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William Mata

University chiefs call for fees to be nearer £24k charged for foreign students

The University of Sunderland - whose vice-chancellor has called for higher fees to be charged

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University chiefs are reportedly calling for tuition fees for UK students to rise from their current £9,250 to nearer the £24,000-a-year that foreign students pay.

The Sunday Times reported that campus vice chancellors are increasingly looking to Indian and Chinese students. This is because of the UK-rate having been frozen since 2012, when it was controversially hiked up from around £3,000.

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