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Enrollment from British universities like Oxford and Cambridge University in the fall of 2020 will be affected by the new crown epidemic.
British universities have asked the British government to provide emergency funding of at least £ 2bn to maintain school operations.
A recent British Council (BC) survey of Chinese students showed that the UK epidemic situation and the problems that followed cast doubt on up to 39% of Chinese students who originally planned to study in the UK.
Some British colleges and universities have planned to fire school staff in response to the drastic decline in income. Some school leaders have offered to cut their salaries to help schools overcome difficulties.
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College financial pressure
The UK University and College Union (UCU) predicts that due to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, the number of freshmen recruited by British universities in the fall of 2020 may be insufficient, which is expected to result in loss of optical fees for British universities. It could be as high as 2.5 trillion pounds.
Among them, the tuition fees that can be reduced by region include: £ 1.5bn from non-EU international regions, £ 350m from the EU and £ 600m from British students.
If the epidemic continues, university income will drop sharply, and UK universities may cut some 30,000 university jobs.
Professor Leo Dan, President of Cardiff University in Wales, sent a letter to school employees, stating that due to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, the number of freshmen in the new school year may be reduced significantly by 21% compared to previous years. And mainly due to the decline in international students, university income in the new academic year may drop 20% to approximately £ 110m.
Director Riodin said the university may have to cut 1,200 employees employed by the university. He himself has indicated that he will take the initiative to reduce salary income by 20%, and other members of the school’s board of directors also agreed to reduce salaries by 10%.
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Chinese students studying in the UK
According to the latest statistics from the British Council (BC), the number of UK-issued student visas in mainland China in 2019 was 115,014, an increase of over 20% year-on-year, representing 45% of the total number of Global student visas to study in the UK. .
However, the results of research by the agency of Chinese students studying abroad under the new coronavirus epidemic in early March and April 2020 showed that the UK epidemic and the resulting problems caused up to 39% of the Chinese students who originally planned to study in the UK doubted.
Among the factors influencing the decision of international students, the top three main reasons are personal safety, health and financial status.
After entering May, although the British epidemic showed a turning point, it was not yet over, which had affected the original planned itinerary to arrive in the UK in May and June to enter the language preparatory school.
From February to May, the continued cancellation of the IELTS test in Mainland China has also caused difficulties for Mainland Chinese students to apply to study in the UK.
According to data released by British university institutions, the education industry has already lost around £ 790 million due to students leaving campus to cancel dormitories and catering conferences and other activities due to the impact of the new epidemic of the crown.
According to an internal email from the British Russell Group that the BBC saw, the income of British universities in the new academic year beginning in the autumn of 2020 may fall by a quarter.
