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The Russell Group is a self-selected association of twenty-four public research universities in the United Kingdom. The group is headquartered in London and was established in 1994 to represent its members' interests, principally to government and parliament. It was incorporated in 2007.

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Coronavirus: Online-students face tuition fees

Feb 16,2020 10:13 am

Universities have warned of the financial collapse, when some institutions do not recruit students this year

students in England still have to pay the full tuition, even if their courses are online, in the Autumn , the government has said.

"We do not believe that students are entitled to a refund if the quality is there," said the universities minister, Michelle Donelan .

But the University, the request for a £2 billion bail-out was rejected.

universities prior to this, the financial risk of a reduction in students studying abroad had warned, because of the coronavirus.

universities were closed due to the pandemic, and it is the uncertainty for the students, whether it be in-person teaching in the fall, or whether the courses are taught fully or partially online.

The universities minister, said no formal decision had been made, to The Next school year, but if the courses be online and "students are really getting the quality, and you will always be a course that is suitable for this purpose", she would not receive a discount on the fees.

"the universities are always costs even further with your overhead and your cost during This Time , and it's not your fault," She Said .

If a student is not always sufficient Teaching Online , She Said there were processes in place for you to complain.

study, as well As the consideration of whether you would like to online, wait for candidates to information about how you might act re-opened the campus, in terms of social distance, social activities, and accommodations.

The National Union of students, it became clear how difficult it can be to study for the current students, online, with some struggling with a lack of computer equipment and broadband access, and not with enough room to Work .

What a University would be experiencing, such as with social distancing?

A study by the Sutton Trust suggests, some applicants to reconsider their University plans, in a year-group that already tests cancelled and replaced by the estimated variety.

It is a "huge level of anxiety and uncertainty," says trust founder, Sir Peter Lampl .

There are, in particular, the financial concerns of the universities about an expected decline in the foreign students they pay higher fees.

in the Last month, universities in the UK, called for at least £2bn in.

Ms Donelan has announced to stabilize measures University finances, but without The Extra money required.

To help with Cash Flow , £2. 6bn of tuition fee income and £100m funding for the research will be brought to the front, and the universities will be able to access to the state Fund support for companies, interrupted by a coronavirus, is worth a further £700m.

"Should the provider require any further support of the Federal government, further to the assessment of their financial Situation," the minister said universities.

flexibility in The Clearing

It is also more flexibility in The Clearing system, what with the candidates, the empty set is, after the results are published.

universities were worried about the "volatility" in the applications and that some universities could not do so shortly before the recruits, you would be financially feasible.

stop such fluctuations, it checks with regard to the number of students to be designed, the to some to stop, some universities add a lot more students, while others could be left.

The Higher Education watchdog, The Office for students, said there would be financial penalties on universities with pressure-selling to increase tactics, "student intake outside of normal levels".

The Russell Group of leading universities, said the "big remaining challenge" was the financing of the research.

"the universities with significant deficits in the international students and other revenue we need to Finance in order to underpin the important Work that otherwise goes under," said chief executive Tim Bradshaw .

universities in the UK, said the stability measures were taken, would be a recognition of the important role of universities, in the "recovery of the economy and of the municipalities" in the course of the pandemic and the "serious financial crisis" it had created.

The universities body has said that in the coming weeks, the current students and applicants have a clearer idea of the arrangements for opening in the fall of get.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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