Overseas Students Feel 'Unwelcome' And 'Isolated' By Government's Migration Policy

By Lucy Sherriff. Universities are relegating overseas students to "de facto ghettos", leaving one in five feeling "isolated" and alone, a survey has revealed. The research found international students are often highly segregated with 40% spending most of their time with students from their own country. Many feel their universities treat them as cash cows, with almost a third agreed with the statement: "my university is only interested in the fees I pay." The poll, conducted by YouthSight for Regent's University London, also revealed more than half say they feel unwelcome in the country due to the government's migration policy. Read more...