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20/08/2012
University Of Ulster Blunder: Foundation Year For Extra Students
An engineering department that mistakenly sent acceptance emails to 190 too many students has announced it will offer a foundation year for those affected.
In the blunder at the University of Ulster, 370 applicants got an e-mail saying they had won a place - but only 180 places were available.
It withdrew the offers in the face of criticism from students who had turned down other options in the belief they had secured a place to study.
And now, it has announced that those who do not have the A-level grades necessary for the honours degree will be offered a foundation year to improve their knowledge and skills.
Talks are ongoing with individual students.
The university's vice-chancellor Richard Barnett said: "If they work hard they'll be able to progress to the honours degree."
Professor Barnett apologised for the mistake.
He said: "We made a mistake which has caused anxiety and stress to many of our applicants and to their families. We deeply regret that. We apologise for that. We are accepting responsibilities."
The university said on Friday that the mistake was due to an error in an e-mail system that was being trialled as students were informed electronically, not by letter, of the decision made on their applications.
It said that due to the extra students being admitted, the Jordanstown campus would get extra teaching and pastoral support.
(NE)
In the blunder at the University of Ulster, 370 applicants got an e-mail saying they had won a place - but only 180 places were available.
It withdrew the offers in the face of criticism from students who had turned down other options in the belief they had secured a place to study.
And now, it has announced that those who do not have the A-level grades necessary for the honours degree will be offered a foundation year to improve their knowledge and skills.
Talks are ongoing with individual students.
The university's vice-chancellor Richard Barnett said: "If they work hard they'll be able to progress to the honours degree."
Professor Barnett apologised for the mistake.
He said: "We made a mistake which has caused anxiety and stress to many of our applicants and to their families. We deeply regret that. We apologise for that. We are accepting responsibilities."
The university said on Friday that the mistake was due to an error in an e-mail system that was being trialled as students were informed electronically, not by letter, of the decision made on their applications.
It said that due to the extra students being admitted, the Jordanstown campus would get extra teaching and pastoral support.
(NE)
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