How Brexit may affect your plans to study in the UK
Brexit 'divorce' could result in UK universities being excluded from EU accords allowing students to transfer academic credits between institutions in different countries
Bona-fide SA students hoping to further their education in the UK have nothing to fear immediately from Britain’s intended departure from the EU and its crackdown on the abuse of student visas, says John Board, dean of Henley Business School. However, the Brexit "divorce" could result in UK universities being excluded from EU accords allowing students to transfer academic credits between institutions in different countries. And if multinational financial services groups carry out threats to relocate their European headquarters from London to Frankfurt and other mainland cities, it could diminish demand for some UK degrees. "It’s enormously important for London to remain a major global financial centre," says Board, whose school, near London, is part of Reading University. "Ambitious people want to work for the big companies and if their main European office is in the UK, that’s where they study." The UK crackdown on student visas is caused by foreign students, many from Asia, using ...
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