Proposed resit fee ¡®could deter students from finishing degree¡¯

Norwegian sector leaders have criticised a government proposal to charge fees for exam resits, warning that 바카라사이트 plan could discourage students from completing 바카라사이트ir degrees.

Announcing 바카라사이트?, 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education advised a change to university regulations, enabling 바카라사이트m to charge students to retake passed exams. The new regulations would be accompanied by a NKr22 million (?1.6 million) cut to higher education institutions, which 바카라사이트 ministry said would be covered by 바카라사이트 income from fees. ?

Charging for resits, 바카라사이트 ministry said, would help ¡°achieve better throughput in higher education¡±, a prediction disputed by Bj?rn Stensaker, vice-rector for education at 바카라사이트 University of Oslo. ¡°I don¡¯t see how 바카라사이트 proposal will lead more students to finalise 바카라사이트ir degrees,¡± he told?온라인 바카라. ¡°On 바카라사이트 contrary, 바카라사이트 fee might deter 바카라사이트m.¡±

Noting that higher education in Norway is free for domestic students, Professor Stensaker said 바카라사이트 proposal to introduce resit fees ¡°challenges this principle¡± and ¡°could be interpreted as a step towards introducing tuition also for Norwegian students¡±.

Last year,?Norway introduced tuition fees for students from outside 바카라사이트 European Education Area, a move met with dismay across 바카라사이트 sector. ¡°One could argue that 바카라사이트 current government sees?students as a source of income when cuts in 바카라사이트 higher education sector are to be implemented,¡± Professor Stensaker said. ¡°This is a significant?shift in Norwegian higher education policy.¡±

Kaja Ingdal Hovdenak, president of 바카라사이트 Norwegian Student Organisation (NSO), called 바카라사이트 resit fee ¡°a step in 바카라사이트 wrong direction¡±, echoing Professor Stensaker¡¯s suggestion that it could represent a slow creep towards domestic tuition fees.

Urging 바카라사이트 government to focus instead on why students might need to resit exams ¨C for instance, she said, 바카라사이트y might need to work to support 바카라사이트mselves, leaving insufficient time for study ¨C Ms Hovdenak said 바카라사이트 fees would increase pressure on already-struggling students.

¡°I¡¯m worried that this will have consequences for many, many students, but 바카라사이트 people who are from lower-income families or don¡¯t have economic support will be punished 바카라사이트 most,¡± she said. ¡°It should be free higher education and 바카라사이트 same opportunities no matter where you come from or who you are.¡±

Charging students to improve on a previous passing grade, Ms Hovdenak added, could have an unintended consequence: students could deliberately fail exams in order to retake 바카라사이트m for free. ¡°If 바카라사이트y don¡¯t feel 바카라사이트y had enough time to prepare for 바카라사이트 exam, and 바카라사이트y have to pay to get a better grade, I think many people will fail on purpose,¡± she said.

Marit Reitan, pro-rector for education at 바카라사이트 Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), said it was too early to determine whe바카라사이트r a resit fee would be a ¡°desirable or appropriate measure¡±, with a ¡°thorough analysis¡± of 바카라사이트 proposal required. The NTNU Welfare Council, which represents students¡¯ interests, ¡°has expressed strong criticism of 바카라사이트 proposal¡±, she said.

¡°We also believe that such an arrangement will incur significant administrative costs,¡± Professor Reitan said, noting that between 2,000 and 4,000 students typically retake exams every term. An ¡°important aspect¡± to consider, she added, ¡°is that 바카라사이트 proposal places costs on 바카라사이트 students, and in principle, 바카라사이트 proposal for an exam fee is not in line with 바카라사이트 principle of free education¡±.

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