LONDON: Students, from Non-European Union countries including Bangladesh, who are studying and eager to study in Britain are going to face hardships in the future.
British Home Office has imposed restriction on admission of Non-European Union students in 60 educational institutions.
Most of the students, currently studying and wish to study there are from Asian countries including Bangladesh.
Of the restricted institutions, 57 are non-governmental colleges and three are universities, sources said.
The students will face visa and other economic problems as the decision to be implemented after the finishing of currents courses.
Immigration Minister James Brokenshire has given a statement in this regard at House of Commons on Tuesday.
In his statement, he revealed there had been ‘systematic cheating’ that allowed foreigners who could barely speak a word of English to stay in the country illegally, with corrupt invigilators reading out answers or allowing gangs of imposters to sit tests so the candidates could be awarded an English language certificate.
This is why the Home Office has restricted some 60 institutions’ right to admit international students excluding European Union students, he added.
Terming the ‘systematic misuse’ as a very sad matter, he has called in the ‘The National Crime Agency’ to assist in the investigation.
The declaration came after the Home Office was alerted to the student visa scandal only after it was exposed by a BBC Panorama programme in February.
Immigration Minister James Brokenshire warned the involved individuals saying the government won’t tolerate the misuse of opportunities provided for the purpose of education of foreign students.
As am example of the stern position of government in this regard, James Brokenshire presented a list of 750 fake colleges that have been omitted out from the government list that were allowed to admit foreign students.
Besides, the government is aware about 400 institutions that are keeping regular contacts with agents who supply fake certificates, he added.
James Brokenshire also said, in one extraordinary case, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) detected an overseas university student who used to earn more than £20,000 a year despite rules preventing them from working more than 20 hours a week during term time.
HMRC also has found an overseas university student who has been working for 60-hour a week for the last six months, Brokenshire added.
Meanwhile, many Bangladeshi students have grown anxious about their plan of future higher study and insecured future life.
The restricted institutions are-
List of suspended private colleges
1. Alpha College
2. Alpha Meridian College
3. APS Computer Solutions TA Pitman Training Centre
4. Birmingham Institute of Education Training and Technology
5. Blake Hall College
6. Bloomsbury International UK
7. Bradford College of Management
8. Bradford Metropolitan College
9. Bristol College of Accountancy
10. Britain College
11. Central College London
12. Central College of Studies
13. Central Cranbrook College
14. Citizen 2000 Education Institute
15. City of London Academy
16. College of Advanced Studies
17. College of East London
18. College of Excellence
19. Cranford College
20. Essex College
21. Eynsford College
22. FBT (Finance Business Training)
23. Forbes Graduate School
24. Hammersmith Management College
25. Helios International College
26. IIM Bedford
27. Interlink College of Technology & Business Studies
28. Katherine & Kings College of London
29. Kinnaird College
30. LIT LON Ltd
31. London Academy of Management and Business
32. London College of Business Management and Computing Studies
33. London College of Finance and Accounting
34. London Corporate College
35. London Educators Ltd
36. London Premier College
37. London Regal College
38. London School of Advanced Studies
39. London School of Marketing t/a LS Business School
40. London School of Technology
41. London St Andrews College
42. LSBF (London School of Business and Finance)
43. Manchester College of Management Sciences
44. Manchester International College (International Learning Centre)
45. Manchester Trinity
46. Midlands Academy of Business and Technology
47. North West College Reading
48. Queensbury College
49. Shakespeare College
50. South London College
51. Stanfords College UK Ltd
52. Studio Cambridge
53. Superior College London
54. UK Business Academy
55. UK Vocational Training College t/a UK CAT
56. West George College
57. West London Business College
List of suspended private university
1. Glyndwr
2. University of West London
3. Bedfordshire
BDST: 14022 HRS, JUN 26, 2014
