class=”label”> Published: 19 July 2013 at. 3:01 p.m. – Updated: 19 July 2013 at. 3:23 p.m.
today presented NUCAS information about this year’s master recordings.
figures show that offered financing for far more than the number that has been assigned by the Ministry.
Within the field of education technology is almost 50 percent for many students who have been offered, the words technological sciences, engineering and engineering education, architecture and maritime studies / nautical.
– It is worrying that there are so many extras that have been admitted to the study places available, says Steinar Pedersen, head of Nito students.
4319 for many
According to figures from the Universities and Colleges Admission is a total of 5.801 planned study in technology education. It is sent out 8,198 deals.
all accept the study place the resources that are allocated for the planned study sites also had numerous throughout the nearly two and a half thousand additional students being admitted. So there will be fewer resources per student.
Within science studies, it is sent out 3,431 offers to 2,361 planned study, while IT education is overbooked with 852 students.
Within these three areas, a total of over booked with 4,319 students, with 9709 planned capacity gives it an overbooking of nearly 50 percent also total.
– If the number of students as far surpasses the institutions have the capacity to lead to tighter auditorium and battle for the reader’s attention. We really wonder how institutions should be able to handle almost 50 percent more students than it can accommodate, says Pedersen.
Director of Student Tekna, Kim Allgot, is also critical of the large over the booking of students.
– It is clear that not everyone says yes to study space and that not all show up. But 50 percent of reservations are worrying much. It says something about that quantity is in focus. When will squeeze 50 percent more than the existing infrastructure can handle, it will affect the quality, says Allgot.
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overbooking has increased steadily over the past three years, while the number of planned admissions has remained relatively the same.
This comes as a contrast to the government wanted a greater commitment to these programs.
– It is totally awesome that you play in this area, but one must not forget the institutions to deal with students. It’s a bad trend that we should take up as many without the funding is in order first, you can not just pour in students. Should we put quantity before quality?, Ask Pedersen.
This year, it released 498 more deals from NUCAS than last year.
Allgot believe that there is much words but little action. He points out that when creating study using the stroke of a pen, without doing anything with the infrastructure, it can not be called commitment.
He thinks it is wrong that you should measure by how many people start on their studies and how many complete.
– One can question the quality. It is easy to measure the number, difficult to measure quality.
Figures from Statistics Norway show that 35 percent of engineering students have completed the program within five years.
Broadcaster bad signals
Both Pedersen and Allgot think of booking send bad signals to the students.
– That shows that expects one-third of students are falling. For me it would be very unmotivated, says Pedersen.
– When you are told that it is investing heavily in science, so one is faced with equipment from the 60′s, this gives a different impression than expected. Disappointment does not mean that motivation is at the top, concludes Allgot.
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– Smooths out
According to State Secretary Ragnhild Setsaas the Ministry of Education, it is not appropriate that there is a plethora of students.
She says last year responded approx. 70 percent accepted the offer of a place. Then fell another ten percent of the courage study.
This means that last year was left with about 60 percent of those who were offered admission.
– It’s overbooking on virtually all programs. If the same figures recur this year will be about the same number who show up as scheduled study. In addition, there are several that fall during the period of study, says Setsaas.
Determines yourself
She adds that there are campuses themselves decide how much they will overbook studies.
– This is the one at the several and have a good flair. We have great confidence that institutions can do this yourself and know what they are doing, she says.
The Secretary of State also points out that since 2007 there has been a downward trend in the number who accept the study. This she explains that one can apply online, making it easier to search for more things and easier to change.
She dismisses criticism about the same time focus on technology, science and IT education.
– This is one of three areas that have been scored, the other two being health and social education and teacher training. We have created 23,400 new student that will be ready in 2017, two-thirds of which will go to these three areas, says Setsaas, before adding:
– Barley is an important factor, and of course equipment. In the revised national budget is no less than four new buildings, which together cost more than nine million.
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