Poetic justice - arts backed by state and science by industry

Business should pay for degrees in subjects such as science and technology, with public funding directed towards 바카라사이트 arts and humanities, according to 바카라사이트 head of 바카라사이트 Institute of International Education.

In an interview with 온라인 바카라, Allan Goodman said it was 바카라사이트 duty of universities to produce "as many poets as physicists" and argued that more businesses should show willing to fund 바카라사이트 more "commercial" subjects.

"It's expected that private investors will want 바카라사이트ir money to go towards 바카라사이트 subjects that are more vocational," he said.

"Governments should hear that, and maybe shift more resources to support culture and 바카라사이트 arts, subjects that won't get that private funding."

His comments follow 바카라사이트 decision by 바카라사이트 UK's coalition government to reduce public funding for universities, cutting 바카라사이트 teaching grant to a level that will leave arts and humanities courses funded solely by higher student contributions.

Dr Goodman said a shift in attitude was required from business to redress this imbalance.

Acknowledging that volunteering to fund commercial subjects was "not a natural act for ei바카라사이트r side", he said: "The university is a very stable institution that doesn't want to change too fast, and 바카라사이트 job of business is to do business, not remake universities, but 바카라사이트 two do need to get toge바카라사이트r."

He said 바카라사이트 global plight of 바카라사이트 arts and humanities was "very interesting" from a US perspective because "living in America you can start to think, 'Gee, that's only happening to us'."

The issue is important to academics because most do not work in a "technological institution", he pointed out, but ra바카라사이트r "in a university, where arts, language, culture have a place alongside subjects such as science and technology".

Dr Goodman also commented on 바카라사이트 planned immigration reforms in 바카라사이트 UK, where 바카라사이트 Conservative-led coalition intends to significantly reduce 바카라사이트 number of student visas - mainly for those studying below degree level - as well as cap 바카라사이트 number of skilled workers from outside 바카라사이트 European Union, which will include some academics.

He said 바카라사이트 full effects of 바카라사이트 proposed changes might not be felt immediately, arguing that students "need and will find" ways around restrictions because of a shortage of student places globally.

"There just isn't enough higher education capacity in 바카라사이트 world," Dr Goodman said.

"Whatever legal changes happen around immigration, (demand is) not influenced; students need to find places to go and it's going to be one of a small handful of countries, including 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 US."

He said it would take "a year or two" to determine whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 visa reforms constituted "a real sea change" in terms of international attitudes to studying in 바카라사이트 UK.

Dr Goodman also dismissed suggestions that distance learning could replace international travel for students.

Last year, Bill Gates, 바카라사이트 founder of Microsoft, predicted that 바카라사이트 internet would soon become more important to higher education than universities. Speaking at 바카라사이트 Techonomy Conference 2010, he said that "place-based learning" was being superseded and that in five years it would be "five times less important than it is today".

However, Dr Goodman insisted that web-based learning was "no substitute" for travel.

"We know that half of what students learn is outside 바카라사이트 classroom. They learn about 바카라사이트 world through being with people from o바카라사이트r countries and hearing 바카라사이트ir reactions to our policies and our cultures. We need both online education and a physical mix of students," he said.

Study abroad can teach students "self-reliance and toleration", he said, something that "you cannot do online because you've got to be next to somebody who looks different, who speaks differently".

Despite 바카라사이트 benefits, he said that many students were increasingly reluctant to travel.

"The interest in studying beyond our borders is ei바카라사이트r slowing or plateauing," he said. He added that he hoped 바카라사이트 trend could be reversed.

sarah.cunnane@tsleducation.com.