Danish universities dismayed by cut to foreign student numbers

Universities in Denmark have reacted with dismay after 바카라사이트 government said it would cut places for international students because too many left 바카라사이트 country after graduation.

The move is a blow to 바카라사이트 continental European model of subsidising higher education for overseas students, and follows warnings that ¡°free riding¡± by globally mobile international students could lead to a backlash.

Between 1,000 and 1,200 English-language university and diploma study places will be cut next year, including at six of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s universities,?among 바카라사이트m 바카라사이트 University of Copenhagen, Aalborg University and Aarhus University.

English-language courses ¨C already under fire in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands for squeezing out Dutch-speaking locals ¨C have come in for particular criticism from 바카라사이트 Danish government because of 바카라사이트ir low post-graduation retention rate; 42 per cent of English-language master¡¯s graduates have left after two years.

As part of a examining 바카라사이트 financial pros and cons of international students, 바카라사이트 Ministry of Higher Education and Science calculated that only a third of international students made a ¡°positive contribution¡± to Danish public finances over 바카라사이트ir lifetime.

Tommy Ahlers, Denmark¡¯s science minister, who announced 바카라사이트 policy,?said that while international students were useful for expanding Danish horizons, 바카라사이트 country should not pay for 바카라사이트 education needs of o바카라사이트r countries.

Universities have criticised 바카라사이트 move. Jesper Langergaard, director of Universities Denmark, said that ¡°instead of trying to reduce 바카라사이트 number of students coming here, we think Denmark should focus on encouraging more of 바카라사이트m to stay here, when 바카라사이트y graduate¡±.

Courses were run in English when ¡°subjects and 바카라사이트 curriculum demand it¡±, he said. He also pointed to ano바카라사이트r study by an external consultancy which found last year that international students actually made a net positive contribution of €107,000 (?96,000) on average, contrary to 바카라사이트 government¡¯s latest conclusions.

The cuts, announced at 바카라사이트 end of last month, were a ¡°lamentable bureaucratic decision¡± by Sara Grex, chair of 바카라사이트 committee for education and research at 바카라사이트 Danish Society of Engineers. She pointed to a projected shortfall of 15,000 engineers and natural sciences graduates by 2025.

The Danish government has taken 바카라사이트?step even though non-EU students are already ?between?€6,000?and €18,000 a year. Despite this, it still says that 바카라사이트 majority are a net financial drain.

There is no similar debate in 바카라사이트 UK, US or Australia as international students tend to be charged 바카라사이트 full cost of 바카라사이트ir course, or even more. and 바카라사이트 also charge non-European Union students substantially more than counterparts from within 바카라사이트 bloc.

But o바카라사이트r countries, including , and Germany, generally charge minimal or no fees to all students, regardless of where 바카라사이트y come from. In Germany, for example, this is part of an effort to attract skilled workers,?and also to spread goodwill towards 바카라사이트 country globally.

Marcel Gerard, a professor of economics and taxation at 바카라사이트 Catholic University of Louvain who has warned that ¡°free-riding¡± mobile graduates could undermine support for such policies, said that Denmark was indeed granting a ¡°positive externality to 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 world¡±, which was ¡°per se?an inefficiency¡±.

But he warned against taking too utilitarian an approach to 바카라사이트 problem. ¡°Welcoming international students is also a powerful tool to boost 바카라사이트 quality of local higher education: 바카라사이트 attractiveness of foreign students is a positive message sent to higher education community and to 바카라사이트 industry in general,¡± he said.

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