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  • British Council survey on student safety The British Council is undertaking its 2010 "International Student Safety Questionnaire". The survey looks at student experiences and safety issues in the United Kingdom. The aim is to help us to understand students' concerns, identify challenges and provide a better, safer experience for international students. The deadline for students to fill this survey in is Friday 2 April 2010. Students who fill the survey in will be entered into a draw and the first two names picked out will each win £100.00 in Amazon tokens courtesy of the British Council. The survey can be found at http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22ABVHP38SE The findings will be presented at the UKCISA Conference (July 2010) and will also be published in the form of a report entitled Creating Confidence 2010.  The previous survey (2007) and other publications can be found at: www.britishcouncil.org/eumd-immigration.  The previous questionnaire surveyed 1,700 international students and with your help, the British Council looks forward to receiving even more replies this year!
  • Study UK/English UK Outward Mission to Sri Lanka Study UK and English UK jointly organised a small-scale mission to Sri Lanka in cooperation with UK Trade & Investment. The mission took place on 9-10 February, and followed a scoping visit undertaken by English UK in November 2009, which identified significant opportunities for private colleges in the Sri Lankan market. Day one of the mission focused on understanding the Sri Lankan market. In the morning, delegates were briefed by Tim Davies, UKBA Entry Clearance Officer, and Janet Ford, the Head of Trade & Investment at the British High Commission. The group then headed to the British Council to discuss opportunities in the education sector more specifically. A networking lunch was then held with 5 selected government officials, and this was followed by meetings with the Sri Lankan Board of Investment to find out more about government incentives for private education providers wanting to set up in Sri Lanka. In the evening, a reception was hosted by the British Ambassador, Peter Hayes, at his residence. Approximately 50 people attended from both government and industry, and this proved an excellent networking opportunity. On the second day of the mission, the focus shifted to doing business. Delegates met with about 15-20 companies which included agents promoting organisations locally to students wishing to go abroad, and organisations delivering courses locally looking for joint venture partners. Following the mission, Brink Gardner from Blake Hall College said, "I was personally overwhelmed by the response and the number of institutions wanting to work with us in partnership or collaboration. From a personal perspective, I can assure you that it has been more than fruitful." Study UK hopes to organise more outward missions for members in the future. A report on this mission and the opportunities identified will be uploaded to the members' area of the Study UK website shortly.
  • BAC/Study UK event - Introduction of the Sponsor Management System On 17 February, 2010, Study UK and the BAC jointly hosted an event at Regent's College, to help colleges prepare for the introduction of the Sponsor Management System. Delegates were split into two groups and enjoyed presentations from a number of speakers including Bharat Pamnani from the UK Border Agency, Steve Bristow, Head of Inspections at the BAC, and Nichola Carter, Partner at Penningtons Solicitors which specialises in immigration law. In addition, Sue Hindley, Chair of Study UK, shared her experience of using the Sponsor Management System, highlighting the difficulties she'd encountered in creating CAS and providing tips for colleges from a practitioner's viewpoint.   More than 150 delegates from over 120 institutions attended the event, and feedback was very positive. Fiona Cartwright from London International College said, "I enjoyed the talk by Nichola from Penningtons. Sue from Study UK was also informative and actually went through system usage and misuse." Annika Tayler from ESCP Europe said, "[It was] good to find out that other institutions have similar concerns and problems with these new rules."  A Q&A document from the UKBA session at the conference can be downloaded as a PDF below.
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