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在英国政府日前发布的有关移民政策的修订计划中，有一项是针对留学生的新法案，对此法案英国各大学均表示欢迎。
代表英国大学的机构---"英国大学联合会"称，此次修订计划提出的建议，肯定了高等教育机构不会成为滥用移民政策的高危部门。该联合会主席德拉蒙德o伯恩（Drummond Bone）说，此次修订计划"应确保只有规范院校才能开展高等教育活动。"
内务部这份报告证实，针对留英学生的新法案将于2009年4月之前开始使用。
新法案的细节仍然有待商定。但是已经有这样的提议，即留学生在到英国之前，必须得到英国院校的担保。各个院校也将有责任确保其留学生遵守有关签证规定。同时，这份修订计划案还提议设立一个登记制度，包括英语语言学院和学校在内的教育机构，必须要在内务部进行登记。伯恩教授说："英国大学联合会欢迎在新移民法案框架内，设立教育机构登记制度，这可以确保留学生免遭假冒大学欺骗，并能避免一些人假借学生签证流入英国。"
与此同时，还应彻底取缔假冒教育机构，严控假借学生名义进行的签证申请，并要确保真实申请得以有效处理。
伯恩教授说，打算来英国读书的留学生，会发现新政策更为简单直接。目前，在英国全日制大学本科生及研究生中，留学生占到的比例分别为14%和43%。他还说，2020留学生会给英国经济带来200亿英镑的收益。
Universities back plan to curb student visa abuse
Debbie Andalo
Wednesday July 26, 2006
EducationGuardian.co.uk
Universities have welcomed the inclusion of a new points-based system for international students in the government's proposed overhaul of the immigration service, announced yesterday.
Universities UK, the body representing British universities, said the recommendations of the review confirm that higher education is not a high-risk area for immigration abuse.
The president of the organization, Drummond Bone, said the review "should ensure that higher education is not associated with less reputable education providers".
The Home Office report confirms that a points-based system for international students wishing to study in the UK will be introduced by April 2009.
Details of the new system are still subject to consultation but it is proposed that international students must be sponsored by a British college or university before they can enter the UK. Individual colleges and universities will also have responsibility for ensuring their students comply with visa regulations.
The review also recommends that a Home Office register of educational providers, which would include English language colleges and schools, be established.
Professor Bone said: "Universities UK welcomes the introduction of a register of education providers within the new points immigration system to ensure international students are not duped by bogus colleges and to prevent abuse of the student visa entry route into the UK.
"Such a register should assist with the eradication of bogus education providers and limit fraudulent student visa applications, while ensuring genuine applications are handled efficiently."
He said international students wishing to study in the UK should find the new system more straightforward. Overseas students account for 14% of fulltime UK undergraduate and 43% of postgraduates.
Prof Drummond said that, by 2020, international students could be worth ?20bn to the UK economy.
