There are over 2000 overseas students at the Hull and Lincoln campuses of Lincoln University.

On any given day down at Brayford Pool in Lincoln you can hear a range of different languages and accents from the 47 nationalities who attend the uni.

Derek Chadburn, International Recruitment Manager for the university, is just back from a student finding mission in Nigeria and Ghana where he has been searching for more potential students.

" We travel to the Far East, Africa and India to find students, we sell the university as a safe place, a good place to study and a friendly place."

The university hopes to recruit 400 overseas students in the next academic year and their target market for students now includes China, India and Africa.

According to Derek Chadburn, increased funding for the university is one of the reasons for attracting foreign students, but the main benefit he says is the cultural diversity they bring to the lecture hall.

So why do students choose to come to a university which offers such diversity?

"You get people from every walk of life. You get a better respect for international viewpoints and it's really good for people studying," says Ryan a Criminology student from Dallas, Texas.

Gwyneth from Malawi came to Lincoln for the facilities and the historic appeal of the city.

"There are lots of opportunities for other things than study here", says Joanna from Germany.

The arrival of foreign students is intended to compliment the UK intake of students and the university hopes that talent from abroad will compliment the talent found closer to home.

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