The government is screwing students doubly. Not only is it decreasing government HECS contributions, it is lifting caps on tuition fees so that universities can charge whatever they want. The latter is the most radical change to the higher education system since fees were re-introduced. Heads of Go8 universities, who for some time have been lobbying for uncapped fees, will be salivating at the news. They can now move towards the model of Harvard, Princeton and Yale – institutions that are renowned for their exorbitant fees, equally exorbitant profits and zero tolerance policy for working class riff raff. The average four year degree at Harvard costs $190,000.
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 01:50:09 +0000
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