must have private insurance since we cant even touch the NHS without one of you screaming "you're not paying tax for it" and don't even get me started on accommodation, most of us can't just rent any apartment!! if we don't have a British guarantor we have to pay almost 4 months upfront! and some of us actually have to register with the police every year, every time we travel in and out of the country on our student visa because God Forbid we go home to see our families. and the funniest part is the locals think that we're coming to steal everything, did you know that our tuition fees pay your tuition fees or do you think the government is printing money every time you need your student loan?
But hey don't worry, brexit happened...everything's changing, other European countries don't treat us like that and British qualifications aren't THE HYPE anymore. So go hold your head up high with your student debt which miraculously dissolves after a few years BECAUSE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS and have a cup of tea. and watch the international students who are now doctors, scientists, engineers etc that your country educated walk out to greener pastures leaving you in the fucking cold Greggs pasty dust.
@@AbiWanyoike Again: who forced you to choose UK, British university, pay tuition fee? If it is too expensive you don't have to do that. You can choose other European country, US, Australia or simply stay in your own country. It is a real miracle that foreign students complain on all the costs involved and yet they still come.
@@Ella0575 they do pay taxes working illegally how do you think they survive please think
"Prestige of a British University experience"?? Are you having a laugh? Sales pitch from the brochure you mean. My uni experience was nothing special - fine to blow loads of money and chill out for 3 years but nothing amazing - and I went to one of the supposedly "top" universities.
The universities are doing a lot for the students, I’m a perfect example, they were extremely supportive in all ways when I didn’t have money and food, the difference is that as international students, I went to the well-being department of the student union and asked for support and guess what ?! I received it !!!
Ikr. Agreed.
After finishing a postgrad in the UK i discovered that one could easily get that for a small fraction of the money in many other European countries, and with equal/better education standard. It's not like international students are all enrolled in Oxford or Cambridge U. No prestige whatsoever. E.g. Germany, Italy, Finland all offer low-cost/free education to international candidates depending on your specialisation and merit because to those countries education should be accessible universally.
Even with a study grant, the whole time i was in the UK, i doubled as a care worker for long hours 6 days a week tending to UK's aged to support my living expenses and loans. That's without COVID. With COVID, i can't imagine where i would've been.
If you're a prospective student, do your research properly before dumping loads of money into these COMMERCIALISED academic institutions.
@uiqbal11 it is a truly British thing.. Promise gold and then act mumm when it's time to deliver.. Even the weather agrees 😂🤷🏾♀️
@@PigSty1985 hi, what was your post grad subject area ? i'm thinking of a post-grad
@@zahidhakim5727 mine was in humanities. But even if you're not, read on. honestly knowing the number of people who have done postgrads in Europe, you're better off opting for less overrated coutries e.g. non-English speaking ones. Below are the reasons:
- you get to learn a new language that'll certainly be an edge when you join the job market (even if you want a future job in the UK, an extra European language is a definitely a plus there - getting and holding jobs, even during times like COVID one. Learnt from real-life examples of people around me).
- competition for grants, internships, scholarships etc is not as strong as in English-speaking countries because English is/has been too accessible in the past decades. Default choice of many international students is an English-speaking country. Now that US is less favourable, where's the next-in-line option? Some countries have tuition fee waiver for students from developing countries/families of lower economic status (which i am, but there weren't such options for me from the UK, only from my own govt)
- most European countries have lower tuition fees than UK, even with currency consideration aside.
- Also, study loans (whether for tuition or living expenses)!! You don't want to be taking years to pay this off after you've graduated. If you get a full scholarship to Oxford, then go for it! If you're self-funded, please think thrice or more.
- if you're choosing London (which is where I'd been), living expenses (majority rent) is going to drown the average international student of middle-class background who doesn't have trust funds/wealthy parents to fall back on. When you're studying, it's better that you're financially comfortable because you'd want to focus on your studies. That's your priority. Not worry about your next meal or the train ticket home that might eat into your lunch money. That WILL affect your grades! I cycled all over london fyi, and trust me, it IS tiring.
