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The Times: Chinese drive record in international students
The Times: Chinese drive record in international students

More than 12,000 students from China are due to arrive this autumn — a 23 per cent increase from 9,860 last year.

Surging applications from China are driving a record number of international students heading for UK universities this autumn.

Ucas figures show that the growth in overseas student numbers has more than compensated for a drop in EU students. However, experts warned that, amid coronavirus-related uncertainty, some students might not take up their places and the next few weeks would be crucial in determining how many enrol.

Overall, a record 71,370 overseas students secured places at UK universities — 1,200 more than last year. Their tuition fees will contribute millions of pounds to the UK economy.

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Education, Higher Education, Media ArticleSarah NorrisLando EducationThe Times, Chinese, international students, tuition fees, china, EU, students, India, Poland, Romania, US, CanadaComment
The Times: Fears grow as teachers die weeks into new school year
The Times: Fears grow as teachers die weeks into new school year

United States
Teachers in at least three states have died after contracting coronavirus since the start of the new school year, with teachers’ unions concerned that the return to in-person classes will have a deadly effect across the country if proper precautions are not taken.

AshLee DeMarinis, 34, who taught social skills at a school in Missouri, died on Sunday after three weeks in hospital. A third-grade teacher died on Monday in South Carolina, and two other teachers died in Mississippi. It is not clear how many teachers have become ill with Covid-19 since the school year began but Mississippi has reported 604 cases among school teachers and staff.

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Education, Environment, Health, Lockdown, Media Article, Medicine, PandemicSarah NorrisLando Educationteachers, pandemic, Covid19, die, school, new school year, United States, India, Morocco, media article, The TimesComment