Do International Students in the UK Pay Too Much?
A new study from the Higher Education Policy Institute warned that the UK is in danger of losing international students if nothing is done to contain and reduce tuition and costs. The UK is the second most popular destination for international students, behind the US, but its share of all international students worldwide has dropped from 16% in 1998 to 11% in 2004.
Unlike in many other EU countries, non-EU students are charged higher rates in the UK than students from EU countries. The HEPI report warns that as global competition for international students heats up, the UK should address this inequity if it wants to maintain its status as the second most popular destination. The report argues that UK taxpayers should subsidize the education of international students, just as it does for UK and EU students. The report also reviews all of the economic and non-economic benefits that international students bring to the UK.
Read the article in the Chronicle of Higher Education or in the Guardian Unlimited.
Click here to see the full HEPI report.
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posted by Keith Clausen @ 11:28 AM
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We live in the U. S. My daughter is attending the University of Kent in the Bioscience Program for four years. Her father is British. There does not seem to be funding available and the U. S. dollar has dropped in value. She loves her school and wants to continue there. It will be a very rough road financialy. We are interested in hearing any advice. My email address is
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We are british expats living abroad. My daughter is due to go to university next year, and since we live abroad, we have to pay the international fee. Since the cost of education in UK is high and the US dollar has plummeted, it is no more cost effective to send her to the UK, much that I wish I could. She will probably go elsewhere now.
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