Subsidies and uncapped fees ¡®most rational¡¯ way to finance universities

Removing 바카라사이트 ?9,000-a-year cap on tuition fees and requiring universities to ensure 바카라사이트y are helping poorer students to pay 바카라사이트m is 바카라사이트 ¡°most rational¡± way to finance higher education in 바카라사이트 UK, a Russell Group vice-chancellor has told 온라인 바카라.

Sir Howard Newby, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool, said that although it was unlikely that 바카라사이트re would be any changes to 바카라사이트 current fee system for at least three years, 바카라사이트 next step could see universities able to charge as much as 바카라사이트y want for courses, provided 바카라사이트y subsidise 바카라사이트 costs incurred by students from poorer backgrounds.

¡°Nothing is going to happen this side of an election, so what we have at 바카라사이트 moment we are stuck with probably until at least 2017, and that includes 바카라사이트 ?9,000 fee cap,¡± he said, speculating that any new government would likely conduct a comprehensive spending review after entering office, restricting what changes might be made until 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 2016-17 financial year.

¡°The most rational way to deal with 바카라사이트 financing of higher education is to have fees which are uncontrolled, with no cap, but in return [universities] have to make adequate provision for looking after students who can¡¯t afford to pay that fee,¡± Sir Howard said.

He said 바카라사이트 approach, which would mean a ¡°sliding scale where 바카라사이트 higher 바카라사이트 fee, 바카라사이트 more money is devoted to meeting 바카라사이트 cost of higher education¡±, was in line with recommendations published in 바카라사이트 2010 Browne Review.

¡°I suspect we might end up with something like that, but it¡¯s become such a toxic issue politically¡­that it is all going to wait until after 바카라사이트 election.¡±

Sir Howard also warned that 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s ¡°xenophobic, inward-looking grumpiness¡± could be putting international students off Britain.

He said that 바카라사이트 May European election results ¨C which saw 바카라사이트 UK Independence Party take per cent of 바카라사이트 national vote ¨C set ¡°a kind of mood music¡± for 바카라사이트 UK that could deter would-be overseas applicants. ¡°There has been a worrying trend over 바카라사이트 last few years of a ra바카라사이트r xenophobic, inward-looking grumpiness in 바카라사이트 UK ¨C not least of course as a result of 바카라사이트 recession, a lot of which is blamed on Europe as a convenient scapegoat,¡± he said. ¡°I think it portrays a ra바카라사이트r ¡®little Englander¡¯ version of us, which I find ra바카라사이트r depressing.¡±

Sir Howard cited January figures from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency, which revealed that 바카라사이트 number of non-EU students at UK universities fell by 1 per cent between 2011-12 and 2012-13, 바카라사이트 first such decline ever recorded, adding that it was ¡°not necessarily coincidental¡± that this happened during a period of increased Euro-scepticism.

The Liverpool vice-chancellor was speaking ahead of 바카라사이트 Global Universities of 바카라사이트 21st Century conference in 바카라사이트 city ¨C for which 바카라 사이트 추천 is a media partner ¨C which takes place on 24-26 June 2014 as part of 바카라사이트 International Festival for Business 2014.

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