Great Higher Education Funding Debate
18 March 2008. Central Hall Westminster, London
Registration closes at 5pm on Wednesday 12 March
Joining Instructions - This includes information on getting to the venue and the final agenda.
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The event
NUS will be holding its second Great Higher Education Funding Debate to bring together student officers and activists with politicians, academics and other movers and shakers who will be hoping to impact on the debate about the future funding of our higher education system when it comes up for review in Westminster in 2009.
Speakers will include: (subject to change)
- Bill Rammell, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education
- Sir Peter Lampl, Sutton Trust
- Professor Malcolm McVicar
- Professor Les Ebdon, VC University of Bedfordshire
- David Purdy, Compass
- Claire Fox, Institution of Ideas
Essential Information
The debate essay booklet - 14 of the leading minds in education have provided NUS with essays on the future of HE funding in Britain.
Great Higher Education Funding Debate brochure - This includes a provisional agenda for the day and information on Central Hall Westminster.
The event is free of charge but if you book and place and do not attend you will be charged a £10 administration fee. This does not apply if you cancel 3 days prior to the event.
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