{
  "id": 11675981,
  "title": "Universities warn extra funding won't cover surge in applicants",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/universities-warn-extra-funding-wont-cover-surge-in-applicants",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T11:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ERR News Estonia",
    "slug": "err-news-estonia",
    "url": "https://news.err.ee/1610155384/universities-warn-extra-funding-won-t-cover-surge-in-applicants"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government will provide extra funding to expand study places as record‑large cohorts reach university age, but universities say the money covers only about two‑thirds of what's needed, leaving many applicants without a place.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}