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In Eastbloc countries that was done as a form of punishment, often for not toeing the party line. It was true across disciplines: medicine, law, etc, when othe
by david927 9y ago
In Eastbloc countries that was done as a form of punishment, often for not toeing the party line. It was true across disciplines: medicine, law, etc, when otherwise they would have "good" jobs. (I'm clarifying, not justifying.)
I thought in The Netherlands that higher education was effectively free.
- jacquesm 9y ago> I thought in The Netherlands that higher education was effectively free. But life is not.
- mattashii 9y agoHigher education in NL is about 1800 euros/year for citizens (limiations apply in age, etc.). Living costs, study materials etc. are not included. You can loan ~1100/month max from the government, which currently is at 0% interest, but starting 2 years after finishing your studies you'll be required to pay it off in the next 30 years. (? unsure about this timespan) I hadn't heard about said hot topic, but one of the reasons might be that recently the government stopped remitting part of the student loan as a gift after graduation.
- jacquesm 9y agoOne example: https://www.metronieuws.nl/nieuws/binnenland/2017/09/sugar-daddy-reclame-dichterbij-ook-naar-nederland https://www.metronieuws.nl/nieuws/binnenland/2017/09/sugar-d... They're all over the news, probably the best unpaid marketing campaign in a long time.