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5. Composition of the Fee
i.
These fees represent an
For home students and overseas students continuing courses they began before 1 September 1980 fees will be maintained in real terms.
Some seven per cent of this is increase of some 15 per cent over the 1980-81 levels. attributable to the amount by which the increase in the fee for 1979-80 fell short of the actual movements in costs during that year. allows for prospective pay and price increases in higher education and for student union fees.
In addition, the latest increase
ii. For overseas students paying full cost fees the basis remains average unit cost.
iii.
The recommended levels for advanced and degree courses also include an element
Student Union to compensate for the abolition of student union subscriptions. subscriptions for students on advanced and degree courses will be abolished from 1981-82 in accordance with the Secretary of State's Parliamentary announcement on 5 February 1980 that student unions would be financed from that year onwards out of
Dr Rhodes Boyson, in a Parliamentary their parent institutions' recurrent funds.
Answer on 26 November 1980 added that, in order to implement the system, fees for 1981-82 would be increased by the overall average of what student union subscriptions
The overall average for th would be in 1981-82 if the present system were to continue. current academic year is estimated to be £44 and that amount, revalued for inflation, has been included in the recommended levels of fees for 1981-82. As regards non- advanced courses the arrangements are a matter for local settlement on which the Counci of Local Education Authorities has issued guidance.
6. Basis of Full Cost Fees Policy
Full cost fees for overseas students beginning courses on or after 1 September 1980 were first announced on 1 November 1979 because of the overriding need to reduce
The only general public expenditure while giving priority to home students. exceptions allowed were students from European Community countries; a new bursary scheme for 500 postgraduate research students of high academic merit (rising to 1,500 by 1982-83); and students who are refugees as defined in the relevant United Nations
Convention.
7. The Overseas Development Administration will continue to support selected overseas students from developing countries who are funded under the Technical Cooperation Programmes.
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In 1979 about 10,500 students and about 5,500 trainees received financial support from the Aid Programme on courses in Britain in the course of the year. The total number of students and trainees receiving support both in Britain and overseas in the course of the year was about 17,500.
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