Monoglot Britons may be allowed to take a special "English-only" entrance exam to work in Brussels, in an effort to boost the dwindling number of British officials at EU institutions.
Financial Times
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Job anguish for immigrants as English language courses face cuts
Despite David Cameron's call for immigrants to learn English, public funding for language schools across the country is to be cut back
The Guardian
The Guardian
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Stay-at-home UK students still the 'worst in Europe' for study abroad
Lack of language skills and worry about academic inflexibility deter venturers, writes Hannah Fearn
Efforts to encourage more UK students to study abroad appear to be failing, with the country retaining the worst outbound-inbound student ratio in Europe.
According to data from the Academic Cooperation Association, the UK still sends just one student abroad for every 20 who come to the UK to study for a degree.
Times Higher Education
Efforts to encourage more UK students to study abroad appear to be failing, with the country retaining the worst outbound-inbound student ratio in Europe.
According to data from the Academic Cooperation Association, the UK still sends just one student abroad for every 20 who come to the UK to study for a degree.
Times Higher Education