Saturday, November 10, 2012

Blog 11: London Metropolitan University: Student Numbers Fall


Losing the right to recruit students from outside of the European Union, London Metropolitan University is deemed the first school in the United Kingdom to undergo such “punishment.”  The UK Board Agency claims to have revoked these rights from the university because rules for keeping the license allowing overseas students to attend were not followed correctly.  “London Met” educates less than half the amount of new students that attended the university this past year with a fallen number from 11,000 to 6,000 EU recruits.  The number of overseas students present has gone from 2,000 to about 300, who will be forced to transfer when this academic year comes to an end.  The vice chancellor, Professor Malcolm Gillies states that the university is losing students not only because of the license loss but due to previous budget cuts, over-enrollment, and current application evaluations.  He also states that the university reached 84% of the target recruitment goal and has been one of the schools that have not been given the funding to raise their student intake for the year.  Gillies ends his commentary on London Metropolitans issue by defending his university in saying that the license will be earned back and that there will be a rise in demand for a London Met cap, gown, and diploma in the coming future. 
                London Metropolitan University’s battle to gain students has become an issue due to the loss of its license that allows the attendance of overseas students.  Given that the school suffers as result of lack to follow specific rules, there is much more to this problem than what has been written above. International students are losing opportunities.  Granted the difference that one school can make may seem like very little but with how important education is in today’s time, a few hundred opportunities can make a huge difference.  London Met is being given the chance to realize that their decision to neglect rules has lessened a number of individuals chances to learn and create; a chance that they may never get again.  Education is vital to individuals in many ways today and should never be taken away.  


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