In Germany, courses taught in English come with a course fees. This is a nice way of saying “Foreigners shall pay for the course”. One of the German state (Baden Wuttenberg?) didn’t sugar-coat this. They just said it straight. Non EU students pay 1500€ per semester, irrespective of what you study.
> Venstres utdanningspolitiske talsperson Abid Raja er sterkt kritisk
> Ola Borten Moe stenger døren til verden, sier Raja.
Is this a joke? In India, the German embassy is so crowded with students. Even for a tourist /business visa, there is 3 months waiting time. This is the same with the number of Chinese students in Germany.
What a beautiful way to kill the environment for new potential skilled workers with Norwegian certifications. FYI, a non-European student shall demonstrate enough funds for the length of the studies before applying to any Norwegian university.
Depends on how much, but Norwegian students and academic community would lose out if only rich international students can afford to study here.
No universities want this to happen. They want to select the best candidates for their courses regardless of socio-economic status. It’s just politicians who want to throw immigrants under the bus to win cheap points. Overwhelming majority of Norwegians think that immigrant contributes to the society.
To be honest, I don’t even understand how Senterpartiet thinks it has a mandate to govern.
I think the consequences of this are being overplayed. We already know that the majority of foreign students don’t actually stay here after completing their studies, and requiring tuition fees would just put us in line with the rest of the world (and Europe in some cases) and how other countries treat *our students*. Foreign students are costing us billions, and I think we can at this point say pretty confidently that it’s just pure charity on the behalf of Norwegian taxpayers. With bad times ahead and unemployment rates expected to rise it’s probably a pretty decent place to start cutting costs.
In my opinion, it doesn’t seem like we’re attracting a lot of ambitious students anyways, and even though it’s sad for those intending to use studies sort of like an “entry ticket” for future residency, I don’t think we’re going to see much change.
So should I apply to Uni Oslo when they open apps Oct 15? Or assume that by the time they accept me next year I won’t be able to afford it?
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Right move.
In Germany, courses taught in English come with a course fees. This is a nice way of saying “Foreigners shall pay for the course”. One of the German state (Baden Wuttenberg?) didn’t sugar-coat this. They just said it straight. Non EU students pay 1500€ per semester, irrespective of what you study.
> Venstres utdanningspolitiske talsperson Abid Raja er sterkt kritisk
> Ola Borten Moe stenger døren til verden, sier Raja.
Is this a joke? In India, the German embassy is so crowded with students. Even for a tourist /business visa, there is 3 months waiting time. This is the same with the number of Chinese students in Germany.
What a beautiful way to kill the environment for new potential skilled workers with Norwegian certifications. FYI, a non-European student shall demonstrate enough funds for the length of the studies before applying to any Norwegian university.
Depends on how much, but Norwegian students and academic community would lose out if only rich international students can afford to study here.
No universities want this to happen. They want to select the best candidates for their courses regardless of socio-economic status. It’s just politicians who want to throw immigrants under the bus to win cheap points. Overwhelming majority of Norwegians think that immigrant contributes to the society.
To be honest, I don’t even understand how Senterpartiet thinks it has a mandate to govern.
I think the consequences of this are being overplayed. We already know that the majority of foreign students don’t actually stay here after completing their studies, and requiring tuition fees would just put us in line with the rest of the world (and Europe in some cases) and how other countries treat *our students*. Foreign students are costing us billions, and I think we can at this point say pretty confidently that it’s just pure charity on the behalf of Norwegian taxpayers. With bad times ahead and unemployment rates expected to rise it’s probably a pretty decent place to start cutting costs.
In my opinion, it doesn’t seem like we’re attracting a lot of ambitious students anyways, and even though it’s sad for those intending to use studies sort of like an “entry ticket” for future residency, I don’t think we’re going to see much change.
So should I apply to Uni Oslo when they open apps Oct 15? Or assume that by the time they accept me next year I won’t be able to afford it?