- most European countries, with national languages other than English, offer postgrad degrees in English (do your research). Because English is considered the language of academia. You can easily find english resources on-campus, in public libraries and professors are well-versed in English. To undertake these degrees, you often don't need additional language certification, just B2 English if you're not native or it hasn't been the language of instruction in your education for at least a year (but i think you're english-educated anyway). Of course, living in non-English speaking countries, you'll need the language to get around/socialise, so you'd better at least know a good deal of the destination language
- you'll get to experience another culture outside of the English-speaking world, which is something your future employer might also consider, and memories you can keep for yourself and tell your grandchildren
I encourage you to join university open days (most are online now) to know what institutions all over Europe offer. E.g. If you're doing engineering/science/math, try Germany/Belgium/Netherlands/somewhere in northern Europe etc. Some might have currencies stronger than the UK, but consider tuition fees etc altogether and they might end up a whole lot less.
I'm taking my time to write this hoping that young students will see it. Please think/plan very hard before you commit. It might be a decision that will come back to haunt you a long time after.
Stop talking gibberish lady give the students their money back!!!
Uni is a scam
Unis have had government support cut and now they are broke. These international students were supposed to be their cash cow
@@tedfash1332 yep university is a scam. Three of my friends that went to uni all earn less than me ,one is furloughed and another unemployed on universal credit & the other still lives with his parents. I started working at 16 trained and got experience and became a qualified plumber . They used to laugh how they'd have me around to do their plumbing , they don't even own their own homes and some still live with their parents , I feel sorry for them but I can't help laughing at their snobbery towards trades and thinking they would earn huge money simply for getting degrees in geography , English etc.Have my own business and earn a very good living so much so I can pay my mortgage off before 37. Unless you're going to study science or become a doctor it's pointless going to uni. University degrees aren't worth the paper they're written on because everyone has one nowadays.
@@golgotha3938 Absolutely spot on! Well done to you 👏. Stay safe.
@@tedfash1332 it’s depends, without uni I surely would not have a internship placement
Literally cried watching this, this is so different to any other year. These international students are having to share beds because they can't afford the rent! Imagine the disappointment they must feel to finally leave their countries for an education and they get this!
This is actually common for some. If they aren’t sharing beds, they are most definitely sharing rooms. Rent is expensive just for a two bedroom.
@@ameliabhalla Your smile is like dew on the leaf..keep smiling and shining 🤗🤗from where are you originally??💏💏💃💃
@@MDKHAN-od1hk I’m from Canada 🇨🇦
University is just a business and even more so for overseas students. They do not give a toss about the student
They are paying almost 13 grand per year that's ridiculous the university will say they still have to pay the lecturer who is giving the lesson even though it is on line its still there. But they could reduce the costs for these students after all on line or not it isn't what they were promised the university has got a responsibility to these students and saying they have a hardship fund is no good if the students who its for don't know it exists a sure way for the university to save money while providing the help.
They’re paying MUCH more than that. Masters students pay £27k
They should reduce the costs. They are saving money by not paying for heating and lighting the classrooms and lecture halls. Plus they arent producing handouts either, the students have to print them themselves.
High ranking unis cost £29k and above
Only mugs go to university. Unless you're studying a major science or to be a doctor, dentist etc it's a waste of money and a Ponzi scheme.
@@golgotha3938 your ‘etc’ is a very long list which makes your comment pointless
Vivienne talk with facts, there has been no support, if they were, the schools are suppose to mail the students, you can remind students to pay my fees but not remind them how to get help. Its all stories
Actually, helps are for those who pays full fees and no debt remain.
True. Only emails I get from them is a reminder to pay my tuition fees - how??
@@annak.muller1957 which university ?
@@UsmanAli-iu6xi great, so the rich will have no problem getting help from unis because they need it so bad eh
@@jdc4316 Em particular with my university and it was my observation that other universities might use the same eligibility criteria .
