This is from today's Guardian:
The coalition is considering a Soviet-style central intervention policy to effectively fine individual universities if they impose unreasonable tuition fees next year.Next bright idea? A Gulag for recalcitrant vice-chancellors? Re-education camps for those who don't take their teaching philosophy statements seriously enough?
Vince Cable, the business secretary whose department is responsible for universities, and David Willetts, the universities minister, are looking at allowing colleges that charge a modest fee to expand and constraining those that are charging too much.
The government, through the Higher Education Funding Council, sets the grant and numbers for each university and has the power to fine a university as much as £3,000 per student if it over-recruits in a single year.
Ministers are looking at cutting funding from universities that unreasonably charge the maximum £9,000 fee from 2012-13. They admit it is likely most universities will charge well over £8,000 a year.
One minister said: "A form of dramatic centralisation is under active consideration - a form of Gosplan if you like," a reference to the Russian state planning committee set up in the 1920s.
News is really an amazing one that the Ministers are looking at cutting funding from universities that unreasonably charge,may be because some of the reason that they did this,otherwise i don't think that this is the reason of charge and increasing,great sort of information you share which is awesome and brilliant to read.
ReplyDeleteI personally disagree with cutting funds to universities. universities offer scholarship, stipends and support students to complete their education. At the same time universities charge to students those who can pay. It is a business model that has proven success and a stable business model. Ministers should talk to education minister before making such recommendations to get real groung realities
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