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It's a complex problem. Personally I don't think we should be issuing loans for degrees which will not render a successful career path in which to pay back that
by housemusicfan 3y ago
It's a complex problem. Personally I don't think we should be issuing loans for degrees which will not render a successful career path in which to pay back that loan. Similar to how when you apply for a mortgage or other loan, your income and other means of paying the loan back are verified and approved before the loan is granted.
Maybe one of the Europeans can chime in, don't the Germans offer tuition free education BUT it must be for a productive degree (e.g. STEM) and there are serious academic qualifications that have to be met. At that point you can just consider it a government-funded scholarship, it's not free money, there are conditions to be met.
- barbazoo 3y agoI'm not aware of a STEM-only tuition-free education. Having grown up there my gut feeling is that that would be against their spirit. AFAIR all public education is tuition free and only has administrative cost associated.
- avgDev 3y agoThis from polish gov site: Full-time studies (in the Polish language) at the state Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are free for Polish students and foreigners who commence studies in Poland on terms applicable to Polish citizens (see: define your status). These include citizens of the EU/EEA and students who hold the Polish Charter (Karta Polaka). All other foreigners are required to pay tuition fees that on average are the following: EUR 2000 per year for the first, second and long cycle studies, EUR 3000 per year for postgraduate as well as scientific, arts, specialist and post-doctoral internships, EUR 2000 per year for an annual preparatory Polish language course to commence studies in Polish