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no tuition fees in a lot of countries As a foreign national? As, say, a US citizen without a work visa? Does that really work? The idea that a foreign country
by mechanical_fish 16y ago
no tuition fees in a lot of countries
As a foreign national? As, say, a US citizen without a work visa? Does that really work?
The idea that a foreign country would subsidize one's college education is pretty alien to a US citizen. Just going to a state university in a different state costs extra money in the USA.
Or are you just asking: Why would people who are already lucky enough to have some kind of "old European" citizenship ever want to study in the USA instead? I'll let those folks answer that question, since I don't really know.
- sasvari 16y agoAs a foreign national? As, say, a US citizen without a work visa? Does that really work? yes, it does. I don't know about every european country, but at least (at state universities) in Germany and Finland there are no tuition fees for non-europeans as well.
- macdonald 16y agoNon-EU students pay fees in Scotland, but these are often still cheaper than full fees for top US universities. I think in Scotland the fee is between £10,000-15,000 per year, whereas EU students don't pay anything (in an odd quirk English students still pay fees, but no more than £4,000). Related article about this: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/01/education/01scotland.html?pagewanted=3&_r=1 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/01/education/01scotland.html?...
- barry-cotter 16y agoTuition fees for all European countries [pdf] http://www.cesifo.de/pls/guestci/download/CESifo%20DICE%20Report%202007/CESifo%20DICE%20Report%204/2007/dicereport407-db5.pdf http://www.cesifo.de/pls/guestci/download/CESifo%20DICE%20Re...
- marvin 16y agoAnyone qualified (high school equivalent or better) who has good enough grades to get accepted into a study program can study at Norwegian universities. Tuition is 170 USD a year.
- joel_ms 16y ago"Norwegian universities and state university colleges as a rule do not charge tuition fees for international students. However, you should take into consideration that living expenses in Norway are higher than in many other countries." http://studyinnorway.no/sn/Tuition-Scholarships http://studyinnorway.no/sn/Tuition-Scholarships You do need a student visa, and there are other requirements pertaining to language and bringing the student up to par with what Norwegians learn in secondary school. (As I understand it, our last year of upper secondary school (videregående) is more similar to what is taught freshman year at an American College.)