Wow!!!!! As an American I am absolutely flabbergasted at the lack of support from the Universities! I understand they could not have predicted a global pandemic, but come on folks, it has been a year already!!
This hits really close to home because at one time I was also an international student in England. But I was lucky in that I was at a very small, private University where I lived on campus in the dorms and there food provided with the living accommodations.
My children are the same age as these students. It is hurting my mother’s heart to see these adolescents and young adults struggling like this. My teenagers are also taking classes online, which is very difficult, but at least they are home in their own rooms, with food and warmth. Not living in squalid conditions, hungry. Terrible.
The description says that tuition fees are”often more than £10000” annually while the tuition fees start at £13000 minimum. I am planning to study in UK next year and all universities that I have applied for charge £20,000 a year and some of them more!
Absolutely correct 👍
Depending which universities like you said. Russell group uni usually charge £29k/year regardless of course, crazy money.
Wasting money given to university, online class is so cheap and has no quality education at all
Uk govt should take steps to cut 40%of their tution fees.
funny in what you just said, gov to do its job, they said from the day of referendum 2016 Brexit will be great ... here is one of its greatness starving kids "
@@vasiliualexandru4725 it's alk part of the plan.
Hardship funds are a joke I have been emailing my university from 3 months and no one cares
It almost doesn't matter the country anymore; these are not institutions of learning, but rather country clubs, something to pay dues to, pay your way to a better place in society, and the institutions don't give a damn about the students wherever they come from or how much money they bring
its best they go home for now
True. International and domestic students actually pay a similar price for a 'piece of paper'. The first ones, pay the price immediately, and the second one pays the whole life. Barely any uni help with the employment. Funny right? They should prepare the labour force, but instead of that, give student questionable knowledge or knowledge that actually has to be taught at schools.
@@Englerhen actually, international students always pay more than domestic ones.
A lot of them accept BTEC as an alternative to Advanced GCE so country club is far fetched here. BTEC is the equivalent of obtaining a Blue Badge.
I live in Coventry and our church is feeding a large number of destitute students each week.
This is what true journalism is all about! We are missing this a lot these days!
Appalling. Absolutely. We hear that the 'students should be reaching out to their welfare outreach workers'. Excuse me? The college is giving on line tuition instead of lectures - and presumably knows who may be in need. They are getting their fees. It MUST be incumbent on any University to check the situation of any student in terms of their welfare. Going hungry for days..the Government should intervene immediately - and suspend any financial transactions until welfare of a student is agreed and checked - by the university. Not left to a student to go begging. The UK used to be a developed nation. Shame. Shame.
Please be kind, I'm here doing my PhD with only scholarship for my tuition fees. I do part time work to support myself to pay rent etc. Some people do not come here with a lot to study.
I wish for you every good thing possible. I am sorry things have been so crazy and people are being not good. I have nothing but admiration for a person studying abroad. I also want more for you than pretty words.
You deserve better than this I just feel sorry that the UK have left u down in this way the university should of done better with information and help
The universities are doing a lot for the students, I’m a perfect example, they were extremely supportive in all ways when I didn’t have money and food, the difference is that as international students, I went to the well-being department of the student union and asked for support and guess what ?! I received it !!!
@@fabianorodrigues9605 Well-being Department? Interesting. Which university is this?
@@fabianorodrigues9605 Speaking on behalf of @H. Mert Turhan because I find myslef excatly in the same situation, I think he is reffering to a bit of compassion sometimes helps.
edit: We are all in this together
Don’t forget that these students can’t go home as well, where they may be more comfortable to study coz of that £150 PCR test each way and the threat of £1,500 for a hotel just to come back☹️.
reporter is good i liked the way she questioned the university lady...
I thought the reporter was fantastic. Well done on you for really caring about these popr international students
Studying abroad is very hard, let alone on a budget during a pandemic. Much respect and hoping more practical solutions that will help them happens asap
She has a background filter to hide the jacuzzi behind her.
