Over the past few years, several people working at universities have expressed concern to me that education standards are being eroded by the influx of foreign students, which have turned universities into ‘factories’ selling degrees, often as a pathway to future permanent residency.
Those that I have met involved in teaching/lecturing have complained that they often feel unable to fail foreign students for fear that it will lead to a backlash, resulting in less ‘sales’ of degrees to foreigners in the future. In turn, they believe that education standards and the value of university degrees are getting watered down, with obvious repercussions for future productivity.
