Film & TV Database

Universities are offering places to more overseas students who pay a substantial higher fee, in order to generate an income. On screen participants: Trevor HAYWOOD (Dean, Computing & Information Studies, Birmingham Polytechnic); Professor Jim HUGHES (Pro-Vice Chancellor, Kent University); Mark FINDLAY (Reader in Law, Hong Kong Polytechnic); George COCKBURN (Secretary to University of Lancaster); Julian DAVEY (British Council Representative Hong Kong); Robert HALL (Student Recruitment Officer, Brunel University); Dr. Michael BARATT, Vice Chancellor, Buckingham University (Independent); Chris PRICE (Director, Leeds Polytechnic); Sir Ron DEARING (Chairman, Polytechnics & Colleges Funding Committee); Tony WEBB (CBI Director of Training & Education); Kenneth SPRAGUE (Director of Development, St. Peter's College Oxford); Dr. Peter NORTH (chairman, Oxford University Finance Committee); Dr. Richard SOUTHWOOD (Vice Chancellor, Oxford University); Stephen LAM (Education Agent for Hull University, Hong Kong); John WALTON (Lecturer, Hull University); Eira MAKEPEACE (Senior Lecturer, Bristol Polytechnic); Professor John ASHWORTH (Vice-Chancellor, Salford University); Professor Robert AUDLEY, Dr. Derek ROBERTS (University College, London); Baroness Mary WARNOCK (Mistress Girton College, Cambridge); Lord Henry CHILVER (Chairman, Universities Funding Committee).

Documentary asking if universities and colleges become more market orientated, as the Government would like, will it mean a threat to standards of higher education.