Love how that lady said universities provide laptops when needed. I broke my laptop in the middle of the pandemic and I had to beg my university to help me out by lending me a laptop for a couple of months till I could get mine fixed. They said they couldn’t because the IT facilities were closed! I missed several weeks of uni work because of it, uni couldn’t care less!
I know from first hand experience that universities have not been very supportive.
a decent used i3 2.20 ghz, 4 gb ram laptop cost about 50 pounds?
@@sumilkhansk I’m talking about the comment made by the lady. She said we were given laptops by the universities when needed - we weren’t. I wasn’t asking for advice on buying a cheap laptop, I was simply pointing out what she said wasn’t accurate.
@@sumilkhansk also I shouldn’t have to buy a laptop. Universities usually lend laptops if you need one! They just couldn’t because IT facilities were closed at the time unfortunately. Spending money on a new laptop is a waste of money and I needed it for repairs.
Sorry for these students . I was on their shoes before. UK is not the ideal place to study
I agree. 100%
Why it's not ideal place to study ? Can u explain
@@srilakshmanapradeepv8052 you can literally buy real estate in India or the UAE for the price of tuition. Not worth it
@@srilakshmanapradeepv8052 because people still buying toyota or samsung
@@notsomuchhere1387 yea then grow chicken or mutton for living
The universities know who are the international students, they should reach out to them.
And home students!
One of the few decent interviews I have seen in a long time. I was starting to think journalism was dead.
I left Czech Republic in september. I could not prolong study . I did 8 days of water fasting to save money and did not buy food. Accomodation office even charged us more because we could not leave on time because flights were cancelled ..
I'm so sorry to hear that. I wish you all the best in pursuing your dreams. ❤️ I can relate because when I first came to the USA to pursue my dreams, I also fasted for 4 days.
8 days of no food. Dude im so sorry for you ❤😭
@@yo-2029 Thxs so much you too the same 🌟
I feel you... i did the same and left Spain
Universities are doing nothing. I am studying at UK university.
Uni is a scam
If you know that why are you decide to study you should thank allah to be there I trying every day to be there by illegal immigration because my parents don't able to support me to continue my studies abroad you are very lucky man
@@tedfash1332 yez but if must get scammed by the best.
Shop Apple why can’t you go there legally ?
@@KallusGarnet it doesn't matter who or how your scammed by if you lose 55k you lose 55k
Many of these Students are our countries future and its embarrassing that they are in this position
No they are not, they fly off home and use their skills there to impress the rest of the peasants who weren't as lucky as them.
@@huitzilopochtli_tenochtitl496 not entirely true. Most international students hope to get a job in UK after university and get a work visa. The west is a way out or an elevation.
May Allah bless those people who are willing to extend some help for the students.
It’s hard to believe that savvy, resourceful Uni students aren’t able to “find” resources allegedly offered by the University. Add’l the onus needs to be on the university and not the student. There is a clear power-dynamic going on here that’s going unmentioned.
Students, born in the UK, are also receiving awful treatment. My daughter is a first year student and is having anxiety attacks about returning. She has had a horrid time with no support from the Uni. Shame to UK Universities.
Can u tell me why and some circumstances., i have also 1 child and its getting to be there soon. What a frustrating situation.
Uk don’t care about there own more concerned with foreign nationals.
I truly empathise with these students....not worth it at all considering the climate. even concentrating at a screen would be the last of their worries if you cannot support yourself in a foreign place.
The universities are doing a lot for the students, I’m a perfect example, they were extremely supportive in all ways when I didn’t have money and food, the difference is that as international students, I went to the well-being department of the student union and asked for support and guess what ?! I received it !!!
@@fabianorodrigues9605 congratulations 5 gold 🌟
True i faced this just feeding urself is a struggle what kind of study yr talking abt.
