According to reports, http://economist. the United Kingdom Government cuts on scholarships for overseas students, United Kingdom university organizations fear that this will affect to United Kingdom, the number of study abroad.
United Kingdom Minister for Foreign Affairs David · m Liban de (David Miliband) announced that specifically provide scholarships for overseas students per year will be reduced to 10 million pounds.
Reduction of overseas students scholarships including Chevening scholarships (Chevening Scholarship) and Commonwealth scholarship (Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship).
Chevening scholarship funds from 2007/08 academic year of 2730 m, reduced to 2008/09 school year 1886 m, reduce the 844 million funding up to.
As part of the Commonwealth scholarship, United Kingdom Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the 2009/10 school year start stop on the funding of scholarships.
Downsizing
Shamil announced in writing class de said: "we make a smaller, however organizations better scholarship scheme is likely to become tomorrow's world leaders in a variety of different backgrounds. ”
"The scholarship programme for the reductions, extra funding will be put into other new target projects, including the fight against climate change. ”
Shamil ban de commitment to scholarships for overseas students will look at the world, with a special focus on China and India both "in the next few years on largest United Kingdom foreign policy" of national importance.
"We will be more careful selection of scholarship winners, identify scholars are potential leaders of tomorrow. ”
Worried about
On behalf of the United Kingdom University "Universities UK" Organization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Scholarship program reduced decision concerned, and that this Government to attract the world's best students to study in the United Kingdom pledged to contradict each other.
United Kingdom university organization fears that the reduction of funds not only affect the overseas students to study the wishes of the United Kingdom, the University also affect United Kingdom students study abroad opportunities.
United Kingdom university organization have a written expression of concern to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and trying to arrange meetings to discuss the potential reduction in funding.
Funding cutbacks of the scholarship programme annual 500 overseas students studying in the United Kingdom.
Over the years with the two scholarships to foreign students studying in the United Kingdom in their studies abroad, many remarkable achievements, in various fields to hold important positions such as parliamentarians, judges, government officials and University President.
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