Why do british students have to pay for all of there education, yet others come from other countries get free?

Answer 1

if you come from Europe you have to pay the same amount as British residents at least £3,000 a year. If you come from outside Europe you have to pay a lot more at least £10,000 a year to study.

that's why uni's take on so many foreign students, because they bring in a lot of cash.

Answer 2

Foreign students pay or their governments pay. Some are funded by charities. Only Scottish students get free university education as far as I know. Perhaps that is why HRH Price William chose a Scottish university? Does he count as a Scot with daddy being Lord of the Isles? Having a Grandma with a castle probably helped....

Answer 3

I think you need to do your homework well. I think you are wrong. Foreign students from outside the EU pay like 3 times the UK rate. I have been wanting to come to the UK to go to school and the fees are high even than the US but the good thing is the masters are for one year. I agree that some few people get scholarships.

If you know a school that foreign students go free let me know.

Answer 4

Believe me, you're not paying for all of your education. Tuition fees may suck, but the government is still funding most of the cost of your education for you.

International students from outside Europe do pay fees, higher than those from home students, unless they have a scholarship. If they do, it's most likely because they're outstanding students - talk to your university and see if they have scholarships available for home students too.

European students may or may not pay fees, it depends on the policy of their home countries, they're certainly not getting a free ride - if they don't pay, their government does.

If you object to some EU students and countries having free tuition - write to your MP, start a campaign and kick up a fuss.

Answer 5

Foreign students pay up to and usually over what we pay here for the same courses - admittedly many do get subsidised by their own governments education system.

Foreign students are also worth a lot of money from *our* government to higher education establishments, and universities / colleges will always give preference to a foreign student of equal ability than a UK one. It's the sad, messed up truth.

Answer 6

You're wrong here, I'm afraid. Foreign students pay much higher fees than "home" students. For example, at Durham, a student from outside the EU would be paying £11,895 a year for a science based course, compared to the £1500, or £3000 paid by home students (depending on year of admission). Also Scottish students (at Scottish universities?) get their fees paid for them, as do students from low-income families.

Answer 7

They don't get their education for free, they pay a hell of a lot more than British students for the same courses. On top of that they have to pay accomodation, etc. so they're in much more debt.

Answer 8

Maybe if they have a scholarship then they will not have to personally pay for fees but the fees will be paid somehow

Scholarships are not really as popular over here in the stingy UK as it is in other parts of the worls where alot of students are getting help with their fees that they will not have to pay back

We get loans and have to pay it all back - its like a trick to keep us tied to them forever - well I guess it works

Answer 9

Hi,

Contrary to popular opinion this is not usually the case.

Overseas students pay nearly double the fees of a UK home student to attend a UK University.

Some of them are sponsored through their own governments or have been awarded a bursery or scholarship but not from the UK Government or UK sources.

Yes, there are exceptions to this but in the main they are self funded by their families at home.

Answer 10

Are you kidding???It cost me thousands to get a degree here in the United States. Several years after graduation I'm still paying on student loans.