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David Willetts and Aaron Porter: The Future of HE
Higher Education has been in the news regularly over the last month with various groups putting forward different ideas for how HE should be funded.
We have lined up Universities Minister David Willetts and NUS President Aaron Porter to answer your questions on all things HE...
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Last date for questions to Aaron Porter will be the 31st October and to David Willetts the 2nd November.
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@ David Willetts
Does the coalition government repudiate Labour's aim of geting 50% of school leavers to university?
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@ Aaron Porter
Does the NUS have any influence on the decisions government makes about HE?
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when setting your strategy, which do you give most weight to, students studying now or the next generation of students?do they have different interests?
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@ Aaron Porter
If a gradate tax were introduced, who would fund higher education during the 'gap years' before these taxes started to be paid in?
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@ Aaron Porter
Does the NUS believe in the complete abolition of university fees or will it accept fees under particular conditions.
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@ David Willetts
Nick Clegg has recently announced that he would like to a tighter cap on University fees. Did you know he was going to publically announce this, and how much do you agree with his opinion?
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First we were told increasing the fees to £3000 was the solution. Now we're being told higher caps are necessary. What's hypothetically stopping the next Government increasing the fees again and before... Show more »First we were told increasing the fees to £3000 was the solution. Now we're being told higher caps are necessary. What's hypothetically stopping the next Government increasing the fees again and before we know it we have an American system of having to save all your life to put your children through higher education? Show less »
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@ David Willetts
Hi David,
Do you expect to see more private universities set up offering just a handful of degrees for very high fees, delivered by a combination of big name lecturers and taught by expert teachers?
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Clearly there is a shift in funding responsibility from the state to "individuals and employers", as we keep hearing. Much has been said about the individuals, but very little has been said about employers.... Show more »Clearly there is a shift in funding responsibility from the state to "individuals and employers", as we keep hearing. Much has been said about the individuals, but very little has been said about employers. What is the future of higher level workforce development? University-employer engagement? And do we need 40% of the workforce qualified to Level4. Show less »
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@ HE Panel
How much hope should potential students have that Lib Dem MPs can protect them from astronomical increases to their tuition fees by voting against it in the Commons?
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Did Labour have the right idea in pushing for 50% higher education rates?
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Have we got the ratio of UK to Overseas students right do you think?
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Do Universities spend too much money on (occasionally) pointless research, and not enough on their students' courses?
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