Campaign forces language standards review
Ceredigion’s Plaid Cymru AM Elin Jones has joined students from Aberystwyth and other universities in defeating part of the Welsh Government’s proposed ‘language standards’ on the use of Welsh in public bodies.
The standards as they relate to universities had been widely criticised by students’ unions and language campaigners. It was feared that they could weaken the rights students currently enjoy in Aberystwyth and elsewhere to live in designated Welsh-medium halls of residence. There were also concerns that the standards failed to mention the provision of Welsh lessons for learners, or IT support in the language.
Budget u-turn brings sigh of relief to universities
Local Ceredigion AM Elin Jones has welcomed news that the Labour Welsh Government’s planned £41 million cuts to higher education funding have been reduced to £10 million. The news came in the debate over the budget in the National Assembly, after Elin Jones laid down amendments calling for the Government to reconsider its huge cuts to universities.
