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New College of the Humanities (NCH) is an independent undergraduate college in London, England, founded by the philosopher A.C. Grayling, who became its first Master.〔 Since September 2012 it has been offering tuition〔 in economics, English, history, law and philosophy and Politics and International Relations for undergraduate degrees with the University of London International Programmes. In addition, it requires all students to work towards a "Diploma of New College of the Humanities" by completing courses drawn from one of the other degree subjects, and also in applied ethics, logic and critical thinking, science literacy and business and professional skills.〔Rai, Binda. ("New College of the Humanities" ), University of London press release, 6 June 2011.〕〔 The college uses its own building, ''The Registry'', and some of the University of London's teaching and student facilities, including Senate House Library and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, all in the Bloomsbury district of London.〔Vasagar, Jeevan. ("Doubts raised over the financial model of AC Grayling's private university" ), ''The Guardian'', 6 June 2011.〕〔 NCH charges students annual fees of £18,000, twice the maximum fee publicly funded universities in England may charge domestic students from 2012, with its charitable trust aiming to provide "almost 30%" of NCH students assisted places in the first year.〔 In addition to Grayling, 13 senior academics have been named as partners, including the biologist Richard Dawkins.〔Malik, Shiv. ("AC Grayling complains of abuse over creation of elite New College" ), ''The Guardian'', 9 June 2011: "All these people are partners in the enterprise. ... They are people whose advice and expertise and experience will be provided to us because they are actual shareholders in the institution." *For the list of partners and staff, see ("Who we are" ), New College of the Humanities, accessed June 10, 2011.〕 The college's advisory board includes Zeinab Badawi of the BBC, Ian Rumfitt of University of Birmingham, and the heads of one state and four independent schools.〔("Advisory Board" ), New College of the Humanities, accessed June 7, 2011.〕 The announcement attracted a substantial response in the UK, and a significant amount of adverse publicity, where most higher education institutions are publicly funded. London's mayor, Boris Johnson, welcomed it as a bold experiment, while ''The Times'' argued that higher education has been a closed shop in the UK for too long.〔Johnson, Boris. ("At last, an Oxbridge for those who can’t get into Oxbridge" ), ''The Daily Telegraph'', 6 June 2011. *"Experiments in Teaching," ''The Times'', 8 June 2011.〕 There was an angry reaction from sections of the academic community. Complaints included that NCH had copied the course descriptions of the University of London's international programmes on its website; was offering the same syllabus with a significantly higher price tag; and that the senior academics involved with the project would in fact do very little of the teaching.〔 Academics and Administrators within the British academic world have in recent years alluded to the College's for-profit agenda, highlight the College's high tuition fees, the corporate structure as a Limited company, and the membership of the College's board. ==Background== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New College of the Humanities」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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