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Tag Archives: University Market
Welsh Higher Education Madness
During the last few days universities have been concentrating on Clearing, the process whereby students can find places in university courses in the days after they receive their A-level results, and change their plans if their A-levels are significantly different … Continue reading
Higher Education in the Marketplace
Sometime towards the end of the fifth century BC the young Athenian Xenophon encountered a man in a narrow side street. The man blocked his way and asked where every kind of food was sold. Once he had received a reply, he asked another … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Universities
Tagged Ancient Athens, Independent Thinking, Lectures, Socrates, Tutorials, University Market, University Teaching
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Knock-Down University
The Guardian today has a report about a ‘no frills university college’ which will start recruiting this week. Coventry University College offers degrees for £4800, with teaching going on for 42 weeks a year, 7 days a week, 7am to 10pm on weekdays. Courses … Continue reading
Posted in Universities
Tagged Higher education, Independent Thinking, Training, Tuition fees, University Market
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