V-cs plan paper on funding ideas

Eric Forth, 바카라사이트 higher education minister, has asked university heads to produce a consultation paper on funding.

The Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals will announce its plans to publish 바카라사이트 paper at its next main committee meeting on December 8, which Mr Forth is expected to attend.

Gareth Roberts, 바카라사이트 CVCP chairman, said 바카라사이트 idea of producing a paper to encourage politicians to develop firm policies on higher education funding before 바카라사이트 next General Election emerged from a recent meeting with Mr Forth.

The Department for Education and Employment confirmed that Mr Forth had requested 바카라사이트 CVCP to publish a paper before 바카라사이트 department produced its own higher education discussion paper in 바카라사이트 New Year.

The minister agreed that funding was 바카라사이트 "number one issue" and was "enthusiastic" about 바카라사이트 prospect of 바카라사이트 CVCP exploring questions such as how to build more student contributions into 바카라사이트 funding system.

But 바카라사이트 paper would not just be for Government, Professor Roberts said. The Labour Party and 바카라사이트 Liberal Democrats might also benefit from 바카라사이트 debate it would generate.