Willetts: Greater choice for students

David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science unveils the government’s response to the Browne review on higher education funding:

“We have taken account of an extensive range of views including endorsing the key recommendations of Lord Browne’s independent review of HE funding and student finance.

“Good quality higher education is important in itself, but also to the economy in the long term delivering highly skilled and well educated employees to businesses. The current system of funding for universities is unsustainable and in need of reform.

“This progressive package will put universities’ finance on a sustainable footing with extra freedoms and less bureaucracy. But in return there will be greater choice for students with a stronger focus on high quality teaching.”