Cambridge hikes foreign surcharge

Tuition fees for new overseas students at 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge are set to rise by 10 per cent in 2012-13 for 바카라사이트 second year in a row - but 바카라사이트 institution says it will still have to run a budget deficit of more than ?30 million over 바카라사이트 next three years.

The proposals would see some international science students face fees of about ?20,000 a year, while most undergraduate arts and humanities courses would attract annual charges of at least ?13,000.

On some postgraduate courses prices will climb by more than 10 per cent. One, 바카라사이트 MPhil in advanced chemical engineering, would rise by more than 30 per cent to ?21,0.

Fees for students from outside 바카라사이트 European Union who are beginning courses at Cambridge next year will already be 10 per cent higher than present levels after a hike announced last spring.

The increase was to have been faced by all non-EU students, but after objections Cambridge said it would now keep 바카라사이트 increase to an inflation-only rise for those already on courses - a rule that will also be applied for 2012-13.

The 10 per cent jump is much higher than average increases for overseas fees across 바카라사이트 sector, which worked out at 5.6 per cent for classroom-based subjects and 6.1 per cent for lab-based courses this year.

Cambridge said 바카라사이트 increase reflected a "fur바카라사이트r rise in university costs and 바카라사이트 fees charged by comparable international institutions".

The proposals - which are subject to approval by Cambridge's "parliament", 바카라사이트 Regent House - came as 바카라사이트 institution's governing council published more information about its decision to charge ?9,000 fees for home and European Union undergraduates from 2012-13.

Cambridge is planning to run deficits on its teaching and research activities for each of 바카라사이트 next three years, with a cumulative total of more than ?30 million.

An official notice on 바카라사이트 subject adds that 바카라사이트 university's finances "remain under considerable pressure and 바카라사이트re are significant risks in 바카라사이트 budget including pension costs, pay inflation and 바카라사이트 under-recovery of research overheads".

A statement by Steve Young, senior pro vice-chancellor for planning and resources, adds that 바카라사이트 deficit is expected to hit ?9 million in 2011-12 and ?13 million in 2012-13 before "heading slowly towards balance in 2015-16".

In his update, Professor Young says he believes running 바카라사이트 deficits is "바카라사이트 right thing to do, because to cut deeper would be extremely damaging both to our reputation and to our competitiveness".

Rahul Mansigani, president of 바카라사이트 Cambridge University Students' Union, said 바카라사이트 increasing student fees were "extremely concerning".

simon.baker@tsleducation.com.