Motion
- Motion title
- Course fees and equality of access
- Session
- 2008-2009
- Meeting link
- HE conference
- Meeting date
- 28 May 2009
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- HE23
- Motion text
Conference calls upon the UCU to keep up the pressure on the government to resist the removal of the cap on student top up fees, with a long term aim of abolishing top up fees altogether. Already universities are positioning themselves as market leaders, ready to charge the upmost possible. We know the distortions that markets create. Universities have a responsibility to serve the local population as well. The North East has the lowest levels of the population entering higher education in England and many of the post '92 sector HEIs cater for students from predominately BME backgrounds. The impact of raising course fees will impact upon the wider community and must be resisted.
- Proposing body
- Northumbria University
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Higher education committee (HEC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2009/H/05-28/099/HE23