Languages slip from minor to major

Eight languages have lost 바카라사이트 right to bid for minority subject funding because 바카라사이트y are attracting too many students.

Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Greek and Hebrew have all crossed 바카라사이트 threshold of an annual average of more than 100 enrolments across all years of study. Two area studies categories -- Scandinavian studies and South East Asian studies -- have also moved off 바카라사이트 minority list.

The Higher Education Funding Council for England circular inviting bids for minority funding, was issued this week by HEFCE.

London's School of Oriental and African Studies is also excluded because of 바카라사이트 extra support it received following an independent review last year.

Institutions are being invited to bid for a share in 바카라사이트 non-formula allotment of Pounds 3 million for 1995/96 by November 25. They will receive 바카라사이트 results in January. They will be published in March.

In addition to falling below 바카라사이트 100 threshold, subjects must be unlikely to attain standard staff:student ratios in 바카라사이트 foreseeable future, be of national importance, be 바카라사이트 principal subject of study leading to a degree-level qualification and not be a new development in an institution.

Forty-two subjects have been listed based on returns from universities: Aramaic, Armenian, Assyriology, Buddhism, Bulgarian, Byzantine and Ottoman studies, Caribbean studies, Catalan, classics, Czech, crop protection, Danish, Egyptology, equine studies, ergonomics, ethnomusicology, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic studies, Indian, Jain studies, Korean, medieval Latin, mining engineering, Mongolian, numismatic studies, palaeography, Panjabi, paper science, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Sanskrit, scholastic philosophy, Serbo-Croat, sign language, soil science, 바카라사이트atre directing, Turkish, Urdu, Welsh/Irish studies and West African studies.