No one knows the pain and responsibility we international students have we feel really abandoned only we knw how we managed to study abroad most of us have huge students loans back in home countries . Took a huge step for a better future and life we appreciate and are glat atleast someone noticed great respect ❤
It’s a business run in the name of education. People need to educate themselves around this fact first!!
" IF ANY STUDENT " WHAT DOES SHE MEAN BY THAT ???
1700 STUDENTS STRUGGLING IN ONE AREA AND THOUSANDS MORE AROUND UK.
The problem here seems to be that if those students tell their universes which they have registered with for their study about their financial difficulties, they might have difficulties with renewing their visas when their visas expire , or if they go back homes to their countries to wait during this difficult time , and they have invested so much money in their study in the UK, dropping out is not an option to them and their families
So the solution here can be that their universities and the UK ministry of external affairs should work together to guarantee visas for those international students so that if remaing in the UK during this time is too much hardship for them, they can go back to their homes in their countries, and wait until things get better and then can return to continue their study disrupted by the pandemic
Many, many countries aren't allowing people, anyone, fly in from the UK for now.
The universities are doing a lot for the students, I’m a perfect example, they were extremely supportive in all ways when I didn’t have money and food, the difference is that as international students, I went to the well-being department of the student union and asked for support and guess what ?! I received it !!! They are over exaggerating on the media
No surprise during this global human health problem
Why come uk in first place uk is worst country if u looki g to settle after studies uk is a small island who cant compete
@@fabianorodrigues9605 Students have tried to reach out but Universities have been unhelpful. This has been going on since April 2020. Students were told to go back home. Offered zero help and advise. We had to help and guide many students stuck in Cambridge. They were struggling to eat and stuck with difficulties getting back home. Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge for example didn’t offer any guidance or help and the students suffered for months on end. Eventually one of the students managed to fly back home. It was a disgrace, disgusting, how the universities were treating the students. So sad, lost for words. The universities sit there making excuses, No Heart. Tragic.
After attracting foreign students as its lucrative , the government and universities didn’t step in under once in a lifetime crisis. Shameful.
I honestly can’t believe how ungrateful I am sometimes! I have shelter,warm food and education. Inshallah may Allah forgive me!
This man who they interviewed is truly a man of god. I am so happy people like him exist.
Can uk go lower!! Get the money from this students but leave them to starve
Imagino que vc fale português, Claudia eu estudo aqui e passei por dificuldades durante a pandemia, a faculdade deu comida, computador, mesa, passagem de ônibus e ofereceu ajuda mental, isso apenas pq eu fui lá e pedi ajuda, o governo n tem como ajudar quem n peça ajuda tem?
@@fabianorodrigues9605 oi sim falo. O problema e que estas universidades nao estao so a fazer isto aos estudantes do estrangeiro tambem estao a fazer aos daqui que pagaram as rendas etc.. mas aulas muito poucas
So que quem tem familia em uk ainda pode voltar para casa. Boa sorte
Students have tried to reach out but Universities have been unhelpful. This has been going on since April 2020. Students were told to go back home. Offered zero help and advise. We had to help and guide many students stuck in Cambridge. They were struggling to eat and stuck with difficulties getting back home. Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge for example didn’t offer any guidance or help and the students suffered for months on end. Eventually one of the students managed to fly back home. It was a disgrace, disgusting, how the universities were treating the students. So sad, lost for words. The universities sit there making excuses, No Heart. Tragic.
After attracting foreign students as its lucrative , the government and universities didn’t step in under once in a lifetime crisis. Shameful.
The students in cambridge I knew were starving. Anglia Ruskin University did nothing for the overseas students I knew.
My daughter is studying animation and illustration at Kingston and has had a project where she has to work with two students who are in Asia, where there's a time zone disparity, as well as a language one, and another in Hammersmith, where she can only communicate online, and that's to create an animated piece. All of these students are being short changed and going by her, stressed out by the debt they're incurring, the isolation they're feeling, as she's in a room the size of a cell for most of the day, and by the pressure to perform as though she was with her fellow students, and tutors and had access to the facilities.
