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Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by tensazangetsu20(m): 2:03am On Mar 19 |
lastkingsman: Omho my only wonder is how married men who migrated on student visa are navigating these challenges. Someone like me would have killed myself on God |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Konquest: 3:58am On Mar 19 |
AmazingGenius: |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Konquest: 4:05am On Mar 19 |
004gist:True that. |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Jandminded: 8:17am On Mar 19 |
004gist: Which do you think is the major issue |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by femi4: 8:54am On Mar 19 |
Mindlog:Well it depends on the school. My school here is terrible, thanks to AI and youtube for self teaching |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by tensazangetsu20(m): 11:01am On Mar 19 |
Bongadu: My earnings are sufficient for myself alone. |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by AngelicBeing: 11:30am On Mar 19 |
Bongadu:Hahahaha 🤣, lol at, kill yourself na, it is not too late, una go kill person with laugh for nairaland |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Afamed: 1:36pm On Mar 19 |
armadeo: Speak for yourself In as much I agree with you, that it is tough in Nigeria to do business, its tougher outside Nigeria to do business |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Ofunaofu: 1:54pm On Mar 19 |
Mindlog:Do you mind sharing these alternatives |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Gerrard59(m): 4:41pm On Mar 19 |
Mindlog: Which school did he attend for his MSc in Finance? |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Gerrard59(m): 4:48pm On Mar 19 |
tensazangetsu20: Guy, As much London is a top financial centre, those jobs are extremely selective and meant for the best and brightest, plus children of mom and dad's friends. In this current economic and immigration climate, anyone who wishes to work in the City or Canary Wharf MUST study at a top ten or, I dare say, top five universities in the UK. This applies to MBA as well. People get jobs right after their MBAs, including those who even studied at INSEAD or HEC Paris, but as noted, these are top universities. I have mentioned how top universities affect job applications, but was criticised. Na the same thing I tell one Chinese student recently who attends a not too well known university but applies to top Japanese financial companies. Apply to smaller or less known companies, work there for at least three years and apply to the big boys. For entry level, companies are extremely selective because the number of applications is high. They apply several selective requirements, and more so for immigrants. Finance on its own is an elitist industry even in Nigeria. The top universities or nothing. For the UK, this means LSE, Imperial College, Oxbridge, Exeter, Durham, Warwick, Nottingham, London Business School and the likes. In Nigeria, first and second generation federal universities alongside top private universities. |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Gerrard59(m): 4:53pm On Mar 19 |
justmondris: Actually, there are many African students schooling in China, mostly on scholarship. One of UI's top graduates did her MSc and PhD in a Chinese university and currently works in China as an assistant professor. However, the majority of Nigerians who opted for the UK are not interested in China because of: a) Language b) the Chinese labour market is even tougher and highly competitive c) China doesn't have a path to naturalisation. However, for those who are interested in actual studies, and especially in engineering and computer sciences, I would recommend China as the schools there are well grounded in that specialty compared to the mushroom universities in the UK. |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Gerrard59(m): 5:00pm On Mar 19 |
Gboyeee: That is not true. These universities depend on immigrants to fund themselves. The British government has constantly cut funding for higher education leaving universities to charge foreigners very high rates compared to citizens. The government has also placed a cap on tuition fees for British citizens. So, to support themselves, the universities have to focus on recruiting foreigners and charging them excessively. The top universities charge more than thrice the rate for international students compared to citizens. These schools target wealthy and middle class households in Asia. The lowly ranked universities (who are the most affected) focus on developing countries such as Pakistan, India and Nigeria. With the current immigration rules, these lowly ranked universities are forced to cut down on departments, employees and if continued would have to close entirely or merge with other struggling universities. For instance, at Imperial College London, the majority of international students are Chinese, and they dominate the engineering and sciences departments. In LSE or Cambridge for social sciences, the majority also come from Asia - Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam and the oga kpata kpata China. Their parents pay a shitload of money to sponsor them to those universities. |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Gerrard59(m): 5:11pm On Mar 19 |
Ilekokonit: Nice read. Maybe it is just me, but one thing I would recommend for new age black immigrants is to see the West as a means to an end, not the end. The ideology that we relocated to the West and should die put is entirely misplaced. These people's ancestors went to Africa to scoop resources and toil our people. They did it to enrich themselves. The same ideology should be applied when we move to their lands. Use what they have to get what we want. Since it would be hard to get a working visa to the UAE (higher wages and lower taxes) as a Nigerian passport holder,use the British passport to enjoy that privilege and earn good money with the aim of resettling elsewhere. I think our people are just too comfortable being in the West. The Chinese don't think like this. Although Indians behave like us, they don't like or align with us. So? Use the West to get what you want. |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by nearline(m): 5:26pm On Mar 19 |
Gerrard59: Gboyeee is absolutely right. Yes. This is the UK we are talking about but they too have loads of misplaced priorities like the military budget and aids money he mentioned. University aside, there is a wave of serious poverty in the UK in general right now and this has nothing to do with their universities. The fact is that not everything that brings in profit must be globalised or should I say not everything that brings in profit must depend majorly, or worse, solely on a globalised market to make money. Not especially education. Globalised commodity trade is understandable. They should be able to find a way to run their educational institutions without depending even slightly majorly on money made from foreign students. That should be “extra freebie” to them as far as I’m concerned. They may be whites over there in the UK but they are humans so totally not infallible. Sunak and co are doing terrible jobs right now. Their case is almost like Nigeria’s at the moment. The politicians are currently well fed while the masses are suffering some (including a lot of native white british people) are actually homeless and jobless. They can find a solution to their low university funding challenges without depending on foreign money if they want to. |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Gerrard59(m): 5:37pm On Mar 19 |
