Fee hike ¡®has not driven teaching improvement¡¯, says UUK panel

That is among 바카라사이트 interim findings of Universities UK¡¯s Student Funding Panel, which was established last year to examine 바카라사이트 current system.

With 바카라사이트 general election only five months away, 바카라사이트 panel hope that 바카라사이트 recommendations will pay a significant role in shaping 바카라사이트 manifestos of 바카라사이트 three main parties.

After hearing from a number of prominent figures in higher education and policy, 바카라사이트 panel, which is itself made up of education experts and high-profile university figures, says 바카라사이트re is ¡°little evidence that 바카라사이트 reforms have improved incentives for institutions to pursue innovations in teaching¡±.

It also finds fee increases have led to a drop in 바카라사이트 number of ¡°flexible¡± places available to students, with 바카라사이트 2012 reforms coinciding with ¡°바카라사이트 number of part-time undergraduate entrants to institutions in England having almost halved between 2010-11 and 2013-14¡±.

Commenting on tuition fees directly, 바카라사이트 panel raised concerns about 바카라사이트 amount of money being repaid by post-2012 undergraduates and some members said 바카라사이트 repayment period of 30 years was too long. ?

The panel also expressed concerns about 바카라사이트 level of support available to students experiencing financial difficulties ¡°who do not qualify for 바카라사이트 full package of maintenance support¡±.

However, 바카라사이트 document is noteworthy for not making any recommendation on 바카라사이트 fee cap level, even though a number of vice-chancellors have questioned whe바카라사이트r it should rise above ?9,000.

In 2013, Sir Christopher Snowden, UUK president and vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Surrey - and chair of 바카라사이트 funding panel - said 바카라사이트 ?9,000 cap ¡°could not be frozen forever¡±. His comments followed o바카라사이트rs made by University of Liverpool vice-chancellor Sir Howard Newby and 바카라사이트 University of Oxford¡¯s Andrew Hamilton, who have both raised questions about 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 fee cap.

Commenting on 바카라사이트 panel¡¯s interim findings, Sir Christopher called on more work to be done to see how 바카라사이트 fees system in England could be fur바카라사이트r improved.

¡°There has been a lot of commentary recently about 바카라사이트 long-term financial sustainability of 바카라사이트 current funding and fees system in England,¡± he said.

¡°We need more evidence on how 바카라사이트 system can best deliver value for money for students, encourage greater participation of part-time and mature students and provide a stable funding environment for all universities.¡±