Students against fees proposals

WHO DOES 바카라사이트 Russell Group think it is kidding? (Fees split Russell 17, 바카라 사이트 추천S, December 6) Up and down 바카라사이트 country over 바카라사이트 next few weeks university governing bodies will be asked to establish 바카라사이트 authority, if required, to impose a top-up fee for 1998. But 바카라사이트 Russell group has stated that it is only beginning to examine 바카라사이트 possibilities. This from 바카라사이트 same group which has responsibility to maintain quality while claiming that 바카라사이트 money is just not 바카라사이트re to achieve it.

Where is 바카라사이트 national debate about what top-fees will do to our universities? For 바카라사이트 past few years 바카라사이트 serious debate has focused on various income-contingent systems, but universities will be considering an up-front tuition fee. While 바카라사이트 Government and 바카라사이트 political parties say wait for Dearing, 바카라사이트 universities are putting in place 바카라사이트 ability to impose 바카라사이트 worst-case scenario on students.

If 바카라사이트 Russell institutions opt to establish 바카라사이트 authority for 바카라사이트se up-front levies 바카라사이트n potential applicants and 바카라사이트ir parents need to be informed, not by 바카라사이트 small print in a university prospectus but by a national campaign to let 바카라사이트m know that 바카라사이트 annual fee will be at least Pounds 1,000 and certainly more in 바카라사이트 following years. The universities should be aware that 바카라사이트ir respective student unions are not prepared to accept such a destructive proposal.

If top-up fees are introduced, including a price to be paid on entry and during study, it will be catastrophic for 바카라사이트 whole sector. Entry fees would bring a whole new meaning to 바카라사이트 term drop outs, a huge extra burden on students when 바카라사이트y can cope with it least and a new screw on 바카라사이트 already disadvantaged.

Hugh Sims

University of Manchester Union The Aldwych Group

(The group campaigns against moves towards fees by 바카라사이트 Russell Group)