Pair may undercut pack with UKPd2,000 fee

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Leeds Metropolitan University and Bradford University are considering charging top-up fees below the UKPd3,000/yr maximum that is allowed. Such a move would shatter the consensus that all institutions in the United Kingdom would inevitably charge the full top-up fee. Simon Lee, vice-chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan, states that his aim to challenge the view that lower fees would mean lower quality, however, others argue that any institution charging less than the full fee would automatically be regarded as inferior.

Strategy & planning, Planning, Company business planning, Leeds Metropolitan University

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Blair bets all on wooing rebels

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Tony Blair has staked his premiership on the Labour Party's higher education bill, repeatedly insisting that it is a key plank of his public service reform plans and that the success of his premiership will be judged on these reforms. Blair is believed to be confident that he will be able to force the reforms through, despite the fact that nearly 150 Labour backbench MPs have voiced their opposition to the introduction of variable top-up fees.

Government domestic functions, Organizational history, Administration of Education Programs, Education Programs, Blair, Tony, Education and state, Education policy, Political aspects, Labour Party (United Kingdom), Education, Higher, Higher education, Company restructuring/company reorganization, Reorganization and restructuring, Company organization

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What justifies a UKPd3,000 fee?

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Issues relating to the decision that faces universities in the UK regarding the level at which they should set their tuition fees from 2006 onwards are examined. The maximum fee that universities will be able to charge will be UKPd3,000/yr. Indicators looked at which could influence the decision made by the universities include entry standards, popularity, quality, dropout rates, returns and regional influences.

Educational aspects

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