all this while students with wealthy backgrounds get "free" fees - this is still the case no?

disgusting

this is just going to make college inaccessible for many people - while putting a further strain on social welfare and leading to emigration

Has anyone seen the back page of the "Village" magazine this week:

it goes something like this:

Myth:

Third Level Education is Free in Ireland

Fact:

Students pay a €1500 registration charge per year

In countries where they have "Fees", third level education is often cheaper, for example:

Germany €1000 per year

Austria €726 per year

Luxembourg €200 per year

Portugal €500 per year

Belgium €800 per year

Third Level registration fees have increased by 124% since 2002.

This has happened in conjuction with cuts to the core Hea grant.

The government wants to raise the registration fee even further.

This will hurt families already hit hard by the recession and cause many students to drop out. This is also likely to have a negative effect on many local economies greatly dependent on students for business.


This is an OUTRAGE!

I say scrap the registration fee, and quickly implement a means tested fees scheme like we had in the eighties, and let those from less wealthy backgrounds have a chance at an education they deserve - not this farce of a registration system - let's see who exactly is paying what for whom - let's be real here.

Because so far the policies currently being pursued are in fact benefiting the wealthy in a way.

Plus ca change.

Non EU students pay very high fees.

If the Universities are in money trouble will they ramp up their 'high value' student numbers?

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How many banks do we own today?

Eh, no. I referred to Presidents.

See opening post:

This 19% increase should see most of the university presidents comfortably over the €300,000 line!




A link was already provided above, but here it is again

It includes the following information:

The Irish Independent recently revealed the top earner last year was UCD vice-president for research, Professor Des Fitzgerald, whose package is potentially worth up to €495,000-a-year.

However, this was restricted to €409,000 because a performance bonus was withheld on cost-saving grounds.


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The near-silence of USI and lower-ranking university staff on all of this is deafening!
They barely whimper, when they ought to be roaring!



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They do that already, but overseas recruitment is expensive as well. Naturally campaigns have to be focused and there is significant competition to boot. All part of the wider corporatisation of the university system unfortunately.