English universities warned not to over-rely on fees of students from China
by Sally Weale and Ben Quinn from World news | The Guardian on (#6BSD2)
Higher education regulator asks 23 institutions for contingency plans in case of sudden interruption of income
England's higher education regulator has warned universities against over-reliance on tuition fees of students from China, as Rishi Sunak backtracked on his earlier pledge to close UK branches of the Beijing-sponsored Confucius Institute.
The Office for Students (OfS) wrote to 23 universities with high numbers of Chinese students on Thursday, asking to see their contingency planning in case of a sudden interruption to overseas recruitment.
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