Tbh I’m surprised they haven’t always. University costs have gone up so it makes sense within the context of the current fee system for the fees to increase as well.
Tom22174 on
It’s interesting that the headline is about tuition fees when the real interesting part is that maintenance grants could be making a come back.
Tuition fees going up doesn’t actually mean all that much for 90% of us, it’s just more debt on the pile that only the top 10-15% of earners will fully pay off anyway. Fees not going up just degrades the service received. The reason students have to weigh up whether or not they can afford to go is cost of living and how much is in the maintenance loan, so returning the grant for those who need it would make a huge difference
todays_username2023 on
Tuition fees should be competitive, If university A could teach me my BEng for £6000 a year whilst university B charges £9000 it would incentivise value for money and efficient courses.
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Tbh I’m surprised they haven’t always. University costs have gone up so it makes sense within the context of the current fee system for the fees to increase as well.
It’s interesting that the headline is about tuition fees when the real interesting part is that maintenance grants could be making a come back.
Tuition fees going up doesn’t actually mean all that much for 90% of us, it’s just more debt on the pile that only the top 10-15% of earners will fully pay off anyway. Fees not going up just degrades the service received. The reason students have to weigh up whether or not they can afford to go is cost of living and how much is in the maintenance loan, so returning the grant for those who need it would make a huge difference
Tuition fees should be competitive, If university A could teach me my BEng for £6000 a year whilst university B charges £9000 it would incentivise value for money and efficient courses.