The University of East Anglia said it was “disappointed” to hear the news.
A masters student from Sierra Leone has claimed he was refused places to stay in Norwich because of fears over Ebola.
Amara Bangura is currently studying at the University of East Anglia and arrived from West Africa two weeks ago, the BBC reported.
The Media and International Development student, who is also a radio presenter, said he was twice turned down accommodation places after landlords discovered where he was from.
BBC Media Action / Via youtube.com
The landlords of two different properties refused to let him stay after they saw his passport.
Sierra Leone is one of the hotspots of the devastating Ebola outbreak that has killed over 4,000 people.
"Under normal circumstance. Your profile would be a great profile to be one of our lodgers.
"However, given that the world is about to probably experience an ebola epidemic, we have decided not to accept anyone that has been anywhere near the ebola outbreak within the last two months, or is likely to visit those areas in the near future."
Via bbc.co.uk
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