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UEL fees announcement

Friday 15 April 2011

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Following a decision of its board of governors on a new fees framework, the University of East London plans to charge tuition fees of £9,000 for all full-time undergraduate courses from September 2012, subject to the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) approving UEL’s access agreement in July 2011.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Patrick McGhee said: “This fee level reflects the degree of investment required to deliver the quality of teaching and facilities that our students expect and deserve, following the reduction in government teaching grant. We already have an excellent record of opening up access to university, and we will make available a generous package of scholarships and bursaries to help with living costs and ensure that potential students are not deterred from accessing higher education.”

OFFA requires all universities proposing to charge fees over £6,000 to have in place an approved access agreement setting out how the university intends to improve student access and retention. UEL already has an outstanding record of widening access to higher education, with a very diverse student body, and consistently exceeds retention benchmarks. Its student body includes 70% mature students, 68% BAME students, and 47% of students from lower socioeconomic classes.

UEL will offer a generous package of bursaries and scholarships, on top of what it currently provides, to maintain this strong record of widening participation in higher education. It will also be investing more in its programmes for graduate employability and enterprise, including support for graduates through a scheme that offers additional employability training and paid internships, alongside free business incubation space for graduate start-ups for a year after graduation.

Additional information:

There are no up-front fees payable under this system for full-time students entering higher education for the first time. Fees are repaid only after the student leaves university, and only once they are earning over £21,000 a year. They are repaid at a rate of 9% of their income over £21,000. For example, a graduate on a salary of £25,000 would repay £30 a month. This repayment rate is the same regardless of the level of fees. Any fees outstanding after 30 years are written off by the government.

Notes to Editors

The University of East London (UEL) is a global learning community with over 28,000 students from over 120 countries world-wide. Our vision is to achieve recognition, both nationally and internationally, as a successful and inclusive regional university proud of its diversity, committed to new modes of learning which focus on students and enhance their employability, and renowned for our contribution to social, cultural and economic development, especially through our research and scholarship. We have a strong track-record in widening participation and working with industry.

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