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Lower entry requirements for international students? An international student’s perspective

Lower entry requirements for international students? An international student’s perspective

Universities have been accused of offering international students lower entry grade requirements, but what does this reveal about our higher education institutions, and how does it affect the way international students are viewed?
Have universities become too reliant on international fees?

Have universities become too reliant on international fees?

Alleged disparities in entry requirements between internal and international students raise questions about universities’ reliance on international fees, and the impact this may have on internal students
Home Secretary disputes party policy on international students

Home Secretary disputes party policy on international students

The Home Secretary made comments on number of international students in the UK contradict Conservative goals
Life as a Masshole: Massachusetts and America’s mistakes

Life as a Masshole: Massachusetts and America’s mistakes

Escape to Massachusetts through the eyes of a Masshole. The state is rich with history, nature, and student debt
Here’s why you might not be getting that tuition fee refund any time soon

Here’s why you might not be getting that tuition fee refund any time soon

Can the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University justify fees of £9250 and more for fewer and fewer contact hours?
UoM VP: blended learning ‘totally’ worth £9250

UoM VP: blended learning ‘totally’ worth £9250

Blended learning combines online materials with traditional ‘place-based’ classroom methods
The true cost of tuition fees

The true cost of tuition fees

Lucca Di Virgilio discusses the problems with profiteering from university education
Are Manchester’s international students getting value for money?

Are Manchester’s international students getting value for money?

Making up 27% of the total student body, they pay almost half of all tuition fees. 
Lords: Unis face “significant consequences” if tuition fees drop to £7,500

Lords: Unis face “significant consequences” if tuition fees drop to £7,500

The report said the recommendation was based on a “distorted” view of Higher Education funding
The darling fees of May

The darling fees of May

Sophie Marriott isn’t a fan of the proposed changes to tuition fees
Government report recommends tuition fee cut

Government report recommends tuition fee cut

The Augar Review also says the threshold for repaying student loans should fall
Lower tuition fees threaten number of university places

Lower tuition fees threaten number of university places

Course sizes could shrink in the near future to accommodate a reduction in fees
Tuition fees create uncertainty over financial future of UK universities

Tuition fees create uncertainty over financial future of UK universities

The lowering of tuition fees could lead to some UK universities closing in a ‘worst case scenario’ situation if alternative funding is not provided
Tuition fees for two-year degrees to rise to over £11,000

Tuition fees for two-year degrees to rise to over £11,000

The chance to graduate earlier through an accelerated degree programme will come at the cost of higher fees per year
Women most likely to benefit from a university education, report says

Women most likely to benefit from a university education, report says

Women who went to university earn 28% more than the average female non-graduate
Accelerated degrees could see students save on tuition fees

Accelerated degrees could see students save on tuition fees

A two-year degree plan has been promised to cut the cost of tuition fees
Get up, stand up – your tuition fees are outrageous

Get up, stand up – your tuition fees are outrageous

As a dutch student studying in the UK, Rose Uijtewaal is shocked at how accepted the comparatively expensive tuition fees are here.
Report recommends cutting tuition fees to £6,500, but increases for STEM

Report recommends cutting tuition fees to £6,500, but increases for STEM

Tuition fees in the UK currently stand at £9,250 per year for home students, but the proposal has been met with both disapproval and agreement.
Parliament calls for re-introduction of means-tested grants

Parliament calls for re-introduction of means-tested grants

The parliamentary select committee has recommended the reversal of the policy that scrapped grants in 2016.
Students criticise May’s higher education proposals

Students criticise May’s higher education proposals

Sweeping review of higher education funding branded a “superficial, and politically motivated retaliation” by students