Visa change is driving overseas expansion

By Martin Priestley and Gayle Ditchburn. When the UK Border Agency last year tightened controls on international students coming into Britain, it prompted an increase in the number of institutions looking to establish themselves overseas. The restriction on overseas students coming to the UK, particularly from India, has had a major impact on university revenues. In response, universities are taking the approach that if the students cannot come to them, they must go to the students. Read more...