THE: Alliance contribution aims to reshape fees debate
Published on May 11, 2010
University top-up fees would be rebranded as graduate contributions under proposals published today by a group of 23 universities.
The University Alliance – which represents institutions including The Open University, the University of Hertfordshire and Sheffield Hallam University – argues that its system would dispel “myths” about an upfront cost to university study and the language of debt.
Its plans would see the troubled Student Loans Company replaced with a “Graduate Contribution Agency”.
University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson has responded to the government’s latest budget measures impacting skills and higher education: “Today, the government announced a budget to secure the economy: with public services and investment at its heart.”…
University Alliance has joined forces with other organisations responsible for educating doctors, nurses and allied health professionals to urge the government to include education, training, and research at the centre…