Fees policy 'taking university cash,' finance directors say

By Arwyn Jones. Finance directors of Welsh universities say the Welsh government's student fees subsidies are leaving their sector with an uncertain financial future. They have told BBC Wales they can not be sure there will be enough money left for them after the subsidising of Welsh students who study elsewhere in the UK.
Welsh students pay fees of no more than £3,500 wherever they study, with the Welsh government supplying the rest. The Welsh government says its policy is "fully costed and sustainable".
The Welsh Higher Education Finance Directors Group says that no-one knows from year to year how many Welsh students will choose to study in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Read more...