But as [MENTION=3552]Moshe Gariani[/MENTION] noted Brighton has it's pluses and minuses and UoS have invested, a little controversially, a huge amount of money into the Business School.
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But as [MENTION=3552]Moshe Gariani[/MENTION] noted Brighton has it's pluses and minuses and UoS have invested, a little controversially, a huge amount of money into the Business School.
Yep to both.
Bath uni, Entry requirements for Maths -
1981 - C,D,D
2018 - A*, A, A. “We strongly prefer that a full A level is taken in Further Maths as well as Maths.”
We, as a society, have spent a generation kidding our children that they are much, much smarter than they actually are, and that their job prospects are secure.
Both are total bullshit. It makes me so angry.
I’m pleased that you are finally getting educated. It’s a shame this didn’t happen before the referendum, but hey, it’s never too late to learn. Good luck!
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
I think that saying will be relevant to many Albion fans too, we don't have to be faster than Manchester City, just faster than at least three other other clubs to survive.
CCC students ?? should they be studying business or going out to work ?
I know that changes in the NHS have had an impact. They've removed the bursary for Nursing students, so where before the NHS paid fees for people training to be Nurses, they now have to pay for themselves, which has seen a drop in nursing students. But the NHS have also now introduced funding to train 'Nursing Associates' and 'Assistant Practitioners' which has seen those course double and triple in popularity.
Muzzman
Pocket Rocket
On the grapevine, I believe one of the South Coast Uni's against the wall is University College Chichester. This is only hearsay though from a colleague who knows someone who used to work there.
Moshe Gariani
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I find that extremely hard to believe. One of my friends is a Prof. there and he has not mentioned anything (and he normally would do).
Last month Prince Harry opened their new £35m Engineering and Digital Technology Park...
Not saying it is impossible but seems very unlikely.
Northbrook merged with Brighton City College to become Brighton Met. Mrs Gwylan works there and there's been an almighty kerfuffle bedding the new college in
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
How reliant are the universities on foreign students?
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Far, far too many kids pushed towards University when they really shouldn't have been, many to take Degrees which are proving fairly useless and of no interest to Employers.
Governments (of both colours) are to blame - Major for scrapping Polys and converting them into Unis, and the Blair Govt. for setting a 50% target of kids going to Uni.(In my day it was nearer to 5%)
The old Polys are (by and large) second class Universities, where kids are racking up huge debt to live away from home and take degrees when the majority of them should have either gone out to work, or learnt a trade/gone to a vocational institution.
Governments (of both colours) are to blame - Major for scrapping Polys and converting them into Unis, and the Blair Govt. for setting a 50% target of kids going to Uni.(In my day it was nearer to 5%)
The old Polys are (by and large) second class Universities, where kids are racking up huge debt to live away from home and take degrees when the majority of them should have either gone out to work, or learnt a trade/gone to a vocational institution.
I agree with you but the problem being that many many employers have been sucked into the idiotic Labour policy of 'everyone should go to university' - not just the academic elite. The number of jobs that require a degree now is ridiculous - I've been turned down flat for interview because I don't have a degree despite having over 25 years experience in my industry. When I hire I actively ignore if candidates have a degree or not - I really don't think relevent most of the time. I'd always hire experience over a degree.
Universities are a business now. They absolutely depend on foreign students coming to study there. Brexit has kept them from committing to a 3/4 year course as they don't know if they will be allowed to complete it. Combined with the bad will the Europeans have towards us atm, it's very likely quite a few will close down.
They make or break a uni.
- Jan 3, 2012
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I wouldn't have thought so. They seem to be expanding and building all over the place.
But then that could be why...…..
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
My ex daughter in law worked for Manchester, and now Nottingham and I know she travels the world selling the unis to foreign students.
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That's right! Blame it all on BREXIT!...…….
……. Which must be significant, particularly given the uncertainty over Research funding etc at the moment and the ability (or otherwise) of our universities to carry on in European Research Programmes.
Spiros
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I may be wrong but I thought the real money is made by a uni from students outside of the Eu? The numbers of these aren't likely to be affected by Brexit as the rules won't change for them
Potentially shutting down your business to the world's biggest trading block will not do a business any good.