Press Release: A wake up call on universities for ministers
Commenting on the final report from the House of Commons Innovation, Universities and Skills Select Committee, Shadow Universities and Skills Secretary David Willetts said:
“This report fills a void that the Government promised to fill in their HE strategy paper and their fees review, both of which are overdue.
“Higher education is improving rapidly across the world and this report is a wake-up call for the sector as well as for ministers. Our universities are excellent, but there is a risk that we will be overtaken by other countries if we refuse to face the big challenges on standards, the student experience, funding and widening access.
“We do not agree with everything in the report but it is a refreshingly frank assessment of where things stand. If only Ministers would engage in the same way.”
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