Asian recruitment crash is self-inflicted

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There has been a reduction in numbers of students from southeat Asia applying to United Kingdom universities, and this problem has been made worse by the recruitment policies of the universities themselves. They have focused too heavily on the southeast Asian market, and failed to develop other markets. Providing aid for students from southeast Asia to study in the United Kingdom will not solve the problem. Universities should instead seek to diversify and attract students from eastern Europe and other markets. US students can obtan an education more cheaply in the UK, yet there has not been enough effort to attract them.

Marketing, Universities and colleges

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Students help to help themselves

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Scadu, an independent charity co-ordinating student community action groups, reports that students undertaking voluntary work are becoming more serious about gaining recognition for their efforts. The idea of a certificate recognising the skills students doing voluntary work have gained is being pioneered by Scadu in eight student groups in early Feb. 1997. The ultimate hope is to develop a national certificate. Scadu's database contains around 15,000 students taking part in 130 voluntary community projects, a growing number of which involve helping fellow students.

Statistics, Social service volunteers, Student volunteers in social service, Student volunteers

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Enrol, turn off, drop out

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Some students in Scotland who drop out of university complain of a lack of institutional support when they experience academic problems, in spite of the finance and effort spent by higher education institutions to attract those students in the first place. Students from schools generally considered untraditional for university access have been particularly targeted by some institutions which are then unable to provide appropriate advise, although some university officials claim this situation is improving. The experiences of four students are presented.

Social policy

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