1 food bank serving 1700 international students, the numbers say it all. I'm sure this isn't just in the UK and is honestly making me somewhat reconsider my decision.
Finally students like me get a national news coverage
I wish things get better for you soon. I am also an international student and facing just the same problems. At this point i don't even have any energy to complain because there'sno one to turn to. I'm starting to feel like coming to the UK to study was a mistake.
I hope things will be better soon for you
We’re all just banks to them. My uni can’t even provide students with print credit despite paying 25k in tuition and sitting in-front of a desktop comp all year long. Just wow😪
This is really annoying me? 1 million put in, that is absolutely peanuts. She said the universities are struggling, what are they doing with the extra 7k they get from tuition fee increase? It costs more to go online? Really? Laughable. Yes you have to chnage the way you are workinf and perhaps look at updating the current IT infrastructure which can only bring benefits for the future as it makes everything much more efficient. They need to be better at promoting their student services and reach out to those most vulnerable. Rubbish excuse. If they cannot look after their students then close up.
I can't speak to all universities in the UK but I know some have been poorly investing not in student welfare but in real estate. And it's come back to bite them in a real way not just because of covid, but Brexit and the dip in birthrates 18 years ago - a foreseeable problem that they were somehow unprepared for.
@@annecaldwell2468 that’s interesting. As an 03 kid I’m curious as to why the dip in birth rates happened, do you know?
Outrageous, sadly international students are exploited nearly everywhere. It's good that they're finally getting some attention on the news...The universities should be ashamed for treating students like that during a pandemic. A university degree is not worth years of debt and suffering specially for freaking online classes!! 😡
For everyone being like "they should be able to fund themselves without a job" the UK tier 4 student visa allows students to work part time up to 20 hours a week. Many international students rely on this as supplementary income along with what's sent from home. It's part of the planning for some of these students that they will be able to contribute to their living expenses this way.
You are aware that corona virus is all over the world. If I have to work and my own parents have been made redundant what do I do? Work my 20hrs a week yeah? Making my £8.25 an hour. We pay for NHS in the thousands
@@kudzisiwadi5593 did you actually read what I wrote? I was offering a clarification to what I saw some people commenting.
@@kudzisiwadi5593 why you still safe from covid
International students. Just stay away. Don’t waste your time or money.
bang on
I feel for these boys and girls, I once was an International Student. The university should take the responsibility of these kids.
I'm an international student living in Canada, getting financial benefits from the government same like other citizens. There is much to learn here.
I did my Phd at the UK back in 2007. That time was already hard due to economic recession in my country but at least we managed to get by with odd jobs. I can’t imagine the hardships the students are facing now. Really universities need to lower their fees so that these students can focus on their studies. Those who has gone thru this will only understand. Half of your mind will always be thinking about food and bills.
GIVE BACK A CHUNK OF THEIR MONEY BACK!!!! NOW.
This is disgraceful! Bring 'em in, take their cash and cram them in to 3 bedroom flats shared by 12. Housing and universities in this country are an absolute Dickensian horror.
well now you know
All international students get a raw deal when they go to the U.K. to study. They should stop going
They are students but the funny thing is ,that is one thing they refuse to learn about the UK (Raw deals for any foreigner ). Everyone of them want the fame that comes with getting a degree in the UK , but at what cost ???
Not forgetting the UK immigration system ( Home Office a.k.a . Government Cash Cow ) , they milk foreigners who try to settle there .You are never granted "Indefinite Leave to Remain " in a straightforward manner . They make sure every six months or one year or two years you have to pay huge amounts when you re-apply to extend your Limited Leave to Remain . Every year UK immigration application fees are increased because they know so many people are willing to pay whatever the cost . People should realize these sacrifices are not worth it anymore because there is no life or future in the UK , especially now after Brexit , Covid and a historic Recession they are not talking about .
Where are all the human rights for these people, you contradict your own policies UK!!