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> in Germany, students -- on the whole -- famously pay no tuition fees, regardless of where they come from. Seen from the U.S. or Britain, this policy may appea
by TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago
> in Germany, students -- on the whole -- famously pay no tuition fees, regardless of where they come from. Seen from the U.S. or Britain, this policy may appear either supremely principled or incredibly naïve
“Britain”? Do they perhaps mean England?
The other three nations of the United Kingdom have either free (Scotland) or vastly cheaper (Wales, Northern Ireland) university tuition fees.
- stable-point 10y agoI think the key part is "regardless of where they come from". For instance, Scotland has free tuition for the Scottish and other EU citizens, but not for citizens of England/Wales/NI or international students. (The fees for an English person are typically cheaper than other English universities, but still not to be sniffed at). I am not sure about NI or Wales, but I imagine there's a similar situation.
- ekr 10y agoScotland and free tuition? I was thinking about a MSc in computer science at the University of Edinburgh, and it's definitely not free, even for EU citizens: http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/fees?programme_code=PTMSCCMPSI1F http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/fees?programme_cod....
- TazeTSchnitzel 10y agoThat's a postgraduate course. I guess free tuition applies only to undergraduates.
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