Britain Expands Foreign-Student Recruitment

By AISHA LABI

Underscoring Britain's determination to win more of the lucrative foreign-student market, Prime Minister Tony Blair announced new recruitment goals this month and discussed two programs that he said "highlight the growing internationalization of education at all levels."

The government hopes to attract an additional 100,000 students from nations outside the European Union to British universities over the next five years, Mr. Blair said. Students from outside the European Union pay

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British Government Begins Push to Attract More Foreign Students - July 16, 1999
As World Economies Struggle, Competition Heats Up for Students From Abroad - November 21, 2008
Britain Will Allow International Students to Stay an Extra Year - April 2, 2007
Britain Encourages Gifts to Universities - February 23, 2007
Foreign Students Satisfied at British Universities, Survey Finds - December 10, 2004

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