超過四分之三的大學(xué)校長認(rèn)為，許多大學(xué)將失敗或宣布破產(chǎn)，由于學(xué)生人數(shù)減少，破壞政府的改革-尤其是遷移目標(biāo)。許多人預(yù)測的出現(xiàn)事實上的中超聯(lián)賽的主導(dǎo)機構(gòu)
“競爭戰(zhàn)”，由于競爭加劇替代路線高等院校招生的重點大學(xué)，由PA咨詢集團的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)。領(lǐng)導(dǎo)調(diào)查，HE提供總額三分之一以上的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)跨在英國，許多人引用的消亡補助資金，用于教學(xué)作為掙扎大學(xué)的另一個障礙。
高校領(lǐng)導(dǎo)最擔(dān)心的是學(xué)生的機會和時間與教學(xué)人員。近90%的人說，這是一個很大的擔(dān)心，以及與工作實習(xí)和課外機會的可用性。另一種是學(xué)生從家里和歐盟研究生的需求下降，超過50%，理由是這是一個“重大關(guān)切”。還有60%的受訪者無法增長的盈利收入的替代來源“適度關(guān)注”。為學(xué)生提供更好的價值為他們的費用超過80%的人擔(dān)心。
雖然許多部門的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的期待“非常不同”系統(tǒng)的出現(xiàn)，他們依然無動于衷，預(yù)測在線學(xué)習(xí)常規(guī)HE商構(gòu)成威脅。一個說：“我不知道多少次，在過去的半個世紀(jì)一些運動技術(shù)被喻為”解決方案“，教育成本低，他們都失敗了在過去和Moocs的[大規(guī)模在線公開課程將走同樣的辦法。“
PA咨詢集團，高等教育專家邁克·博克爾說：“我們正在目睹一個海高等教育的動態(tài)變化。”
英文原文：
Universities are facing a bleak future after higher education leaders warned as many as 30 could be closed or merged within the next few years.
More than three quarters of university heads believe numerous universities will fail or declare themselves bankrupt due to dwindling student numbers and damaging government reforms - in particular migration targets. Many predict the emergence of a de facto super league of dominant institutions
Universities are focusing on the "competitive battle" to recruit students as a result of increased competition from alternative routes to higher learning, the survey by PA Consulting Group found. Of the leaders surveyed, who amounted to more than one third of leaders across HE provision in the UK, many cited the demise of grant funding for teaching as another hurdle for struggling universities.
The greatest worry for university leaders is students' access to and time with teaching staff. Nearly 90% said this was a big worry, along with the availability of work placements and extra curricular opportunities. Another is the decline in student demand from home and EU postgraduates, with more than 50% citing this as a "major concern". A further 60% cited inability to grow alternative sources of profitable revenues a "moderate concern". More than 80% were worried about provided students with better value for their fees.
Although many of the sector's leaders expect the emergence of a "very different" HE system, they remain unimpressed with predictions online learning poses a threat to conventional HE providers. One said: "I wonder how many times over the last half century some movement in technology has been hailed as 'the solution' for low cost education. They have all failed in the past and Moocs [massive online open courses] will go the same way."
Mike Boxall, a higher-education expert at PA Consulting Group, said: "We are witnessing a sea change in the dynamics of higher education."