World's top graduates get new UK visa option

World's top graduates get new UK visa option(bbc.co.uk)

3 points by ptype 4 years ago | 3 comments

DaedPsyker 4 years ago |

I wonder if this is an evolution of the failed scheme to attract award winning scientists through a fast track visa system. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2298455-uk-visa-scheme-...

While I'm sure graduates are easier to get than noble prize winners, I don't think visas are really the big thing for top level graduates. There is definitely some prestigious positions in UK like deep mind but you're still competing against US salaries. London fintech is the closest but are they all to go there?

hunglee2 4 years ago |

Good for the UK, but already some push back on the lack of African / LATAM / Indian Universities on the list. It may not be the intent but will essentially produce Trumpian immigration policy outcomes

mytailorisrich 4 years ago | |

"To qualify, a person must have attended a university that appeared in the top 50 of at least two of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, or The Academic Ranking of World Universities in the year they graduated."

They are going for a clearly defined metric of what constitutes the "world's top graduates". This is not about pushing the 'diversity agenda', even though this means that US universities are over-represented (which does not imply that all graduates are American, though).