New British University to Rival Oxbridge!

"A group of the world's leading academics have launched a new British university which they hope will rival Oxford and Cambridge, it was announced today". Daily Telegraph - 12th June 2011.



New university to rival Oxbridge will charge £18,000 a year - Telegraph

 

Call me back in 20 years, after the school has established a track-record of research and scholarship that rivals Oxbridge over the same period.

 

I won't be holding my breath while they try to back up their claim. Reeks of academic ego.

 

Call me back in 800 years.

 

I don't know why anyone would pay 18000 pounds (30k USD) for an unaccredited degree.

 

Agreed completely. Wouldn't touch this with a ten foot pole.

That said there are two things they have going for them.

1. If the faculty really is eminent; then I'd take learning from the faculty and gaining access to their contacts as being better than accreditation. Especially true if I get to be a close research assistant.

2. The 20% of the student body getting a full ride; likely to be the people spoken of in point one.. are getting an excellent deal if they work it properly.

Accreditation exists to ensure a common level of quality. Once we're talking about the exceptionals its existence means very little.

Playing devil's advocate because we're all going to pan this school roundly.