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by mulderpf » Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:41 am
Here are my thoughts, since you are trying to elicit some sort of discussion here by replying to your own post twice:
* The point of studying in the UK is to get a better quality education than you would get back home because of the reputation of the big UK universities (Cambridge, Oxford, Liverpool etc).
* Many colleges popped up in the last 10-odd years with the word "Cambridge" and "college" put in their name, which was done to give the perception of quality, but has nothing to do with the university they are named after.
* Many people now simply choose to study in the UK, not because of the quality of education, but because they can work as well as their dependents and build a life like that. The focus has shifted from studies to living and working somewhere.
I think the government is making their stance clear: come to study in the UK for quality education which you cannot get in your own country. If you are coming to the UK simply to study at a college which you could have done at home, then don't really bother, because you will be worse off.