Professor Paul Webley, chair of
UKCISA, said: "All of the students we surveyed qualified for visas.
Professor Paul Webley, chairman of
UKCISA, said the sector had to work hard to promote the message that in this field the UK is "very much open for business".
According to the report tabled by the UK Council for International Student Affairs (
UKCISA), a large extent of refusal is being attributed to the controversial points-based immigration system, introduced in March, which was designed to crack down on fake students and prevent terrorists from entering the country.