THE number of international students attending England’s universities has dropped for the first time in three decades, with students from India and Pakistan hit by tighter visa rules.
The Higher Education Funding Council for England in its study found foreign student numbers declined by 1.5% in 2012 to 2013 — the first fall in almost three decades. Numbers fell to 307,205, down from 311,800 the previous year.
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