United Kingdom economic pressure to limit University expansion

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United Kingdom Government is facing great financial pressure, ordered United Kingdom universities over the next two years to the "minimum" or stop expansion or face stiff penalties. To this end, the "United Kingdom University" organization believes that the United Kingdom limited enrollment quota will affect the competitiveness of the United Kingdom.

According to BBC Chinese network coverage, United Kingdom Secretary of State John University education · Denham (John Denham) in writing to the higher education funding Council for England (Higher Education Funding Council) annual letter warning said: "next year in any University for enrollment, its past and future of scholarship funds will be recovered, for unforeseen student assistance costs. ”

United Kingdom Government has launched an ambitious to attract more students, the next three years to increase the quota of 60 000, the University Admissions 2010 University enrolment ratio increased to 50%, and policies to a 180 degree u-turn, for what reason?

In fact, the situation is causing the error, an error occurs, the budget now face enormous economic pressure to make ends meet, only hasten the brakes.

United Kingdom Government Ministers recognized that didn't expect the 2008 College enrollment rate reached a record high of 7 per cent, followed by a sharp increase in expenditure on the scholarship, now has up to 200 million pounds of "budget black hole".

United Kingdom students every year to get Government GBP 3145, together with the tuition and living accommodation loans can amounting to GBP 6475, 2008 University enrollment growth, this expenditure is not trivial.

United Kingdom University Education Minister Denham in the letter specifically asked the University 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic year not to excessive expansion next year, the number of enrollment must be ten thousand people, this than originally planned reduction of one third.

The Government of this practice while helpless, but still causes United Kingdom University of dissatisfaction. "United Kingdom University" organizations (Universities UK) said that the United Kingdom on the basis of the knowledge economy requires more rather than fewer students, United Kingdom limited enrollment quota will affect the competitiveness of the United Kingdom.