Comparison Of Higher Education System In England And Nigeria

Funding and Quality of Higher Education in England and Nigeria

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“University tuition fees in England will rise to £9,250 per year from 2017 and the increase could apply to students who have already started courses. The inflation-linked rise represents a 2.8% increase and if that continued would mean fees rising above £10,000 in the next few years.  Universities face the dilemma that under consumer protection requirements they will need to announce the £9,250 fee before the beginning of the next application cycle in early September. However, until formally changed by Parliament, universities are not allowed to charge a fee higher than £9,000, which is the current lim

The government says the increase can apply to students who have already begun courses – but this will depend on the terms of student contracts in individual universities.  The fees will increase in subsequent years. Royal Holloway and the University of Kent have to still to decide on whether to charge higher fees for current students, but expect to apply them to new students starting in 2017, if the fee limit increase goes ahead. The University of Surrey will not increase fees for its current undergraduates, but fees will increase each year for students starting in 2017.

Universities minister Jo Johnson has published a statement setting out plans to link higher fees to better teaching. Liberal Democrat university spokeswoman Baroness Lorely Burt said: “Linking fees to teaching quality in this way is unacceptable. Enabling any university that scrapes a ‘meet expectations’ rating to increase fees by 2.8% shows that this isn’t about teaching quality at all. If universities need further support then let’s have a proper discussion about where that money comes from, rather than pretending that this is somehow a quid pro quo for providing the quality of teaching students should already be able to expect”. Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust education charity, said the fee increase will add to student debts that we have shown to be by far the highest in the English-speaking world. A real concern is that the removal of maintenance grants will almost certainly deter poorer students, who now face debts of over £50,000 on graduation”.

Impact of Tuition Fee on Universities in England and Nigeria

Make some notes of the most important points, using your own words, in part 2 below.

• The universities might need to make an announcement regarding the increment in the fees of the university that is scheduled to take place in the next academic cycle.

• The increment of the tuition fees might also affect the students who have already been involved in the educational cycle.

• The students of the various universities are assured by the government on the fact that the increment of the tuition fees would depend on the contracts that the students might have entered into at the time of the enrolment at the universities.

• Debates surround the relationship between the quality of the education that is imparted and the tuition fees that need to be paid by the student.

• Poor fund allocation of the various universities by the concerned state and national governmental bodies.

• A sudden increment in the tuition fees of almost 38 universities in the country that might have been a result of the lack of funding on the part of the government.

• Decrease in the quality of the education that is imparted to the concerned students.

• This might lead to the Nigerian students lacking the skills that might be needed for staying put in the competition with their global counterparts.

    Answer the question in part 3 below, using your notes.

The universities of both the countries tend to depict certain similarities in their funding and the sudden increase in the same.

The English universities tend to put forth the fact that they had been planning an increment in the tuition fees of the concerned universities. The universities have suggested that the increment of the fees would affect both the students who would enrol themselves and those who have already enrolled themselves in the various courses that are offered by the universities of the country. the government however tends to assure the students that the tuition fees levied on them would depend on the contracts that they did sign during the time of the enrolment to the concerned course. The various news reports however suggest that the quality of the imparted education might be related to the tuition fees that is levied on the students.

On the other hand, the Nigerian educational institutions are hugely funded by the various governmental institutions. Therefore, it is clearly evident that the decrease in the amount of the aid received might lead to the reduction in the educational standards of the company, which might be a hindrance in the development of the country.

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The tuition fees of English and Nigerian universities – A comparison

Background Information:

Universities are the institutions that offer the concerned students with the opportunity to continue with their educational careers in the respective fields of interest.

Thesis Statement:

The following essay deals with the comparison between the fees structure and the increase in the same in the universities of England and Nigeria.

MB Paragraph 1

Paragraph Focus: Funding

Country A: England

Country B: Nigeria

• Implementing the fee hike irrespective of the enrolment status of the concerned students.

• Necessary intervention of the government in fee hike implementation.

• Budget allocated for the educational industry is lower than the one that is allocated by the UNESCO.

• Lowering of the governmental aid in matters of the university funding has led to the hike in the fees

MB Paragraph 2

Paragraph Focus: Quality

Country A: England

Country B: Nigeria

• Disparity exists among the various universities on the quality of the imparted education.

• The variation of the quality of the imparted education on the basis of the tuition fees is debatable.

• The relocation of the Nigerian students to foreign locations for the pursuit of educational careers.

• Decline in the quality of the education that is imparted to the students.

Summary of main points

Increment of the aids from the governmental bodies of Nigeria.

Recommendations/suggestions/predictions

Consideration for the students who are already enrolled at the various universities of England.

