UAE cuts UK university funding over radicalization fears: report
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is removing funding for its citizens to study in the UK, citing concerns they could be radicalized abroad.
According to The Financial Times, the move means the UAE has removed British universities from its list of higher education institutions eligible for state scholarships, amid growing tensions over London’s decision not to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation. reported.
“[The UAE] I don’t want their children to be radicalized on campus,” a person directly involved in the decision said in a statement to the press.
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“Welcome to the Palestinian People’s University” banner at King’s College, University of Cambridge, in Cambridge, United Kingdom, May 11, 2024 (Mark Kerrison/Pictures via Getty Images)
Since then, Emirati students who approached their government for scholarships to study in the UK have had their requests rejected.
According to the report, the move also means that the UAE will not recognize qualifications from academic institutions that are not on its accredited list, making degrees from UK universities less valuable than others.
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A skyline in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where funding for its citizens to study in the UK has been stopped. (Vidhyaa Chandramohan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Extremism of all forms has absolutely no place in our society and we will destroy them wherever they are found,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said in a statement. The statement was included. “We offer one of the best education systems in the world and take stringent measures regarding student welfare and on-campus safety.”
The UAE has taken a tough approach against Islamist movements abroad and at home.
The report said there is a possibility that 70 students at UK universities will be referred to the government’s anti-radicalization program during the 2023-24 academic year.
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UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan has repeatedly questioned Britain’s decision to declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation.
Starmer’s administration said last year that the matter was under “close review”.
