Academics not only escape tuition fees if they can get their children into the universities where they teach.
But the second of those three pledges, putting enough money into the universities to be able to compete world-wide, is also exceptionally important which is why, although I wouldn't use the word crisis that you used, the fact is there is a funding gap which has to be filled and the issue is who puts in.
From violin lessons to tutors for tests, richer parents can invest more in their children, improving their chances of getting into the best universities.
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The entry of high reputation universities into the MOOC space where they (currently) provide courses for free could be a game changer for this tier of players if someone figures out accreditation and degree granting.
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Dr Krushelnick thinks laser-powered particle generators could fit into the basements of universities, if not on laboratory benches.
He set up the charity with the specific intention of getting children from disadvantaged backgrounds into universities to study the Stem subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
"Universities UK has supported the introduction of greater flexibility into the system which should allow universities to respond better to student demand, " said chief executive, Nicola Dandridge.
Similarly, giving states more say over higher education may not be the best way to push Germany's struggling universities back into the top league.
Putting so many people into universities is the reason why it is harder to find a job with a degree and therefore not really worth paying tuition fees.
In the 1960s it poured money into roads, pipelines and universities, on the assumption that it was the state's manifest destiny to grow.
What actually is the point these days of corralling students into universities so that they can be taught the liberal arts?
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Or the great American universities without the flow of gold into their coffers?
Put the money into grants for universities and entrepreneurs to create and implement innovation.
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In November, after a long tussle, a huge network of private universities fell into the government's clutches.
Together with a cap on the numbers allowed into British universities, this is encouraging students to look abroad.
But Mr Clarke's officials are reported as saying he will not be forced into a corner by either the universities or the prime minister's office.
It is investigating the possibilities of selling the site, entering into a partnership with one of the city's universities or transferring management responsibilities to a third party.
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The council is investigating the possibilities of selling the site, entering into a partnership with one of the city's universities or transferring management responsibilities to a third party.
Schools that have a good record of getting pupils into top universities are obviously in the greatest demand.
Today, we are seeing forward thinking universities incorporating analytics into the classroom.
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This week USP won another plaudit, becoming the only Latin American university to make it into the world's top 200 universities in another much-watched list, published by Times Higher Education, a British specialist weekly.
It has the country's best universities, including the only two that make it into the top 300 in both of the best-known global rankings.
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Meanwhile, the watchdog has launched an investigation into BBC One's coverage of the annual Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge universities.
And our goal is to have 100 percent of universities sign on as we go into the fall.
In the years that followed, the government pumped billions of dollars into labs and universities and enterprises, on projects ranging from cloning to underwater robots.
Most countries have decided that the way to break into the top ranks is to boost a few chosen universities rather than fund all equally.
The interagency team could, for instance, recommend sensible reforms to our high-skilled immigration policy, improvements in intellectual-property law, better-designed grant programs that push innovative ideas from universities into companies, regulatory reform around the approval of drugs and medical devices, and policies to sustain a robust venture-capital industry and investments in science and math education.
Proponents of affirmative action, including most university administrators, feel they need only point to the decline of minority enrolment in the best public universities in California and Texas in the two years since the ban on racial preferences went into effect.
Universities must evolve into communities where students explore the world alongside peers, leading mentors, entrepreneurs, thinkers, and practitioners from around the world.
Innovation is a key part of the current as well as the next five-year plan so the government will have the opportunity to put resources into venture capital incubation, universities and research.
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