Trisos said that if the UK wants to play a role in tackling major challenges such as access to energy, climate change and pandemics, “we need to recognize and include a variety of skills and deep knowledge that many graduates of ‘developing universities. countries’.
“Amazing Snobbery”
Caroline Lucas, a member of the UK Trade and Business Committee, said there was a risk that it could be seen as “rooted in classism” which would give the illusion of success rather than help rejuvenate the economy.
“Giving preferential treatment to someone who went through Harvard, someone from the top of their class from another institution, or someone without a degree who can help address labor shortages in Britain,” he said. an astonishing snobbery and a lack of understanding of the serious challenges facing the workforce facing the UK, “he said.
The Interior Ministry said that eligible universities had been identified from three of the most reliable rankings in the world.
To be in the top 50, you must appear in at least two of the two: Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings or The Academic Ranking of World Universities.
“Using a combination of these lists provides independent validation for institutions and opens up opportunities for new international universities to move up and join this list in the future,” a spokeswoman said. of the Ministry of the Interior.
The Ministry of the Interior defends visa routes
He also said that university graduates were eligible regardless of their nationality.
There were also routes from other universities, including the postgraduate visa, which allows them to stay and work in the UK two years after earning their degree in the UK, and the visas of skilled worker and global talent.
The new visa route will be open to graduates of the top 50 non-UK universities with degrees no more than five years before the date of application. It will be unlimited, so the numbers will depend on demand.
According to previous rules, they would have needed a sponsor with a specific job offer to obtain a work visa, they should have met the required salary levels and demonstrated that they did not occupy a position that could be occupied by a British worker.