UK Universities Risk Losing International Student Sponsorship Rights Under New Policy - Tech | Business | Economy

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The UK plans to tighten rules for universities that sponsor international students. Institutions will need to meet higher completion, enrolment, and visa refusal standards to keep sponsorship rights. A new traffic-light rating system will classify universities as green, amber, or red based on compliance. Red-rated institutions could face recruitment limits and lose sponsorship rights if they do not improve. The change pressures universities to improve compliance, data monitoring, and student management processes while they face falling international enrolment income.

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