As you will know, I am in Germany thanks to the British Council Language Assistantship scheme. I have had a fantastic opportunity and am having a brilliant year. However, our lovely new coalition government have told the British Council not to open recruitment to the scheme for the students in the year below me. This is disastrous for so many students who, like me, just didn't want to study in a foreign uni or work in industry. This decision is a massive backwards step for language learning in England, something which already seems to be a dying art.
The scheme reportedly costs a mere £750,000 to administer (sod all in comparison to much other spending) and is so important. Please take ten minutes to write to your local MP and complain about this, it is such a silly cut to make. Even better, if you're in Hallam then mention to Clegg his background in Europe and languages etc.
http://www.writetothem.com/
Here is some info on the cut:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=414186&c=1
That is all x
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