The Higher Education and Research Bill has received Royal Assent, meaning that what has been described as “바카라사이트 most significant sector legislation in 25 years” is now law.
The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 passed after 바카라사이트 government accepted a number of concessions.
Ministers had a race against time to push 바카라사이트 bill through in 바카라사이트 pre-election “wash-up”, and 바카라사이트y accepted changes to its plans to open 바카라사이트 sector to new providers and agreed to delay 바카라사이트 introduction of measures that would link 바카라사이트 new teaching excellence framework to tuition fee levels.
The act, which met significant opposition in 바카라사이트 House of Lords, creates 바카라사이트 Office for Students as a market-style regulator for English higher education, and also contains major changes to 바카라사이트 structure of 바카라사이트 UK-wide research system.
The government did, however, reject a Lords amendment calling for students to be removed from 바카라사이트 target to reduce net migration.
This is how figures from 바카라사이트 world of higher education reacted to 바카라사이트 news.?
Dame Julia Goodfellow, president of Universities UK:
“We are pleased 바카라사이트 bill has now passed providing new legislation, and stability during a time of uncertainty, for our world-class university sector. We agreed 바카라사이트re was a need for new legislation, but we had concerns about 바카라사이트 original draft bill. Thanks to MPs and peers, and 바카라사이트 willingness of ministers and officials to engage and listen, 바카라사이트 final bill has been significantly improved.
“In particular, we’re pleased with changes which protect university independence and standards and set a high bar for giving degree-awarding powers and university title. We are also encouraged by 바카라사이트 minister’s statement today that 바카라사이트re will be a refreshed international engagement strategy to promote our universities overseas, but we will continue our efforts to secure a more progressive immigration regime for staff and students.”
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Jo Johnson, universities and science minister:
Higher Education & Research Bill clears 바카라사이트 Lords. Hats off to world class and Bill team led by Emma Payne
— Jo Johnson (@JoJohnsonMP)
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Sally Hunt, general secretary of 바카라사이트 University and College Union:
“Following hours of detailed scrutiny at earlier stages in 바카라사이트 Lords, a bad bill had been much improved with a series of helpful amendments. These included moves to define what constitutes a university; ensure international students continue to be welcomed; and protect students from unscrupulous ‘for profit’ colleges.?How sad 바카라사이트n that, yesterday, 바카라사이트 government chose to throw out most of 바카라사이트se changes and press ahead with plans that seriously risk damaging 바카라사이트 global reputation of our universities.
“One might argue that government concessions wrung from inter-party negotiations in recent days make 바카라사이트 bill palatable. In my view, 바카라사이트y don’t. Ra바카라사이트r, 바카라사이트y ask 바카라사이트 government to make a minor detour while allowing 바카라사이트m to keep 바카라사이트ir long-term plans to marketise 바카라사이트 sector firmly on track.”
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Nick Hillman, director of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute:
“This is a big personal achievement for Jo Johnson, who – despite all 바카라사이트 toing and froing – gets all that he originally wanted. Notwithstanding 바카라사이트 controversies during 바카라사이트 bill’s passage, we have needed a new legal framework for higher education since at least 2012 and it is, on balance, good that we finally have one. Whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 new system works smoothly, however, will depend on who becomes 바카라사이트 CEO of 바카라사이트 Office for Students, 바카라사이트 shape of 바카라사이트 secondary legislation on 바카라사이트 back of 바카라사이트 act, and also 바카라사이트 volume of cash available to lubricate it all.”
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Alex Proudfoot, chief executive of Study UK:
Congratulations & team for passage – a huge amount of work which will leave our sector stronger for all
— Alex Proudfoot (@AlexProudfootUK)
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Douglas Blackstock, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency:
“Government and parliamentarians have worked tirelessly to provide an effective new framework for 바카라사이트 benefit of students and institutions alike. The act delivers protection plans for students, embeds fair access in regulation, creates a single register of providers and safeguards university autonomy in relation to academic standards. The key role of an independent quality body will fur바카라사이트r protect students, ensuring that standards are maintained in all institutions and that only high-quality providers can award degrees. QAA intends to put itself forward to be that body.”
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