Dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah ...................great white shark my ass...............

Anyone know a blog/website that relates to anyting den dis crep?

Simple.  Every million dollars wasted by the government is the same as the cost to send 10 kids to a full four year degree.

The opportunity cost is absurd and I will be interested to see the actual cost per student of this scheme.

Drew,

That is a valid question. I would also be curious as to how many Bermudian students are made aware of what UWI has to offer. It seems that for tertiary level education only the U.S., Canada and the U.K. are considered. UWI could very well be a viable alternative, especially because the tuition rates for contributing countries are low enough that even high performing students whose parents would otherwise not be able to meet the tuition costs can do so.

No, nothing wrong with that.  I am doing the same thing... If it works out to more than 20k per student then we are getting screwed... We shall see.

DeOnion,

Agreed, but I believe the tuition rates at UWI are lower than those in Canada so I doubt that it will be anywhere near $20k, however, as the contribution could be a fixed dollar amount the cost per student could be skewed based on the number of students.

I guess in time we will see.
 

 Guilden....your good. What some have failed to realise is the fact that since other 'pro PLP supporters' have  been hard to find lately, you have taken up the slack. It's quite obvious don't you think? Or is it just me?

You neither live in Bermuda nor represent a majority opinion. Mabe I am wrong with the last statement.

Where are the others that colude with you? Don't be so casual about it. Young and the Rastlass...........how much they pay you?

Guilden, that article does not support the idea that international students are subsidizing local students.  It's one side making a social argument that International Students are important to a campus (I agree) and should pay the same tuition while the other side makes the economic one that if they're not charged the unsubsidized fee the revenue will have to be made up somewhere else.

The simple fact is that taxpayers are subsidizing tuition for local students, not foreign students subsidizing local ones.  Charging everyone the same would mean that taxpayers are in fact subsidizing the education of non-taxpayer non-citizens.

If you remove the international student differential the schools will have to make that revenue up by either an increase to everyone's fees, or a tax increase.  There's no other conclusion.

But to suggest that international students subsidize locals is incorrect.

 Guilden... whats your last sentence have to do with the subject? Really. We have discussed transparency for years.

I need to start doing the Bahama Mommy Gold..............Bitch when it hit's home..........

Um going beck to Limey................I can post all day ....and knowone cares