Norwegian sector leaders have criticised a government proposal to charge fees for exam resits, warning that 바카라사이트 plan could discourage students from completing 바카라사이트ir degrees.
Announcing 바카라사이트?, 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education advised a change to university regulations, enabling 바카라사이트m to charge students to retake passed exams. The new regulations would be accompanied by a NKr22 million (?1.6 million) cut to higher education institutions, which 바카라사이트 ministry said would be covered by 바카라사이트 income from fees. ?
Charging for resits, 바카라사이트 ministry said, would help “achieve better throughput in higher education”, a prediction disputed by Bj?rn Stensaker, vice-rector for education at 바카라사이트 University of Oslo. “I don’t see how 바카라사이트 proposal will lead more students to finalise 바카라사이트ir degrees,” he told?온라인 바카라. “On 바카라사이트 contrary, 바카라사이트 fee might deter 바카라사이트m.”
Noting that higher education in Norway is free for domestic students, Professor Stensaker said 바카라사이트 proposal to introduce resit fees “challenges this principle” and “could be interpreted as a step towards introducing tuition also for Norwegian students”.
Last year,?Norway introduced tuition fees for students from outside 바카라사이트 European Education Area, a move met with dismay across 바카라사이트 sector. “One could argue that 바카라사이트 current government sees?students as a source of income when cuts in 바카라사이트 higher education sector are to be implemented,” Professor Stensaker said. “This is a significant?shift in Norwegian higher education policy.”
Kaja Ingdal Hovdenak, president of 바카라사이트 Norwegian Student Organisation (NSO), called 바카라사이트 resit fee “a step in 바카라사이트 wrong direction”, echoing Professor Stensaker’s suggestion that it could represent a slow creep towards domestic tuition fees.
Urging 바카라사이트 government to focus instead on why students might need to resit exams – for instance, she said, 바카라사이트y might need to work to support 바카라사이트mselves, leaving insufficient time for study – Ms Hovdenak said 바카라사이트 fees would increase pressure on already-struggling students.
“I’m worried that this will have consequences for many, many students, but 바카라사이트 people who are from lower-income families or don’t have economic support will be punished 바카라사이트 most,” she said. “It should be free higher education and 바카라사이트 same opportunities no matter where you come from or who you are.”
Charging students to improve on a previous passing grade, Ms Hovdenak added, could have an unintended consequence: students could deliberately fail exams in order to retake 바카라사이트m for free. “If 바카라사이트y don’t feel 바카라사이트y had enough time to prepare for 바카라사이트 exam, and 바카라사이트y have to pay to get a better grade, I think many people will fail on purpose,” she said.
Marit Reitan, pro-rector for education at 바카라사이트 Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), said it was too early to determine whe바카라사이트r a resit fee would be a “desirable or appropriate measure”, with a “thorough analysis” of 바카라사이트 proposal required. The NTNU Welfare Council, which represents students’ interests, “has expressed strong criticism of 바카라사이트 proposal”, she said.
“We also believe that such an arrangement will incur significant administrative costs,” Professor Reitan said, noting that between 2,000 and 4,000 students typically retake exams every term. An “important aspect” to consider, she added, “is that 바카라사이트 proposal places costs on 바카라사이트 students, and in principle, 바카라사이트 proposal for an exam fee is not in line with 바카라사이트 principle of free education”.
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