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Important notice for new 2009 CAO students - Free Fees Scheme
The Higher Education Authority (HEA) has asked UCD to bring the following notice to the attention of all 2009 CAO students. Extract from letter to the President of UCD from the HEA, 11 August 2009: 'The Minister for Education and Science has requested an examination of the range of available options for introducing a new form of student cost contribution in higher education. The Minister has now circulated a review of available options to members of Cabinet for information in advance of possible future government consideration of policy decisions on the issue. For the purpose of clarity for incoming students in 2009/2010, the Department of Education and Science has advised that the Minister has signalled that it is not his intention to recommend the introduction of a new form of student contribution before 2010. Incoming students in the 2009/2010 academic year will not therefore be subject to any new form of student contribution in respect of the coming academic year (i.e. depending on their eligibility status, normal arrangements will apply in respect of registration charges, free fees provision or fee liability). However, incoming students in the 2009/2010 academic year should now be on notice that in the event of a Government decision to introduce a new form of student contribution from a future point in time, any such arrangements are liable to apply, from that time, to students who enter higher education this year. For example, the effect of this could be that incoming 2009 students would be liable for a new form of charge in the second year of their studies (in the event of a future Government decision to introduce a new form of contribution from 2010).' |
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