Higher education and our university system seem to be in the news constantly. John O’Leary, editor of the Good University Guide, thinks that universities may secretly be pleased by falling numbers.
Universities all over the country are preparing themselves for the possibility of empty places when fees are ￡9,000 a year. At the same time, some of the UK’s best-known academics are staking their reputations--and some of their own money--on students paying ￡18,000 a year.
Why it should cost ￡18,000 a year to provide the cheapest subjects in higher education with visiting lecturers and few of the facilities offered by other universities is a mystery. But the big names and exclusivity might attract enough rich overseas students to see it through what will surely be a difficult opening period.
There will not be enough of either to comfort all the existing universities. Those at the top can afford a 10 per cent drop in applications and still have plent
A. John O’Leary has just released the latest issue of Good University Guide.
B. Universities are getting ready for not having enough students next year.
C. Some of the most famous scholars in the UK are found taking bribes.
D. The tuition fee for college has been proposed to rise to ￡18,000 a year.
Higher education and our university system seem to be in the news constantly. John O’Leary, editor of the Good University Guide, thinks that universities may secretly be pleased by falling numbers.
Universities all over the country are preparing themselves for the possibility of empty places when fees are ￡9,000 a year. At the same time, some of the UK’s best-known academics are staking their reputations--and some of their own money--on students paying ￡18,000 a year.
Why it should cost ￡18,000 a year to provide the cheapest subjects in higher education with visiting lecturers and few of the facilities offered by other universities is a mystery. But the big names and exclusivity might attract enough rich overseas students to see it through what will surely be a difficult opening period.
There will not be enough of either to comfort all the existing universities. Those at the top can afford a 10 per cent drop in applications and still have plent
A. feel content with school facilities
B. be offered the best subjects
C. still be attracted despite the high tuition fees
D. have a difficult time adapting to the new life
Although our educational system and our society generally place a high value on competition, some problems can be better solved through cooperation and some forms of learning are strengthened through cooperation. Both competition and cooperation have a place in society and can serve a useful purpose. Consequently, it is necessary to be able to engage in both processes depending on the circumstances and one’s goals.
In the academic environment grades are often conceived as the major criterion (标准) for the assessment of learning. We tend to assume that the higher one’s grade average, the more one has learned, thus creating greater competition for grades. This competition can be particularly intense in fields where the financial rewards are great and opportunity is limited: law, engineering, medicine, and business.
However, the measure of one’s learning is not limited to grades. It is possible to learn a great deal about a subject and receive a low
A. competition and cooperation are related
B. cooperation is more important
C. cooperation and competition are both needed
D. competition is more important
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