UK varsities warned against treating Indians as 'cash cows'

UK varsities warned against treating Indians as 'cash cows'

LONDON: Indian students and others from outside the European Union will turn away from British universities if they are treated merely as "cash

cows", the chief executive of the British Council has warned.

Every year, thousands of students are recruited in India by agents of British universities.

While most of them enjoy and benefit from the experience of studying in the UK, many are disappointed at the lack of attention and low quality of education at some universities.

Indian students pay at least three times the fee applicable to British students, which means that if a British student pays 3000 pounds for a one-year Masters course, an Indian student will pay at least 9,000 pounds for the same course.

British Council chief executive Martin Davidson said: "International students have more study options today than ever before, and in an internet-connected world word quickly spreads when it appears a university regards them as little more than 'cash cows'".

He added: "In today's rapidly evolving marketplace, overseas governments will react against foreign universities that are clearly only interested in recruiting students from their country and giving nothing in return."


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