The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is withdrawing financial support for its citizens to study in the UK, citing concerns about potential radicalization abroad.

This action means the UAE has eliminated British universities from its list of higher education institutions qualifying for state scholarships, amid rising tensions over London’s refusal to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, according to The Financial Times.

“The UAE doesn’t want their children radicalized on campus,” an individual directly involved in the decision told the outlet.

Since then, Emirati students applying for government scholarships to study in the UK have been rejected.

The decision also means the UAE will not recognize qualifications from academic institutions not on its accredited list, making UK university degrees less valuable than those from other institutions, according to the report.

“All forms of extremism have absolutely no place in our society, and we will stamp them out wherever they are found,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said in a statement. “We offer one of the best education systems in the world and maintain stringent measures on student welfare and on-campus safety.”

The UAE has adopted a hardline stance toward Islamist movements both abroad and at home.

During the 2023-24 academic year, 70 students at UK universities were reported for possible referral to the government’s deradicalization program, the report states.

Starmer’s administration said last year that the matter was under “close review.”