I have and just for the Chinese these figures times 150,000 students make for big money. but if a few go back to China with stolen technology it's worth it to the regime.
To save anyone having to Google this is what UK universities are raking in from foreign students:
How Much Does it Cost to Study in the UK?
Updated May 8, 2022
UK tuition fees are frequently a source of controversy, with prices having risen to eye-watering levels for home students (UK/EU) in recent years. Now, UK and EU students at English universities are required to pay up to £9,250 (~US$13,050) per year.
International undergraduate tuition fees vary considerably, starting at around £10,000 (~US$14,130) and going up to £38,000 (~US$53,700) or more for medical degrees (
source: Reddin Survey of University Tuition Fees). At all levels, humanities and social sciences degrees tend to cost the least, while laboratory and clinical degree programs are markedly more expensive, but when you combine these fees with the average cost of living in the UK, around £12,200 (~US$16,950) per year, then it can be hard to see how it’s possible to study in the UK without it costing you a small fortune. The total average cost of
studying in the UK is estimated to be at least £22,200 (~US$31,380) per year, with studying in London likely to be significantly more expensive.
Now, how many Chinese students have families able to fund these fees, plus food and living and travel and transport costs? Not so many I'd wager, so just WHO is throwing all this money down? The figures from British security agencies for how many investigations into these Chinese students are having to be carried out, and the communist sympathy a lot of university staff seem to carry, suggests to me they all want banning.
