QUB and UU must do more to encourage students from GB.
The QUB Senate today (28/10/2011) announced an initiative to encourage students coming from GB. The university will offer grants to those with high grades in specific subjects.
Basil McCrea said: “Although this is a step in the right direction, I am disappointed that more could not be done to encourage students from the rest of the United Kingdom to study in Northern Ireland.”
“Leading academics agree that a diverse student population enhance the learning experience, and gives Northern Ireland the opportunity to create long term relationships with people who will be influential in the future.”
“Significant differences in tuition fees throughout the United Kingdom will create unpredictable student flows, putting huge pressures on the higher education sector. I fear we will have to revisit the issue next year, but in the meantime I hope that our universities will actively sell Northern Ireland as a destination to students living in Great Britain.”
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