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UK university tuition fees set for further rise

UK university tuition fees set for further rise
26 July 2012
Rajeeb Gurung
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Rajeeb Gurung
26 July 2012

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University tuition fees are set to rise again next year with the average fee going beyond £8,500 per year.

The universities’ latest plan on increasing university fee levels for 2013/14 was published by the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) on Wednesday with all institutions seeking to charge more than £6,000 a year.

According to the official figure, 94 of the 122 English universities plan to charge the maximum of £9,000 a year for at least one undergraduate course while 42 will charge it as a standard rate for all of their courses.

However, under a major overhaul of the system, the university must submit an annual “access agreement” — which has to be signed off by OFFA — before they can charge students more than £6,000 for their courses.

If the university fails to meet targets in their agreement on recruiting and retaining students, they may have to pay a hefty fine or lose their right to charge more than £6,000.

The rise in figures was met with criticism as Sally Hunt, General Secretary of the University and College Union, said: “When pushing higher fees through Parliament, ministers promised that fees above £6,000 would be the exception rather than rule. Today’s figures confirm our more accurate prediction that fees closer to £9,000 a year would, in fact, be the norm.

“There’s little pleasure in being right, especially as we saw a drop in student applications of almost 10% this year following the massive hike in fees. Decisions about what and where to study at university should be made based on an individual’s academic ability, not how much a course costs.”

Rajeeb Gurung

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