UK Students Face tuiton fees hike as University chiefs look to raise income.
"Undergraduates pay up to £1,025 ($1537) a year for tuition. A new annual limit of 4,000 could raise 3 billion a year, funding bursaries to help the less well-off and allowing universities to offer more places on popular courses. It would also improve the pay of lecturers, many of whom are paid only just over half what their US counterparts receive." - The Times
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The Good University Guide 2000.
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Bill Gates backs £130 million university scholarship scheme.
The Microsoft chief's personal charity is preparing to set up a permanent foundation that will finance 230 scholarships in Cambridge, where a Bill Gates House will be established as a students' centre. The scholars may be of any nationality and will be able to study any subject offered at Cambridge
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Debts blamed for drop out increase.
It has been calculated that the average debt for students leaving university is £5,286, and this amount looks set to rise. Some people believe that student debts could be up to £12,000, especially with the introduction of tuition fees.
It has also been calculated that one in five of Britain's 5.6 million further and higher education students drop out of their courses because of financial worries.
Although better financial planning helps, the old saying of "working your way through college" still applies in many cases.
Help is at hand at Freefund.com which helps students manage their money better by providing information on scholarships, bursaries, etc....More at ed-u.com's Finance Page
Billionaire to Fund Free Net University.
Following in the footsteps of other high-tech philanthropists, MicroStrategy's founder wants to create a cyber university that would be free
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90-year-old Takes Degree.
A 90-year-old man has started a psychology degree with the Open University
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