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Film encourages students from China to study at UK universities
A new film will help the most talented Chinese students understand how to apply to study at the UK’s leading universities.
Launched this week, the film by Sheffield University explains the student visa application process and features students from China talking about their experience of the system.
For the first time, cameras go behind the scenes at the UK Visa Application Centre in Beijing. They capture a unique glimpse of how young people in China who wish to study in the UK go through the visa process and go on to become students in the UK.
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James Brokenshire, Immigration and Security Minister, attended the launch of the film. He said:
This film is an excellent example of the higher education sector working in partnership with the government to encourage high quality international students to study in the UK and promote the opportunities in the UK to emerging global markets.
We continue to welcome the brightest and the best students and the latest statistics show visa applications from university students have risen by 7 per cent in the year ending December 2013
Study visas issued have increased by 5,227 (up 9%) to 62,563 between 2012 and 2013.
It was produced by the University of Sheffield and in partnership with UK universities, the British Council and the Home Office.
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Professor Sir Keith Burnett, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, said:
This film is extremely important for our relationship with students and families in China. Filmed in both Chinese and English, it helps applicants understand the processes involved in coming to study in the UK, and it gives us renewed respect and understanding for the huge decision Chinese families make when they send their precious children to study in the UK.
It is important for us to show that we respect the commitment they are making, and that talented Chinese students who are so crucial to our universities and to the UK will be welcomed and treated well when they come to study with us.
The students featured in the video, Qu Yinjiao and Lü Meng, are 2 of 65,000 students who applied to the British Embassy in Beijing last year to benefit from the first class education offered in the UK.
The Chinese video follows a film shot in India last year which has already been supported and shared by more than 80 UK universities and international organisations through the We Are International project. We Are International showcases the commitment UK universities have made to recognise the value of international students.
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