Policy simulation · Higher education · 2027

The Vice-Chancellor

China has just issued a study-abroad warning citing UK hostility over Taiwan. You are the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ashworth — 37% of your fee income is from China. You have 6 turns to navigate the crisis. Every decision you make shapes what comes next: situations, options, even which paths remain open. There is no single right answer.

Chinese students
5,400
37% of all income
Existing deficit
£50m
Before the crisis hit
Projected year-1 loss
£78m
If intake collapses
University of Ashworth · VC Crisis Scenario
Turn 1 of 6
Finance
50
Reputation
50
Staff morale
50
OfS standing
50
Carrying forward
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