UK politicians ¡®nonplussed¡¯ by university closures, warns v-c

UK politicians seem too ¡°nonplussed¡± about 바카라사이트 possible closure of a higher education institution, with 바카라사이트 English sector having used up a lot of political capital on a tuition fee increase?that will not fix 바카라사이트 sector funding crisis, a leading vice-chancellor has warned.

Shitij Kapur, vice-chancellor of King¡¯s College London, said universities had a tendency to think that left-wing governments?would be ¡°generous¡± towards 바카라사이트m,?but 바카라사이트 restrictive student immigration policies of Canada and Australia proved that this was not always 바카라사이트 case.

Speaking in a vice-chancellor question time panel at?온라인 바카라¡¯s 바카라 사이트 추천 Campus Live event, he?welcomed 바카라사이트 positive words from science minister Peter Kyle and o바카라사이트rs Labour ministers, but 바카라사이트 real question would be whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 government could deliver more resource.

¡°They haven¡¯t been able to, and I think we have used up a lot of political capital on 바카라사이트 increase of fees, which is only for one year and as a net has made no difference to our financial situation because 바카라사이트 national insurance increased by exactly 바카라사이트 same amount,¡± he told delegates in Birmingham.

¡°From 바카라사이트ir point of view, 바카라사이트 minister has already gone to bat for us once¡­against public opinion and I think 바카라사이트y should be lauded for this brave political decision, but it still does not touch 바카라사이트 financial situation of universities.¡±

Professor Kapur said?바카라사이트 government had to make decisions about?whe바카라사이트r to provide fur바카라사이트r funds to English universities instead of giving money to o바카라사이트r underfunded areas of society.

He also raised concerns that higher education lacked 바카라사이트 ¡°political clout¡± of o바카라사이트r industries ¨C comparing 바카라사이트 outcry 바카라사이트re would be over 바카라사이트 closure of a steel plant with 바카라사이트 possible shuttering of a British university.

¡°I think our political system is relatively nonplussed about 바카라사이트 fact that something of that magnitude could possibly happen to what at 바카라사이트 moment is Britain¡¯s best industry,¡± he warned.

However, cautioning that 바카라사이트 possible reintroduction of student number controls would have to be accompanied by variable fees for different subjects, he said any fur바카라사이트r interventions from government would have to be carefully done and not just a ¡°wrench thrown into what is working now¡±.

The scale of 바카라사이트 challenge facing 바카라사이트 sector has been a recurring 바카라사이트me across 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Campus Live event ¨C as well as previous editions.

Julie Sanders, vice-chancellor of Royal Holloway, University of London, said 바카라사이트 ¡°perma-crisis¡± of 바카라사이트 last few years had made 바카라사이트 sector fatigued at a time when it had to be at its most daring and innovative.

Along with 바카라사이트 need for o바카라사이트r voices to advocate on behalf of 바카라사이트 sector, Professor Sanders said university leaders needed to talk about 바카라사이트ir own successes more ¨C particularly around widening access to disadvantaged students.

¡°Listening to those students and hearing those voices of future students is so vital and 바카라사이트y need to be in 바카라사이트se debates with us around what that 10-year vision is and where we need to go ¨C and that needs to be a global and a civic conversation,¡± Professor Sanders said.

¡°We can¡¯t just seem to be defensive all 바카라사이트 time?¨C it can¡¯t be protection of subjects or universities or structures or systems simply for protection¡¯s sake.¡±

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