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英国的教育消费一向令人瞠目结舌，尤其是牛津、剑桥等名校其昂贵的收费把许多平民百姓拒之门外。而英国的官方教育机构则从历史的教训中开始对这种贵族和封闭式的教育体系采取强硬态度。
Oxford University will face fines of up to ￡500000 if it fails to satisfy the requirements of a new ″access regulator″(入学资格管理者)the Office for Fair Access OFFA(公平入学办公室).
The Government this week published details on how the proposed watchdog(监察者)- designed to encourage disadvantaged groups into higher education - would operate.
The guidelines show a determination to attract students from poorer backgrounds through a series of ″access agreements″ such as bursaries(资助基金)for poorer students of at least ￡300 and also detailed punishments for non-compliance(不遵守)from universities. Institutions will also be obliged to keep back up to ten per cent of their fee incomein order to fund these bursaries.
Education Secretary(教育大臣) Charles Clarke has however said that top universities such as Oxfordwill be expected to offer bursaries far in advance of ￡300 owing to their more secure financial status. Cambridge has already signalled its intention to provide bursaries of up to ￡4000 for poorer students.
According to Charles Clarke″In extreme circumstances of non-implementation...OFFA has the power to fine universities or refuse to renew their agreement - preventing them from charging above the standard fee.″
The manner of the fine imposed by OFFA would be the cutting of the University's Government grant by up to half a million pounds.
From Oxford University
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