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@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
No
@9GZF2LZ1yr1Y
As with all goods or services, we expect a standard of service, for university degrees we might measure the quality of that service in terms of outcomes, preparing the learner for prosperous employment and/ or contributing to society. If a university provides poor teaching leading to poor outcomes, students should have every right to seek compensation due to a poor quality service. Obviously there would need to be clear evidence of a pattern of underperformance across a university or course, not just a lack of application on part of a student.
@B2ZND4X1mo1MO
Students have every right to claim compensation if poor teaching leads to poor results, Chill Guy Clicker, provided there is clear evidence of systemic weakness in the school or course.
@9ZXWNHJ4mos4MO
Universities should ensure that the degrees they offer provide real value in the job market. If graduates struggle to find well-paying jobs, it raises questions about the quality and relevance of the temple run 2 education provided.
@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
Yes
@9GZF2LZ1yr1Y
The average university student will graduate with £40-50k worth of debt from their studies, that will take 9% of their income over £25k for a period of 30-40 years. If the university course is worth so little in terms of either societal good ( eg nursing) or gainful employment that they will not pay any or little of their loan back that cost will then be met by the tax payer. Then in effect the tax payer is paying for substandard courses leading to vast potential and productivity losses. Tax payers money must be spent wisely and not subsidising poor quality services.
@ISIDEWITH1yr1Y
No, and higher education should be free for everyone
@9LP5T3S11mos11MO
Education should be free for everyone, due to the tutions fees a lot of children can't go for university, there are student lone but it is not for free, they are starting their life with huge debt. I saw a lot of university graduate struggling to get good income job too, that's the reason most children are decided not to go for university. You would not know immediately but in long terms our country educated population will be lower, that means economic, crime, standard of value of life .. everything will be going down.
It is free in Scotland so why isn’t it free in the rest of the UK? Why are we required to put ourselves in thousands of pounds of debt to get a job that pays an averages salary.
@9LNG7TM11mos11MO
Education should be free for everyone, due to the tutions fees a lot of children can't go for university, there are student lone but it is not for free, they are starting their life with huge debt. I saw a lot of university graduate struggling to get good income job too, that's the reason most children are decided not to go for university. You would not know immediately but in long terms our country educated population will be lower, that means economic, crime, standard of value of life .. everything will be going down.
@ISIDEWITH6mos6MO
How would your perspective on college change if tuition were free, and how might that impact society?
@9VTFHSM6mos6MO
I think it's make it more accessible to a lower or working class
@9WBPW7M5mos5MO
People from poorer backgrounds who do not have the money to pay for university will have the same opportunity to study as people with more money and student debts won’t be weighing on ex-students shoulders after they graduate.
@9W5MRBJ5mos5MO
College and University would be more beneficial and open to many more students who may be put off by the high prices for education which allows more people to get more job openings of higher skill and quality.
@9VYLKNF5mos5MO
It may bring more opportunity for higher education for the less fortunate
@9PMGC6F9mos9MO
University isn’t for everyone. More apprenticeships/alternatives to University Education are required
Yes but we should close courses that are not traditional courses. Such as gender studies and any studies which push Marxist intellectual thinking as fact.
@B458Y364 days4D
No, and higher education shane free for citizens at the point of entry ; non citizens should pay upfront or leave.
@9ZT3ZTWLiberal Democrat4mos4MO
No, but students should be given a dynamic risk score of the likelihood of getting a career if they pick a course. For example if you pick up art, it's unlikely you will be the next Van Gogh. If you pick a teaching degree, you're likely to become a teacher.
There are to many silly University courses, and when graduates finish Uni, there a few jobs but 1000’s of applicants almost impossible to get a good job in the UK, so Uni is a scam.
Also the UK does not have an economy so they should sort that out first, but should introduce more apprenticeship rather than University courses
@9PRGGCL9mos9MO
For British students, degrees they study should be proportionately matched to their expected financial income as an aim and therefore be free. Not to be an excuse for a student to coast along, but a reasonable target. For foreign students - they should pay.
@93MNLQ3 9mos9MO
No, we should work on decreasing the cost of education. We should also move certain courses out of the standard university system and into a different education institution.
@9PWDD5L 9mos9MO
No but students should be allowed leaner payment terms where applicable and monitored so when they have jobs with which they can pay the loans of at those lower terms the payments can start
@9PSDQ9B9mos9MO
"Student Loans" should be funded upfront by the govt and not sold on the secondary market, it should also be impossible to "default" against a student loan
@9PRNF5F9mos9MO
No, but universities need to be made aware of these graduates so that support can be offered in finding a higher income job.
No the student loans company should should have a stricter set of requirements/application and not just accept everyone.
@9PH24QN9mos9MO
No, and HE should be free for all UK citizens, or at the very least for those from a low income family.
@9P6LYBDConservative10mos10MO
No, universities can't be held responsible for a former student's financial decisions. More needs to be done to educate students from an early age about the value of money, so they are better prepared for the real world when they leave full time education
@9NKM7MR10mos10MO
No, we should focus on decreasing the cost of education whilst holding universities accountable for the quality and delivery
@9HXYNNT1yr1Y
Higher education for subject areas where there is a high demand for UK domestic skills should be free for everyone on merit, the the number of university courses needs to be reduced.
@9MY48WG10mos10MO
Yes, but i think both the university and the student should be equally held accountable for different reasons.
@9KVR46B1yr1Y
It is down to the student to properly research what their degree can achieve for them in life. If they choose a degree which will achieve little then it is on them to accept the consequence of their decision.
@9NGWVBWIndependent10mos10MO
Offer different ways of achieving with work placements, vocational colleges not just pieces of paper
No, and higher education should be paid for by way of a graduate tax; this way they wouldn't be any defaults on loans.
@9MV4FB510mos10MO
No, the universities are simply fulfilling the artificial societal need for degrees where such are now required for previously non-degree required jobs. It is government policy that has caused the 'defaults'. If the artificial degree need is removed, then the defaults will reduce as less will attend university.
No, the government should be responsible as they set the cost of living, interest rates, and increase taxes!
@9G85KTD1yr1Y
If the education is of good standard then its the student's fault, also i support free quality education
@9KFY6RR1yr1Y
Only the government should pay for all and any education/loans.. It’s the governments fault for poor management of the country resulting in poor pay.
@9G5MCLJ1yr1Y
Yes, but higher education should be free for everyone and only if they are for profit universities and make the liability proportional to the expected yearly income of the degree offered.
@9FVKSV61yr1Y
Yes but I also think university should be free, so that everyone has equal opportunities and people, from all classes, get to have involvement in something bigger, for balance.
@9HCY58Q1yr1Y
No, jobs requiring degrees should make it easier for people to be hired - a lot want experience but some are fresh out of uni, and won’t gain experience without getting the job in the first place
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@B2GWVFR2mos2MO
No I don’t think so. I think the universities shouldn’t be told what to do and I want them to make their own choices for the common sense.
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