英國每日電訊:英國著名學府牛津和劍橋大學可能將學費漲至每年1.6萬英鎊.因為這兩所大學均采取小班教學方式,所以不難理解,目前每年9000英鎊的學費顯然難以彌補成本.但有人擔心,高等學府獲準漲學費,可能使那些貧困學生望而卻步.

The Telegraph: Oxford and Cambridge universities could increase fees to £16,000 (or about 166,400 yuan) a year under new plans expected to appear in the Conservative manifesto.

Both universities are understood to plug gaps in funding themselves to cover the cost of teaching small groups, not apparently covered by the current £9,000 a year fee.

David Willetts, the former education secretary, said he had held talks with Britain's top universities to discuss if they would want to buy their students' loan debts and collect them. This would mean they could then increase the fees.

He told the Sunday Times: "There is a long standing issue with Oxbridge, because their distinctive high model means that the £9,000 does not cover all their costs."