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Massive hike in tuition fees unveiled by Leeds Met
TUITION fees at Leeds Metropolitan University are to rise by more than 60 per cent after governors voted to end an era which had seen it charge the lowest fees in the country.
The new fees will be set at 3,312 a year, up from 2,000, after the university decided it was no longer economically viable to maintain the previously low level.
Since fees were introduced in 2006, Leeds Met has offered the lowest level of charges in the country in a policy introduced by controversial outgoing vice-chancellor Simon Lee.
It had led to a massive rise in the number of applications compared with other universities.
But Leeds Met had warned earlier this year the policy was under review as it forecast a financial deficit of between 6m and 7m for the next academic year and announced measures to cut costs to bring this down to 3m.
A spokesperson for Leeds Metropolitan University today said: "Governors at Leeds Metropolitan University have made a unanimous decision to increase fees to the level charged by almost all other universities, which will be 3,312 for full-time undergraduates for 2010/11. For clarity, this does not affect current students and will apply to new students who start courses in 2010/11.
"Leeds Met has a long and proud tradition of widening participation, and the increase enables us to introduce a generous and innovative bursary scheme which offers support to students who traditionally don't enter higher education, and also increases each year to encourage achievement and progression. The increase will also enable us to continue to enhance the quality of the student experience. Details of the bursary scheme will be available in due course."
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