Finland: University leaders oppose government proposal to create open-to-all fee-paying programmes

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The Finnish Universities Rectors' Council (UNIFI) has stated its opposition to the Finnish government's proposal that higher education institutions offer degrees entirely as open higher education, with fees that fully cover the costs, instead of the current state-funded, free and selective programmes.

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