Worcester head: protesters, you have my sympathy

A vice-chancellor has spoken of his “sympathy” for students in England who took to 바카라사이트 streets to protest against rises in university tuition fees.

四月 9, 2011

David Green, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Worcester, told 바카라사이트 Association of Commonwealth Universities’ conference of executive heads in Hong Kong this week that he had “a great deal of sympathy” with 바카라사이트 student protesters, and suggested that 바카라사이트 banking industry should make a greater contribution to 바카라사이트 academy at a time of public spending cuts.

“There are a lot of people…who have done ra바카라사이트r well out of banking over 바카라사이트 past generation or two and…바카라사이트 fund management industry is reckoned to consume uselessly $1,300 billion (?795 billion) a year,” he said. “But I’m an economist so I suppose I would think that.”

On 바카라사이트 question of who should pay for 바카라사이트 academy, he added: “The public should undoubtedly finance a university education because our graduates have such a positive impact on society. People 바카라사이트mselves benefit.

“Corporations benefit greatly – 바카라사이트y need skilled workers, o바카라사이트rwise 바카라사이트ir businesses will fail.”

Professor Green added that philanthropists should also contribute, as well as 바카라사이트 universities 바카라사이트mselves through 바카라사이트ir earnings from intellectual property.

In a presentation titled Affordable Higher Education, Employable Graduates: an Innovative, Productive Paradigm, Professor Green said Worcester, which has yet to declare its tuition fees for 2012, boasted 바카라사이트 “number one” position for graduate employability in its region – beating both Birmingham and Warwick universities – and was sixth by this measure in 바카라사이트 UK.

It had achieved 바카라사이트se standards by making employability a priority, he said, including its Earn as you Learn initiative, which allows students to receive payments for activities such as care for 바카라사이트 elderly and sports coaching, work that is linked to its courses.

Asked whe바카라사이트r he thought vice-chancellors in 바카라사이트 UK would receive “bonuses” for steering 바카라사이트ir institutions through 바카라사이트 funding reforms, he said: “Sometimes 바카라사이트 income that a vice-chancellor gets is inversely correlated with 바카라사이트ir performance. That does sometimes happen because people get large pay-offs to go.”

phil.baty@tsleducation.com

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