Whistleblower warning on degrees
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Degrees are being awarded to overseas students who speak almost no English, claims a whistleblowing academic.
The academic, at a world-famous UK university, says postgraduate degrees are awarded to students lacking in the most basic language skills.
There are concerns that financial pressures to recruit overseas students for cash rather than quality could threaten the credibility of degrees.
But Universities UK says there are "rigorous" checks on standards.
The number of overseas students taking higher degree courses, such as masters and doctorates, has soared - rising more than eightfold since the mid-1990s.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7358528.stm
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