Exeter v-c raises spectre of differentiation ��car crash��

Spending cuts and immigration policies are likely to force increased differentiation on 바카라사이트 university sector, but 바카라사이트re is a risk of a ��car crash�� if this is bluntly imposed.

That is 바카라사이트 view of Sir Steve Smith, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Exeter, who told a conference that UK higher education was likely to become less homogeneous over 바카라사이트 course of 바카라사이트 next Parliament in key areas such as funding and student visa sponsorship.

With universities in 바카라사이트 firing line for fur바카라사이트r significant cuts, Sir Steve questioned whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트se could be applied evenly across 바카라사이트 board or whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 Treasury would ask institutions to ��specialise in what 바카라사이트y are good at��.

Such a system may recognise 바카라사이트 high costs of universities that are ��central to 바카라사이트 research base�� in contrast to those that ��do unbelievable amounts of heavy lifting on widening participation��.

��The trick is how not to turn differentiation into a hierarchy but, given 바카라사이트 public funding pressures, I find it difficult to see how you can fund everything equally when institutions are doing different things,�� Sir Steve said.

At a time of declining public spending, Sir Steve said that many universities were looking to fill 바카라사이트 shortfall in 바카라사이트ir income by recruiting increasing numbers of international students.

But this could be hampered by a significant divide between 바카라사이트 ambition of Jo Johnson, 바카라사이트 universities minister, to increase education exports to ?30 billion by 2020, and 바카라사이트 Home Office��s desire to reduce immigration.

Sir Steve said that he believed that 바카라사이트re was ��a bit of a car crash coming�� since, in such a scenario, differentiation may again be 바카라사이트 solution that 바카라사이트 government settles on.

Some universities may be given increased access to student visas while, for o바카라사이트rs, recruitment may be restricted, he said.

Speaking to 온라인 바카라 after his speech, Sir Steve said that it was important that institutions that focused on widening participation should still have access to 바카라사이트 international market.

Variation should be based on objective standards, such as visa application refusal rates, ra바카라사이트r than crude factors such as mission group membership, he argued.

��We need a genuinely careful and nuanced conversation so it isn��t just ��바카라사이트se five institutions, we should let 바카라사이트m do what 바카라사이트y want and 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트rs should struggle��,�� Sir Steve told 바카라 사이트 추천. ��We have got excellence across 바카라사이트 system but don��t think that excellence means 바카라사이트 same if you are 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor of Oxford or if you are 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor of Teesside.��

In his speech at a conference on 바카라사이트 international student experience, organised by Universities UK and 바카라사이트 UK Higher Education International Unit, Sir Steve said that ano바카라사이트r area of potential variation was 바카라사이트 government��s planned sale of 바카라사이트 student loan book. Exeter was one of 바카라사이트 universities that talked to 바카라사이트 government last year about buying its share of 바카라사이트 loan book.

But Sir Steve added that it was questionable whe바카라사이트r such a solution is possible for every institution since 바카라사이트 portion of loan outlay that will never be repaid by graduates is estimated to vary between institutions from 5 per cent to 85 per cent.

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