Varsities condemn foreign quota call

MP calls for debate on international student and staff numbers

15 September 2019 - 00:00
By PREGA GOVENDER

Members of parliament want to regulate the number of foreign students and lecturers at the country’s universities, saying they want to “protect the South African brand”.  But management at some of SA’s top institutions have slammed the MPs’ comments as “populist” and “divisive”, and say the institutions would lose their international standing if  such quotas were  implemented.

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