The Arts Institute at Bournemouth

1 Will you charge:
A Top-up fees across the board maximum (?3,000)
B A flat rate for all courses below ?3,000. (If so, what is it)
C Different rates for different courses.(If so,please specify range - ie minimum/maximum)
"Fees are a very crude measure of this particular initiative; it is really about the whole circumstances of students. It is not about the fee, but the level of bursary available for students."


2 If you are varying fees will they be:
A Lower for Sciences
B Lower for Arts/Humanities/social sciences
C Lower for foundation degrees
D Lower for vocationally-focused degrees
E A combination, please state (areas or specific courses)


3 Are you introducing bursaries?
A Yes
B No


4 How much for?
"We are not concentrating on the headline figure, we are looking at where the maximum advantage can be secured for students. We could help with materials to support students' work - not just money to help their studies."


5 If yes, will they be:
A Targeted at the most needy students
B Targeted at subjects which are short of students
C A mixture, please detail


6 If yes, are they funded
A From central university funds
B From a benefactor, private donations, etc?
C A mixture?


7 Have you employed outside agencies to help you make the decision (market researchers/brand managers)?
A Yes
B No


8 Where will you spend the extra income?
A Better student facilities
B Better academic facilities
C Better academic pay
D Bursaries
E Bumping up research capacity
F Other, please state
I think the net gain will be rather more modest than headline figure suggest


9 Will top-up fees provide enough extra income for the university for the foreseeable future?
A Yes
B No
"Top up fees will only help at margin. If you are seeing a reduction or moderation of public funding, all you are doing is shifting the costs from one source to another. We are entering a quasi-market system that is totally untested and lacks knowledge. We are going to go through troubled two or three years. There is not going to be a lot of material benefit in first two or three years."


10 How long do you expect the limit on top-up fees to remain at ?3,000?
A 1-3 years
B 4-6 years
C 7-10 years
D Over 10 years


11 Do you think top-up fees will put less well-off students off going to university?
A Yes
B No
"For students whose family experience with higher education is limited they will be dissuaded; however well intentioned the repayment schedule. There is a lot of work to be done so those people do not feel dissuaded, with a concerted effort by the sector."


12 How do you think Offa will affect your attempts to widen participation?
A Help
B Hinder
C Have no effect
D Undecided