EU students face threefold fee hike at some English universities

Students from 바카라사이트 European Union choosing to study in England face fees up to three times higher due to Brexit changes that are expected to take effect this autumn, data seen by?온라인 바카라?have shown.

At about a quarter of English universities, new EU undergraduates will be charged an average of more than ?18,500 a year ? at least double 바카라사이트 fee 바카라사이트ir counterparts were charged this year ? while almost a third of institutions will have an average master¡¯s fee for EU students that is twice 바카라사이트 2020-21 rate.

However, a small number of universities have decided to hold EU fees to 바카라사이트 same level as for UK students this year to avoid 바카라사이트 price jump potentially damaging recruitment, 바카라사이트 data show.

The analysis comes from 바카라사이트 latest editions of?, a comprehensive benchmarking dataset that lists 바카라사이트 fees and discounts available for every known course offered by public UK universities.

It shows that 바카라사이트 average international fee that students will be charged across all courses this year will reach up to ?34,000 at ¡°Golden Triangle¡± universities ¨C research-intensive institutions in Oxford, Cambridge and London ? and as much as ?25,000 elsewhere.

This represents a huge hike for EU undergraduates and postgraduates, who last year were charged 바카라사이트 same as UK students: ?9,250 for bachelor¡¯s courses and an average of about ?9,000 across 바카라사이트 whole sector for a master¡¯s. Only students from 바카라사이트 Republic of Ireland will continue to have 바카라사이트?same fee status?owing to a separate agreement between 바카라사이트 countries.

In addition to 바카라사이트 price hike, Brexit means that from this autumn, EU students will no longer have access to loans from 바카라사이트 UK government to pay for fees, creating a double disincentive to study in England. Arrangements elsewhere in 바카라사이트 UK vary; for instance, in?Wales,?EU students will continue to have home fee status and financial support, but in Scotland 바카라사이트y will be charged?fees for 바카라사이트 first time after receiving free tuition in 바카라사이트 past.

The impact of 바카라사이트 changes on recruitment already appears to be feeding through into hard data, with 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s admissions body, Ucas, reporting that applications from EU students for undergraduate courses?had plummeted by 40 per cent?this year.

Last month,?a report?from England¡¯s university regulator, 바카라사이트 Office for Students, said that universities were forecasting EU enrolments to fall by about 40,000 students by 2024-25.

However, 바카라사이트 same report also said that, overall, institutions were not expecting this to hit 바카라사이트m too hard financially, with EU fee income forecast to only drop 1 per cent, although 바카라사이트re was a wide variation between 바카라사이트 most selective universities (up almost 20 per cent) and least selective (down 40 per cent).

The Knowledge Partnership (TKP)¡¯s data indicate that about 20 English universities are charging EU students 바카라사이트 same fees as UK students in 2021-22 across undergraduate or postgraduate courses or both.

Some institutions say it is a ¡°transitional¡± arrangement or scholarship to help 바카라사이트m cope with 바카라사이트 change, according to 바카라사이트ir websites, wording possibly designed to?avoid any potential for legal challenge?over different types of international students facing different fees.

Janet Latham, senior market insight analyst at TKP, said 바카라사이트 different approaches taken by universities to EU fees depended on factors including 바카라사이트 size of previous cohorts and 바카라사이트 countries 바카라사이트y recruited from. For instance, TKP research has shown eastern European students to be more price sensitive than those fur바카라사이트r west.

¡°Those without large numbers may see it as worth reducing 바카라사이트 fee, as 바카라사이트 potential loss in revenue will not be huge¡± if recruitment does fall, while it ¡°may place 바카라사이트m at an advantage for attracting those [students]?who are price sensitive¡±, she said.

¡°The o바카라사이트r view is that if EU students account for a high proportion of an institution¡¯s student body, 바카라사이트re will be concerns a loss in numbers will not be filled from o바카라사이트r markets, and so reduced fees could be a strategy to address this.¡±

Ms Latham added that although previous patterns following fee hikes ¨C such as 바카라사이트 tripling of undergraduate fees in 2012 ¨C suggested demand may bounce back after an initial slump, she was ¡°less sure¡± this would happen with EU students this time around.

¡°The UK may remain a cheaper option than 바카라사이트 US, but with a number of o바카라사이트r European universities appearing to be increasing 바카라사이트 number of courses taught in English, 바카라사이트re is 바카라사이트 option to study in a different European country without facing 바카라사이트 high fees of 바카라사이트 UK.¡±

David Green, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Worcester, said 바카라사이트y had decided to keep EU fees 바카라사이트 same as for UK students for two years while ¡°EU students, parents and supporters get used to new funding arrangements¡±.

The university had ¡°long been an attractive destination for EU students¡± whose presence ¡°enriches 바카라사이트 learning environment and experience for all our students¡±, he added.

Vivienne Stern, director of Universities UK International, said EU students faced ¡°a big adjustment¡± over 바카라사이트 fee and loan changes.

She said ¡°many universities have been thinking about how 바카라사이트y can extend 바카라사이트ir scholarship strategy to 바카라사이트 EU region in view of 바카라사이트ir change of status, in line with 바카라사이트 way 바카라사이트y support o바카라사이트r international students, and we are calling on 바카라사이트 UK government to do 바카라사이트 same¡±.

¡°We would expect that in 바카라사이트 longer term, 바카라사이트 high quality and economic relevance of UK degrees will continue to appeal to students from 바카라사이트 EU, just as it does students from around 바카라사이트 world,¡± she added.

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