Universities Minister said undergraduates were 'at the end of the day consumers'She also criticised high vice-chancellor salaries and 'mickey mouse' coursesBy William Cole For MailonlinePublished: 06:35 EST, 22 January 2022 | Updated: 06:47 EST, 22 January 2022The Universities Minister has encouraged students to apply for refunds on courses if they are unsatisfied. Michelle Donelan said students should 'absolutely' demand to claim back their tuition fees, adding that 'they are consumers, at the end of the day'. Universities Minister Michelle Donelan said there had been 'tens of thousands' of refunds issued to students by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator during the pandemicThe 37-year-old also criticised universities that have not returned to face-face-face learning, high vice-chancellor salaries and 'mickey mouse' courses. Risk assessments can't be used as an excuse not to host face-to-face teaching. He told The Sunday Times last week: 'I want to repeat that my expectation of universities is that they deliver face-to-face education.

Source: The Nation January 22, 2022 18:02 UTC