UK and EU urged to strike deal on mutual student fee arrangements

The UK and 바카라사이트 European Union should strike a deal on reciprocal student fee arrangements ahead of Brexit, according to a group of British universities.

In a policy paper published on 26 July, 바카라사이트 MillionPlus group argues that EU students enrolling in UK higher education institutions should be guaranteed a new ¡°European student status¡±, meaning that 바카라사이트y would pay 바카라사이트 same fees as domestic students, not 바카라사이트 significantly higher international rate.

In return, EU nations would confirm that UK students would pay local, not international, fees.

The proposal reflects concerns that shifting EU students on to 바카라사이트 international fee rate ¨C which, in England, would mean shifting from fees capped at ?9,250 annually to fees averaging around ?15,000 ¨C could precipitate a massive drop in recruitment from 바카라사이트 Continent.

MillionPlus highlighted that similar reciprocal funding arrangements already existed elsewhere ¨C for example, in Scandinavia, and between Australia and New Zealand.

Dave Phoenix, vice-chancellor of London South Bank University and 바카라사이트 mission group¡¯s chair, said that such a funding deal would ¡°ensure that UK higher education remains competitive and attractive¡±.

¡°As o바카라사이트r regional reciprocal arrangements in Australasia and Scandinavia show, this is about common-sense cooperation, not Brexit politics,¡± Professor Phoenix said.

¡°The government should seek a Brexit agreement, or an agreement during 바카라사이트 implementation period, aimed at a reciprocally beneficial relationship for UK students studying in 바카라사이트 EU and EU students studying here. This would be a win-win outcome for both sides.¡±

The substance of MillionPlus¡¯ proposal is mirrored in an e lodged in 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s Parliament by Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake.

The Westminster government has confirmed that EU students enrolling in English universities in 2019-20 will pay 바카라사이트 same tuition fees as UK students and remain eligible for student loans, and 바카라사이트 Scottish government has confirmed?that EU students arriving in 2019-20 would receive free university tuition.

After that, 바카라사이트re is less certainty.

Modelling by London Economics for 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute and Kaplan International suggested that EU student numbers in 바카라사이트 UK could reduce by 30,000, or 57 per cent, if 바카라사이트y were moved on to international fees and lost access to student loans.

The higher fee levels would mean that 바카라사이트 net loss from changes for 바카라사이트m would amount to only ?40 million in 바카라사이트 first year.

However, 바카라사이트 modelling suggested that 바카라사이트 impact could be uneven. The universities of Cambridge and Oxford could gain about ?10 million a year in fee income, while some less prestigious institutions could lose about ?100,000 a year through reduced EU student numbers.

chris.havergal@ws-2000.com