Sunday, August 18, 2024

Golden age of English universities could be over, says head of watchdog

The head of the universities watchdog in England has said the “golden age of higher education” could be over and all options should be on the table as the funding crisis facing the sector is “significant”.

The Office for Students (OFS) interim chair, Sir David Behan, said increased tuition fees and lifting visa restrictions on international students could help revive embattled institutions.

“I think the resilience of the sector overall has been tested by a number of different forces ... the global pandemic, the impact of leaving the European Union,” he told the Sunday Times. READ MORE from The Guardian

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