According to the official statistics known as the Higher Education Initial Participation Rate (or HEIRP), 49% of youngsters living in England were inclined to receive an academic degree in 2011, but this number grew by 3% in 2012. Girls were eager to study at universities to a greater extent than boys (55% versus 45%). However, the head of the Office for Fair Access, Les Ebdon, said that the increase of tuition fees might reduce these figures in the near future.
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Educational patterns constantly change; to help the older people catch up with their fast pace, universities encourage workers to study again when their careers are over. David Willetts, the minister for higher education, supports the initiative of going to university to continue working beyond the legal retirement age. According to him, there is a pressure of being upskilled and retrained even at the end of one’s career, which is why older people should consider university education.
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A 32-year old academic work cost Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan her doctorate. The 351-page dissertation by German education minister, archived at Düsseldor’s Heinrich Heine University, has been recently published by an anonymous blogger, revealing parts which were allegedly lifted from other publications with no proper attribution. The scandal led to Schavan’s doctorate being revoked on February 5. Four days later, Annette Schavan was forced to resign from her post. This case of government resignations over plagiarism is the second one in the last two years.
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The representatives of the Labor party state that the government wants to introduce an outdated educational scheme based on the concentration on a limited number of subjects. Michael Gove, the current Secretary of State for Education, is going to establish a new academic program at both secondary and primary schools of England. He told the members of the Social Market Foundation that children should be competent in mathematics, history, science, and culture to understand the main aspects of the surrounding world.
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University applications’ fall last year became a matter of concern for many in educational sphere. With fees increased and no significant improvement in sight, concerns grew even stronger. No definite optimism is being seen with new forecasts on university applications for autumn 2013, even though some individual higher educational establishments report a slight rise in applications. No limit on places for those with AAB grades meant unfilled places in some universities and expansion in others.
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The educational system in Great Britain is going through some essential changes. The latest news says that the funding formula for the UK universities has been modified. It is blazing a trail for getting investment from private sources while the previous experience showed the government support. For the past several years the fee that students must pay for their education has been increasing and now the pressure on educational establishments is also getting bigger as the knowledge level should be deserving. Some of the professors who have a great experience in working in the British educating system advise universities to make some refreshments and present themselves from a new point of view to the society. The main idea is that investing money in education is a great thing for securing a better future to the country.
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