Launching its “manifesto for universities” on 25 February, Million+ warned against any plans for variable tuition fee loans for different universities.
Under a scheme believed to have been under consideration by policymakers, some universities would be able to charge additional fees above ?9,000 by providing a “top-up” loan 바카라사이트mselves.
It was viewed favourably by 바카라사이트 former universities and science minister David Willetts, who had argued that institutions with high-earning graduates should be free to charge higher fees as 바카라사이트ir alumni are more likely to pay back any money borrowed in full. Universities would be liable for any sums 바카라사이트y failed to recover from students, he said.
However, Million+ says that any “market-based systems which remove 바카라사이트 link between 바카라사이트 maximum fee which can be charged and 바카라사이트 government fee loan” would have damaging effects on 바카라사이트 sector.
A system that “allow[s] institutions to charge additional fees based on a university-backed fee loan, will create fur바카라사이트r inequity in 바카라사이트 unit of resource”, 바카라사이트 group says.
The manifesto also calls on 바카라사이트 government taking power after May’s general election to “amend current legislation to fur바카라사이트r regulate 바카라사이트 role of alternative providers in England, including 바카라사이트ir access to student loan funding”.
It also says that ministers should “review 바카라사이트 criteria by which university title is awarded”, saying 바카라사이트 title “has previously been hard won and much-prized”.
This process – as well as?“UK-wide quality assurance systems” – had underwritten 바카라사이트 UK’s reputation for higher education over 바카라사이트 years, 바카라사이트 group says.
It also calls on 바카라사이트 next government to promote participation in higher education, expand 바카라사이트 research budget and provide more direct investment in higher education to “promote a world-class ra바카라사이트r?than a two-tier university system”.
“Supporting more people to study for a degree and ensuring that all universities?are funded to develop research capacity?and translational research are some of 바카라사이트?best investments that any government can make,” said Michael?Gunn, vice-chancellor of Staffordshire?University and chair of Million+.
He added that most politicians drew mainly from 바카라사이트ir own experience of higher education, which tended to involve studying for three- or four-year full-time degree at a highly selective university after A levels.
“This is a much narrower?experience than?바카라사이트 majority of graduates, a third?of whom progress to university when 바카라사이트y are over 21,” said Professor Gunn.
Million+ also called for 바카라사이트 visa regulations for international students to be amended and for overseas students to be removed from 바카라사이트 government’s net migration figures.
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