By Julian Coman. Buoyed by increased tuition fees, England’s universities are embarking on a massive programme of expansion as they actively compete for students. But it’s only likely to increase the divide between the elite institutions and the rest. More...
By Andrew McGettigan. The student loan system loses 45p for every pound loaned, yet there seem to be no viable alternatives. Most would prefer the issue of funding to melt into the background and attention focus on the education, but fees and loans have succeeded in challenging the way we think about higher study today and possibly for several years to come. More...
More and more college students have given up studying because of the inability to pay tuition fees. Supportive measures are needed to help students who want to learn devote themselves to their studies.
A survey taken by the education ministry found that, in the 2012 academic year, the number of those who dropped out of universities, junior colleges and similar institutions totaled 79,000. More...
By . Prospective students in the United States who can’t afford to pay for college or don’t want to rack up tens of thousands in student debt should try their luck in Germany. Higher education is now free throughout the country, even for international students. Yesterday, Lower Saxony became the last of seven German states to abolish tuition fees, which were already extremely low compared to those paid in the United States. More...
By Danny Dorling. Only the super-rich benefit from the fees and loans system, in which 17-year-olds must sign up for massive debts in adulthood. More...
By . But universities minister’s minor input into Tory conference attracts NUS criticism. Greg Clark has warned that a Labour £6,000 fee policy would be a “huge step backwards” and leave a “fiscal black hole”. More...
Even international students can now study anywhere in Germany for free, as Britain's youth continues to be angered over the issue. Lower Saxony has become the last of Germany's states to abolish fees for university students.
Announcing the decision, science and culture minister Gabrielle Heinen-Kjajic was quoted by germanpulse.com as saying in a statement the decision was taken "because we do not want higher education which depends on the wealth of the parents".
That means all the country's universities are now non-fee paying. More...
By Nicholas Jones. Tertiary students should be charged much more if the Government is unwilling to invest enough to keep universities competitive, the country's largest university says.
University of Auckland vice-chancellor Stuart McCutcheon believes there is a strong case for following Britain and Australia's lead and raising the cost of study. More...
Last German state to do away with university tuition fees.
“Tuition fees are socially unjust,” said Dorothee Stapelfeldt, senator for science in Hamburg, which scrapped charges in 2012. More...
By Jan Petter Myklebust. Whether Swedish students may be charged fees for courses that are part of international collaborations involving several universities across countries – many of which themselves levy fees – has been tying Sweden with its free higher education in knots. The government has proposed a law specifying when a study fee should not be regarded as a student fee. Read more.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
