(Entertainment-NewsWire.com, August 24, 2012 ) Manchester, England -- Recently, BBC News Education & Family Reporter Sean Coughlan, released a shocking story (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16787948), showing that university applications from UK students for the first year of higher education fees have dropped by 8.7%. The report also stated that fees have risen as much as £9,000 per year.
Sally Hunt, general secretary of the UCU lecturers’ union told BBC News that, “applications in England are down over 50% more than in any other part of the UK as a result of the government making it the most expensive country in the world in which to gain a public degree.”
“We’ve seen a very concerning trend in university fees,” said Tom Yates, of voucher website www.thebestvouchercodes.com. “We’re at the start of another school term, and many students either opted not to apply for university this year, or are struggling to make ends meet, and that’s when they get creative with money saving tactics.”
The Best Voucher Codes offers an online database of voucher codes and discount offers in a variety of categories that appeal to university students, including mobile deals, clothing and accessories, restaurants, travel, electronics and wine, spirits and tobacco. Site visitors are able to browse through hundreds of voucher and discount codes that can add up to big savings.
“With the BBC reporting that England is the most expensive place for students to earn a degree, there’s a lot of worry and anxiety about money for the students,” said Yates. “We’ve seen that the majority of them are looking for ways to save money in everything from their daily lives, to splurges they may want to make, and if you are a university student, finding discounts, cash-back offers and vouchers may be your only option to have certain items.”
The website also offers university-friendly deals on their Twitter (@BestVouchersUK) and their Facebook page, which Yates says is a great way to reach students with the best deals available on the things they want most.
“We use social media a great deal to reach students with our featured discounts and vouchers,” said Yates. “Social media is one of the top ways students communicate, and by offering deals on the sites, we’re making it easy for them to save money, just by logging into their Facebook or Twitter account.”
“The trend of rising costs of education is one that’s only expected to continue,” said Yates. “We predict that more and more university students will turn to us for creative ways to save money while still purchasing the things they want, particularly as costs continue to grow, just for students to earn their degree.”
About The Best Voucher Codes
The Best Voucher Codes is an online database of voucher codes, cash back offers and discounts, in a number of categories. Users can sign up for free, in order to be the first to learn about thousands of possible money-saving discounts.
