The Independent on Monday filed a report that one of the country's top-performing state schools is urging their pupils to go university overseas next year to avoid the rise in tuition fees. Now, isn’t this an absolutely brilliant suggestion? Malaysians used to go in droves to the UK for further studies – so what's wrong for English students to consider studying abroad?
Hockerill Anglo-European College in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, has appointed a student counselor with the sole aim of helping pupils to apply for universities overseas because their fees will be cheaper than those in England from next year.
The 830-pupil school, which is a top comprehensive school in exam league tables has also appointed a marketing company to scour the top 40 overseas universities for details of all the courses they teach in English.
Their decision prompted claims from Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University and College Union (UCU) that it was a "source of shame" for the UK if bright youngsters were forced to study abroad “because they cannot afford to study in England". Research by the UCU showed that even if fees rose to only £5,000 a year, English universities would still be the costliest in the world. Only Iceland, the United States and Norway currently charge more than England for state-financed universities. The highest fees are in Iceland where it costs £4,072 a year, according to the research.
Dr Chris Ingate, who chairs the higher education steering group at the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, added: "In my school, Year 13 [taking their A-levels this summer] are all desperately trying to get into university this year and no one is taking a gap year. In year 12, they're adopting a wait and see approach – looking at the costs. They're saying 'I need to consider whether I want to live at home and go to a local university or study in Scotland or Wales' [where fees will be lower]".
Hockerill Anglo-European College in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, has appointed a student counselor with the sole aim of helping pupils to apply for universities overseas because their fees will be cheaper than those in England from next year.
The 830-pupil school, which is a top comprehensive school in exam league tables has also appointed a marketing company to scour the top 40 overseas universities for details of all the courses they teach in English.
Their decision prompted claims from Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University and College Union (UCU) that it was a "source of shame" for the UK if bright youngsters were forced to study abroad “because they cannot afford to study in England". Research by the UCU showed that even if fees rose to only £5,000 a year, English universities would still be the costliest in the world. Only Iceland, the United States and Norway currently charge more than England for state-financed universities. The highest fees are in Iceland where it costs £4,072 a year, according to the research.
Dr Chris Ingate, who chairs the higher education steering group at the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, added: "In my school, Year 13 [taking their A-levels this summer] are all desperately trying to get into university this year and no one is taking a gap year. In year 12, they're adopting a wait and see approach – looking at the costs. They're saying 'I need to consider whether I want to live at home and go to a local university or study in Scotland or Wales' [where fees will be lower]".
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Perhaps, we can market Sunway University (above) to the English students? Check out http://www.sunway.edu.my/.
Perhaps, we can market Sunway University (above) to the English students? Check out http://www.sunway.edu.my/.
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