Paragraph structure (recommended word count: 300, including notes)

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Government Funding and Education in Nigeria

GREEN

Concluding sentence:

ORANGE

In-text reference:

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The high amount of the educational fees that are implemented at the various universities might pose to be a huge amount of concern for the concerned students who have been pursuing the various courses at the universities. The tuition fees that have been levied upon the students tend to go through a huge hike which might affect the students who are enrolled at the various universities of England. The students who have already been enrolled at these universities might also have to bear the brunt of the change in the fees structure of the concerned universities (Boliver 2013). The students might heave a sigh of relief due to the fact that the implementation of the proposed revision on the implementation of the fees might require the intervention of the government of the country. The Parliament of the country must approve of the amendment of the educational fees so that the universities might implement them in their academic cycles. However, the report also suggests that the students might need to undertake the tuition fees that are in accordance to the contracts that they had put forth during their enrolment at the concerned university. On the other hand, the Nigerian universities tend to be heavily dependent on the governmental aids that are allocated to the same for the educational purposes. The governmental aids towards the concerned universities might help in the lowering the range of the tuition fees that need to be paid by the concerned students in order to continue with the education in the concerned universities (Akinyemi 2013). The fee hike has led to the lowering of the number of the enrolments in the Nigerian universities. This might lead to an adverse effect on the economic conditions of the country. Thus, it might be inferred that the fee hike might be responsible for the degradation of the number of the enrolments in the universities in the country

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ESSAY STRUCTURE

1. Has a clear structure including an introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion & bibliography.

1. Has a clear thesis statement that states the sub-topics and position.

1. Has clear topic sentences in each main body paragraph.

1. Has features of an essay not a report, i.e. no headings, no bullet points etc.

CONTENT

1. Has compared directly between the two countries in each paragraph.

1. Has commented on what we learn from the comparisons.

1. Has included suitable background information in the introduction.

1. Has included a suitable summary and position in the conclusion.

USE OF SOURCES AND REFERENCING

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1. Has avoided plagiarism.

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    Your essay has an appropriate title, an introduction, two main body paragraphs, a conclusion and a reference list.

Student Enrolment and Fees in Nigerian Universities

    You have used at least 2 references (in-text citations) in each of your main body paragraphs (at least 4 references in total).

    You have discussed BOTH countries in EACH of your main body paragraphs (point-by-point approach).

Universities are the institutions that offer the concerned students with the opportunity to continue with their educational careers in the respective fields of interest. The following essay deals with the comparison between the fees structure and the increase in the same in the universities of England and Nigeria. The essay lays more focus on the quality and the funding issue that generally tend to influence the education that is imparted at the various universities of the country.

The high amount of the educational fees that are implemented at the various universities might pose to be a huge amount of concern for the concerned students who have been pursuing the various courses at the universities. The tuition fees that have been levied upon the students tend to go through a huge hike which might affect the students who are enrolled at the various universities of England. The students who have already been enrolled at these universities might also have to bear the brunt of the change in the fees structure of the concerned universities (Boliver 2013). The students might heave a sigh of relief due to the fact that the implementation of the proposed revision on the implementation of the fees might require the intervention of the government of the country. The Parliament of the country must approve of the amendment of the educational fees so that the universities might implement them in their academic cycles. However, the report also suggests that the students might need to undertake the tuition fees that are in accordance to the contracts that they had put forth during their enrolment at the concerned university. On the other hand, the Nigerian universities tend to be heavily dependent on the governmental aids that are allocated to the same for the educational purposes. The governmental aids towards the concerned universities might help in the lowering the range of the tuition fees that need to be paid by the concerned students in order to continue with the education in the concerned universities (Akinyemi 2013). The fee hike has led to the lowering of the number of the enrolments in the Nigerian universities. This might lead to an adverse effect on the economical conditions of the country. Thus, it might be inferred that the fee hike might be responsible for the degradation of the number of the enrolments in the universities in the country.

Recommendations for Improving Higher Education Systems

The quality of the imparted education at the various universities might be dependent on the fees structure that is followed by the concerned universities of the countries. The universities of England are observed to be dependent on the various amounts of the tuition fees that are levied by the concerned universities for the concerned courses that are taught at these universities. A huge number of debates have been observed to have been taken place on the matters that pertain to the relation of the tuition fees of the concerned courses and the quality of the education that is imparted at the various universities in the country. The various universities display a disparity in their fess structure as well as the quality of the education that is imparted on a particular subject of study (Wilkins, Shams and Huisman 2013). This might result from the difference in the remuneration that is extended to the educators at the various educational institutions. However, the experts in the matter tend to opine that there should not exist any relationship between the levied fees and the quality of the education that is extended to the concerned students of the various educational institutions. On the other hand, the Nigerian education industry is heavily dependent on the aids that are extended by the government of the country. The sudden fee hike has led to the huge set back to the educational industry that has been functional in the country. the lowering down of the funds has also led to the lowering of the facilities that need to be availed by the students and the educators of the various universities and other educational institutions of the country (Ogbogu 2013). There are viewpoints of the residents of the country that reveal that the lowering of the available funds might hinder the development of the country with respect to the global perspective. Thus, the quality of the imparted education is strictly advised to bear no dependency on the tuition fees levied on the concerned course of study.

Thus, from the above discussion it might be concluded that the increase in the amount of the fees in both the countries might affect the quality of the education that is imparted to the concerned students of the universities. The governments in both the countries might be encouraged and advised to increase the amount of the grants towards the various universities in order to ensure the high number of student enrolments in the universities of the respective countries thereby boosting the economy of the country as well.

Reference List

Akinyemi, S., 2013. Funding strategies for qualitative university education in developing economies: the case of Nigeria. International Journal of Higher Education, 2(1), p.53.

Boliver, V., 2013. How fair is access to more prestigious UK universities?. The British journal of sociology, 64(2), pp.344-364.

Ogbogu Christiana, O., 2013. Policy issues in the administration of higher education in Nigeria. World Journal of Education, 3(1), p.32.

Wilkins, S., Shams, F. and Huisman, J., 2013. The decision-making and changing behavioural dynamics of potential higher education students: the impacts of increasing tuition fees in England. Educational Studies, 39(2), pp.125-141.