英國高等教育政策研究所(Higher Education Policy Institute)的一項最新研究分析顯示,國際學生對英國經濟的貢獻要比接待他們的成本高出十倍。分析報告指出,不只是學費這一項開銷,國際學生在英期間的消費也已成為支撐當?shù)亟洕闹匾糠帧?/strong>
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There are about 230,000 international students starting university in the UK each year. As well as tuition fees, the report says many local jobs depend upon their spending on everything from accommodation to restaurants and taxis.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
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This is calculated as being worth, on average, more than £30m for every constituency. The think tank's director, Nick Hillman, says it shows international students should be removed from immigration targets. But the Home Office says that there is no limit on genuine students and that there are no plans to change the rules.
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每年約有23萬國際學生選擇在英國上大學。英國高等教育政策研究所發(fā)表的報告說,不單靠學生交納的學費,英國當?shù)氐暮芏喙ぷ鞫家蕾囉谶@些國際生在住宿、餐飲、交通等所有衣食住行方面的支出。
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平均算下來,國際學生在英國的花銷相當于給每個英國國會選區(qū)三千多萬英鎊的貢獻。這家智庫的主任尼克·希爾曼(Nick Hillman)說,這份報告說明國際學生不該成為移民局針對限制的目標對象。但英國內政部表示他們對于真正要來英國求學的學生數(shù)量并沒有限制,他們也沒有修改現(xiàn)行政策的計劃。