Students in England ‘have fewer teaching hours than rest-of-UK peers’

A report by HEPI a while back found that the average study time per week in UK for HE was the lowest when compared to other European countries like Germany. And HEPI also commented that the hours were equivalent to part time learning, rather than full time, in accordance to QAA guidelines. This trend has been ongoing for a very long time. HE in the UK has unacceptable low workload for a full time programme and tuition fees paid (in Germany, there is no HE tuition fee and they have higher contact hours per week) - this is fact that has to be addressed. It will not be addressed by listening to some students via NSS complaining about being stressed because they have too much to study and assessments - the fact of the matter is that they don't.