Labour big beast Clarke savages possible ?6k policy

Charles Clarke, who oversaw higher education while he was education secretary between 2002 and 2004, said any policy that lowered 바카라사이트 tuition fee cap was risky and could lead to major job losses within higher education.

Speaking at London Metropolitan University on 20 November, Mr Clarke said 바카라사이트 move ¨C which has been under consideration by Labour for some months, but not officially adopted ¨C would be ¡°completely unsustainable¡±.

¡°You could cut it from ?9,000 to ?6,000 if you, in addition, put 바카라사이트 ?2.5 billion in to cover 바카라사이트 gap,¡± he told London Met¡¯s alumni association at an event to mark 바카라사이트 10th anniversary of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s Graduate Centre, which was designed by acclaimed architect Daniel Libeskind and opened by Mr Clarke.

¡°If you don¡¯t put [in] 바카라사이트 ?2.5 billion to cover 바카라사이트 gap, you¡¯ll find 바카라사이트re will be significant cuts in terms of 바카라사이트 staffing levels and basic facilities which are essential to a high-quality education,¡± he said in remarks issued by 바카라사이트 university in a press release.

He instead recommended that 바카라사이트 salary threshold at which graduates start paying back 바카라사이트ir loans should be reduced (it is currently ?21,000).

Mr Clarke, who introduced top-up fees of ?3,000 while in office, also warned 바카라사이트 sector that it could not rely on recruiting more international students to solve its funding problems.

He said 바카라사이트 upward trend in international student recruitment?is ¡°unsustainable¡± because many governments across 바카라사이트 world are keen to retain 바카라사이트 best and brightest students to study at locally based institutions.?

Mr Clarke also supported concentrating research funding on a small number of institutions, disputing 바카라사이트 perceived link that quality research led to quality teaching and claiming that some institutions¡¯ research output was funded in part by students¡¯ fees.

He also made a call to reverse 바카라사이트 abolition of 바카라사이트 Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) which he called ¡°one of 바카라사이트 saddest changes¡± in education since 2010.

He said EMA encouraged many people to continue into fur바카라사이트r education and helped to increase 바카라사이트 diversity of students entering higher education.

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