Word: patten
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...introduced tuition in 1998. Fees to attend state universities are now capped at $4,800, but university officials say government grants barely cover half of what it costs to teach an undergraduate student. In order to remain competitive with the university systems in the U.S., Canada and China, Christopher Patten, the chancellor of Oxford University, told the annual conference of the Independent Schools Council in London last month that British tuition fees must be increased. "I don't think it is realistic to say that the gap should be closed by the taxpayer," he said. "It is plain that...