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Free University Brighton enabling many unfortunate people to continue their education and get BA-level degree equivalent for free. It is sort of a breakthrough from people that are tired waiting the conventional education system to change. I am eager to dig deeper about this topic and share the information to many people.

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Introduction
Currently, Education play an important role for most of the people in order to at least get a job and living a decent life. Many parents have invested or spared their income for years to be able send their kids to universities, so they can study in a good environment. However, in England, the cost of tuition fees is very expensive. According to a recent report, the tuition prices for undergraduate university education in England are among the highest in the industrialized world. Study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows that English university fees have tripled in the past decade, the highest rise of any country in the last decade. The average cost of attending an English university is £9,250 per year, and overseas students are often charged even more (Swain, 2013).

This situation led many movements across the England to make a change and build a free university. One of the free universities in England is Free University Brighton (FUB). In the summer of 2012, the Free University of Brighton was established. FUB is a community-led cooperative that delivers and organizes free educational activities in the City of Brighton & Hove. (Divide, 2021) In addition to free courses, practical workshops, introductory taster sessions, lectures, talks, and film screenings, students may also participate in debates and discussions on a range of subjects. Furthermore, a range of accredited degrees is offered, ranging from sociology, criminology, psychology to politics, economics, social history, feminism, gender and sexuality. Public spaces are being turned into classrooms, allowing communities to learn, enquire, and challenge the world around them to make it better by bringing together individuals, communities, and companies (Sisley 2016). In this article I would like to cover three issues related to the topic. Firstly, I will explain briefly about what Free University Brighton is. In the next section, I will break down about how the university works. Lastly, I will analyze the impact of Free University Brighton to many people.

What is Free University Brighton
After the Coalition government tripled university tuition fees and cut continuation and higher education, the Free University Brighton movement was started in 2012. The various widening participation initiatives in British universities have not succeeded in changing the experiences and representation of working-class students. FUB offers co-operative, community-based education free of charge as a response both to politics, and as an alternative to traditional university education (Fatsis, 2018). Free University Brighton primarily consists of an academic volunteer group that teaches a bewilderingly diverse group of adult learners of all backgrounds and abilities in public spaces rather than on a self-contained campus. Participants only need to commit to attending and participating in the courses offered to be eligible for all courses and activities. They receive a high-quality and university-level education over the entire three years of undergraduate study and are eligible to earn a degree that is independently validated. Transgressing citizens' expectations and creating an alternative university that is run for and by citizens is a shining example of the power of citizens' participation in education (Divide, 2021).

Freire describes the traditional education system as a banking system in his seminal work, The Pedagogy of the Oppressed, whereby teachers pour knowledge into students like an empty vessel (Freire, 1972). The knowledge and experiences of students are largely ignored in this system, which is dominated by teachers. At this institution, students of all backgrounds can study at degree level without competitive pressure, exams, or debt. By reclaiming the joy of learning and making citizens who can understand and question the world around them and see the possibilities for change, the free university aims to promote social change.

How Free University Brighton Work
We use free public spaces to offer what locals want and put it into the heart of the community. We invite locals to decide on what is offered. Through this, they are reclaiming education as a public good and making it easier for everyone to access it. It is vital and ongoing to experiment with alternative spaces for education as part of pedagogic practice and the role of the classroom. At first, classes were held in pubs, cafes, and other public places. As a result of this free space, they were able to expand their educational offerings while also redefining what a university could be. As Bell Hooks pointed out “The conservative case for censorship in contemporary university environments often suggests that the lack of constructive dialogue, the enforced silence, are by-products of progressive efforts to refute canonical knowledge, critique relations of power, or to subvert bourgeois class bias. It is rarely discussed how materially privileged students are forced to adopt the attitudes and values of those in more privileged circumstances through biased educational strategies.” (Hooks, 1994). Typically, modules range from 4 – 12 weeks, depending on the level. Each weekly classroom session will last around 2 – 2.5 hours, usually with a short break for networking and rest. They use a combination of teaching and learning methods that range from lectures to group discussion. Reading lists can be provided if students wish to deepen their understanding of a subject. They also expect that learners will help determine what themes and content are discussed in the classes, with an emphasis on their own real-life experiences as a basis for this. Students can submit work to be assessed if they wish to, but this is not compulsory. At the end of each subject module, the lecturer will set some questions and students can choose one to answer. They can write an essay or find another way to answer the question, for example by making a recording or podcast, doing a presentation or via an interview with the lecturer. Some of the students have even opted to answer the question in a more creative way. So long as the student answer the question and can demonstrate their learning, it will be accepted.

Its impact to the students
FUB students range in age from 18 to 80. They come from very mixed backgrounds. Most of that student is triggered to join the university out of curiosity and hungry to learn. People with a degree and an interest in continuing to study are among them, along with those who left school with little or no qualifications and want a second chance. Some students had a bad experience at school and are attracted by the easy access and lack of fees. FUB is accessible to everyone, People can study as little or as much as they like.

The focus is on empowering people and providing education which is socially useful and free from exams or tuition fees. FUB courses are partly meant to build confidence in their learning abilities since the vast majority of students attend out of interest, though some wish to continue on to university classes. Their two-year degree-level course in social sciences and humanities, while legally not able to award a degree, was validated by independent academics in the same way as degrees awarded by other universities. Students are frequently given awards depending on attendance or work, which can be quite valuable to some. Lastly, the students get reminded about the joy of studying and give them some hope for the future. (Griffiths, 2021)