Accept students with poor language skills at your peril, unis warned

• University institutions that choose recruitment numbers over language competency tests for international learners might face problems with their academic reputation and financial conditions according to expert analysis. According to Susan Kinnear who serves as Dean of Education and Student Experience at the University of Dundee admitting students with inadequate language skills results in both many unsuccessful completion rates and inexperienced graduates unable to function properly in their future professions. The institution will face difficulties retaining future international students while its rankings continue to decrease because of this selected approach. 

• Academic staff members showed different opinions compared to recruitment teams during research presentations at the IELTS Open Day in Manchester. Academic staff members tend to support strict language tests for student admission because it ensures preparedness for academically difficult coursework whereas recruitment teams must fulfill their enrollment quotas. Such misalignment between recruitment targets and academic demands leads to student academic success deterioration together with deteriorating institutional prestige. 

• The research showed that students with poor English skills choose to commit academic dishonesty by using essay mills when completing their tasks for academic purposes. The practice creates two serious problems: it destroys academic honor while simultaneously threatening the professional competence of university graduates. 

• Experts support merging strict language requirements with recruitment plans as the solution to meet these issues. International students need proper language skills because they determine their academic achievements along with their psychological state and future academic standing of the institution.