With the implementation of the new UK coalition government on May 2010, several austerity measures were presented and adopted to reduce the State’s deficit. Several measures concern the tuition fees in English universities. However it could also affect in the years to come tuition fees in Scottish universities. I’ve selected targeted articles related to the issues for your concern.
Regarding how some universities manage to save cash:
By the way I’ve followed the monthly guided tour organized at the University of Strathclyde one of the most prestigious universities (with the Business School department) in the UK and throughout Europe according to the Financial Times; ranked 20th (FT, European Business School 2010). This is really a huge, huge campus located in the city center of Glasgow. [The Sciences department is also quite renowned from what I’ve heard]. The Business School has recently been completely restored. I’ve spoken with some of its students; they told me that it’s great fun to study, make parties, study abroad… really to recommend to everyone.
To others well-known Scottish universities I have heard from the Scottish students are the Edinburgh University and the St Andrews University (now worldwide famous thanks to the Royal wedding). I’ve been briefly to St Andrew (the city and the university) with the UWS volley-ball team playing our first outside game against St Andrew University… (we unfortunately lost). This city is pretty small but charming. And the University, a real, real, real “American movie” campus.
Interesting article from the New York Times regarding the tuition fees paid by English students when studying in Scotland compared to European students:
For the next academic year (2011-2012) in Scotland, the tuition fees should stay the same:
From what I’ve heard from the Scottish media and the advisers from the UWS, the tuitions fees in Scotland should stay the same for the next academic year (2011-2012). My tuition fees for my 3rd academic year in Bachelor Enterprise Studies reached £ 1 820. However those tuitions fees have been paid entirely by SAAS (Student Awards Agency for Scotland) [3 conditions: take a course of full-time study in Scotland and plan to graduate in Scotland; be a European Union national; be ordinarily resident in the UK]; more info for students outside the EU at http://www.student-support-saas.gov.uk/index.htm
Some students from the University of le Havre were registered as ERASMUS students (a partnership with their home town university and the UWS; with a limited number of places according to each university) and thus have no fee or special documents to fill in.
So until now no panic for no tuition fees should be paid by EU students next year. However that could change according to the new policies implemented by the Scottish government and the economic situation. The ERASMUS programs (with no tuition fees) should be maintained. On the other hand the tuitions fees paid by SAAS to EU students could be reduced or stopped in the years to come.
I’ll keep on publishing several links regarding this burning issue in the months to come.
More info regarding the Tuition fees at the UWS: http://www.uws.ac.uk/international/finance.asp
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