UAE cuts funding for citizens studying at UK universities over campus radicalization fears: report

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has stopped funding its citizens' education at UK universities due to concerns about potential radicalization on campuses. This decision removes British universities from the list of institutions eligible for UAE state scholarships. The move follows growing tensions over the UK's refusal to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. Emirati students applying for government scholarships to study in the UK have since been denied. The UAE will also not recognize qualifications from unaccredited institutions, diminishing the value of UK degrees. During the 2023-24 school year, 70 students at UK universities were reported for possible referral to the government’s deradicalization program.