Brexit warning over university income from EU studentspublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 6 October 2020
Simon Gilbert
Political Reporter, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Universities could lose up to a fifth of their income as a result of Brexit, one university leader has warned.
Students arriving from the EU will need to apply for a visa after Brexit and could face higher tuition fees.
Ian Dunn, Provost of Coventry University, said currently around 10% students at the city's two universities are from European countries.
"I would suggest between 10-20% of university income is linked to the European project. That doesn't mean all of that disappears automatically with Brexit but it is of that order," he added.
The government said it is committed to a points-based immigration system based on the skills people have rather than their country they are from.