Many people today find that the cost of attaining a University-level education is extremely high for the students and their families. What are the causes of this situation, and how can governments, Universities and the students themselves overcome the problem?

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the expense involved

can be

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prohibitive in

some cases. The causes of

this

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on three areas, and a number of solutions

also

appear to be possible. Perhaps the major factor

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here is the reduction

in government

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for University

courses

. For instance, in the UK,

such

courses

were virtually

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free to the student

until recently

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but now

cost

around £30,000 per year.

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pattern appears to be global, with

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the result

that

students

and their families need to meet the costs directly. Another

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cause is

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theincreasing

cost

of living in many countries, meaning that the

cost

of

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life(

in addition

to fees) can be almost overwhelming for

students

. A third factor is the difficulty in finding part-time work

while

a student is studying.

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work tends to be poorly paid,

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time that

students

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use for

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their studies. Turning to

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possible solutions

, an obvious step would

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be to

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restore some element

of

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state funding

state-funding

to

courses

.

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pressure these

days, if

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we took

this

step it would greatly enhance access to

courses

for people on lower incomes. A second remedy might

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be for

before

the Universities to offer shorter

courses

, or more

courses

with an element of professionally paid work

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experience included

. If

such

courses

were more available, it would

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reduce the issue

of living expenses to

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some extent

.

Finally

,

students

themselves should perhaps be

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more flexible in

their

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attitude to

education, and consider attending University at a later stage, or possibly only when they have accumulated sufficient funds to support themselves. In summary,

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the factors

of funding and

cost

of living appear to

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be the

main causes. A coordinated response by

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the state

,

theinstitutions

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the institutions

institutions

and

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the individuals

individuals

may well lessen

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the severity

of

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the situation

.