The UK higher education sector has concluded that an insurance scheme to guarantee international students a fees refund or alternative places should their course or university close down is “essential”.
Theresa May, the home secretary, has been accused by a vice-chancellor of acting “like a Dalek” and of “casting a dark cloud over British higher education” in her refusal to change course on student visas.
The sector is considering protecting its reputation among international students by creating an insurance scheme that would provide compensation or transfer to other courses for those affected if their universities fail or can no longer teach them.