tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post2898742755383554201..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Muddled thinkingJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-4352727070245550082012-01-31T21:53:26.559+00:002012-01-31T21:53:26.559+00:00You are right - Angela Burns's reaction was ra...You are right - Angela Burns's reaction was rather hysterical; really just a repeat of that old Tory refrain 'We should be doing exactly what they do in England'. <br /><br />You are also right to focus on the Stay in Wales students issue - basically I think we need far fewer HE places here, and concentrate on quality instead of profit, which has been the main driver over the last 30 years. Welsh universities should then give preference to Welsh students, though high quality students from elsewhere - especially postgrads - should be encouraged.SiƓnnynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00021974709953206048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-47366451233235522702012-01-31T20:51:21.839+00:002012-01-31T20:51:21.839+00:00John
As a Aber grad of some years standing the con...John<br />As a Aber grad of some years standing the concept of a univerity education being seen as a financial exercise leaves me cold.<br />However I accept that in my days degrees were employment specific and that process certainly began when you entered the sixth form but that did not mean that your employment prospects were necessarily contained within a defined and narrow range.<br /><br />Degrees opened up the world especially for Welsh students as it still does today.<br /><br />However the desire to stay in Wales reflects a belief that there is also a real future opening up for graduates here in Wales as the independence movement (d) evolves <br />and I am sure that the emergenceBoncathnoreply@blogger.com