Government announces 10,000 more places

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Lord Mandelson, 바카라사이트 First Secretary, confirmed that 바카라사이트 Government would pay 바카라사이트 student-support costs for 바카라사이트 extra full-time undergraduate entrants. Universities, however, will have to cover 바카라사이트 costs of teaching.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) said 바카라사이트 funding would come from within its existing budgets, making 바카라사이트 change ��fiscally neutral��. The department will reduce 바카라사이트 optional five-year holiday on repayment of student loans to two years.

��By making available 10,000 extra places in science, technology and maths, we are not only helping more individuals with 바카라사이트 ambition and ability to go to university but also investing in this country��s future,�� Lord Mandelson said.

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Universities have been receiving record numbers of applications. Until today��s announcement, however, student numbers were to expand by only 3,000 full-time places this autumn. The 10,000 additional places announced today will be targeted exclusively at full-time undergraduate entrants.

rebecca.attwood@tsleducation.com