nearline: The logic does not follow. If he is right, why are the universities lamenting decreased revenues and are on the brink of financial collapse? Aids money has been cut ever since Theresa May. Defence funding has been increased because of the Ukrainian issue. However, past Conservative administrations have cut down on funding for higher education while imposing a cap on tuition rates for citizens. The universities have to find an alternative. Yes, it has been abused as a leeway to settle in the UK. Maybe White British should come to terms of what their country is and its future. Politicians are only responding to what the electorate wants them to do. |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by nearline(m): 5:49pm On Mar 19 |
Gerrard59: They can and should definitely do something about that bolded part. They caused it for themselves and they should fix it. I see no way how universities in developed countries like the UK will survive on low tuition rates without help from the government while having to, from time to time, invest millions and millions of pounds in infrastructure and laboratory/research tools and supplies. It just cannot work. They should use common sense. |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Mindlog: 6:05pm On Mar 19 |
Gerrard59:University of Huddersfield. |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Gerrard59(m): 8:00pm On Mar 19 |
Mindlog: Bwhahahahahahahhahahahahhahhahahhahahhahahahahha Na MSc Finance from Huddersfield him wan use work for City of London? I would rather be an illiterate than spend a kobo of my parents' money attending such an institution. If it is not Imperial College London, London School of Economics, Oxbridge or any of KCL or UCL (these days, both ciome across as pure water universities), I no do. I am a black immigrant, so I am not fazed by St Andrews or Durham or Exeter, although those are good schools. Better Covenant or Baze, be a good boy and marry the daughter of a rich man. 1 Like |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Konquest: 9:03pm On Mar 19 |
Ilekokonit:Police layoffs?... Now this is getting serious. As the population increases in the UK with a gradual spike in crimes, more of such crack teams of specialist Police officers would be needed... And Police stations are also planned to be sold off to save money. =>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/15/met-police-murder-detectives-neil-cochin-homicide-budget/ =>https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/plans-to-sell-london-police-stations-put-on-hold-b1144734.html Cc: Sukkot 2 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by lastkingsman: 9:31pm On Mar 19 |
Gerrard59: Eazy style |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by lastkingsman: 10:06pm On Mar 19 |
Gerrard59: Na so the matter be. To even get admission in those schools you mentioned with your money na wahala. I have a friend that did masters at LBS. They took him then because of diversity and na him be the only black for their set. He's with a top consulting firm in US now. Started with their branch in UK, was later transferred. |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Gerrard59(m): 11:08pm On Mar 19 |
lastkingsman: Probably because he was the one who met the requirements. Our people have poor GRE stats compared to Chinese. Mainland Chinese have higher average scores in the Verbal section than we do. Also, cognate work experience, which is a key component of the admission process. Asian economies have grown vis-a-vis their companies, so Asian applicants have real life experiences at fast-growing companies. This means they have enough opportunities back home even if they don't find work in the UK. Malaysian, Singaporean and now Vietnamese grads are good examples. From 2006 - 2014, Nigeria had the same, but in 2015, the same people campaigned and voted for Buhari because he promised to phight kwarruption! |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Ilekokonit: 12:21am On Mar 20 |
Konquest: If 60 Murder detectives in London are to lose their jobs and police stations are being sold off in London to save costs then there is serious fire on the mountain and any immigrant who thinks their job is secure is on a long thing. In the UK many years ago getting a civil service job or NHS job was seen as a job for life and it was unimaginable that police officers will be fired or police stations sold to save costs but this is happening in London of 2024 and that tells me that the UK Government is hiding the extent of the belatedly announced recession (which might actually be a depression in my opinion). 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by sukkot: 4:29am On Mar 20 |
Konquest:nice one bro. Everywhere done red finish hehe 🤣 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by zrocky: 6:46am On Mar 20 |
AmazingGenius:Taking fewer British students is a last resort but if you’re making a loss on something people have to consider it. Everything has got to be looked at because the situation is so serious. Take note na still uk students go surfer am. If you have only 50 slots for a program. It will be better to offer those 50 slots to foreign students who will balance the books, than give it to uk students who pay less or study on loan which they have to pay in the future. UK done finish don't go there |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Svoboda(m): 7:08am On Mar 20 |
Mindlog: Its india. China is the US. |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Mindlog: 7:30am On Mar 20 |
Svoboda: It is China. Those Chinese students either come from financially comfortable homes or are on scholarships and very few come with dependants, reason the discontinuation of dependant visas will not negatively affect numbers coming from China.
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Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by lastkingsman: 7:52am On Mar 20 |
Mindlog: Na that Chinese number dey give them mind dey come they misbehave. What you said is actually the reality. I just wish these Chinese will look to Australia and Canada and avoid da you Kay so they can peel the heat more |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by Svoboda(m): 8:07am On Mar 20 |
Mindlog: Ok. |
Re: Japa: UK Universities Battle Financial Shortage As Foreign Students From Nigeria by armadeo(m): 10:10am On Mar 20 |
Afamed: No it's not. Check ease of doing husiness in some other African countries you'll see. |
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