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Re:66% of Americans say they want extended European-style va... by nevon on Saturday August 26, 2023 @06:05AM (#37271301)
There's no single policy that applies in all European countries. In a lot of countries there's no tuition fee (I live in one of them and went to university here), in some there's a token fee per year (a few hundred euros), and in some others students have to be fairly substantial tuition fees. Nothing close to the numbers you're quoting though. $10-20k per year is the highest I've ever heard of for public universities in Europe.
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Re:66% of Americans say they want extended European-style va... by quonn on Saturday August 26, 2023 @06:07AM (#37271314)
As I said in my comment it has nothing to do with tuition fees.
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Re:66% of Americans say they want extended European-style va... by nevon on Saturday August 26, 2023 @06:18AM (#37271394)
Then what exactly is your point? That people require money to live? My parents spent exactly $0 on my education, as every student gets a grant of around €3000/m, and you can get a low interest student loan for the rest.
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Re:66% of Americans say they want extended European-style va... by quonn on Saturday August 26, 2023 @06:37AM (#37271512)
Which country? I should have clarified that I‘m talking about Germany which is certainly part of Europe. And for sure nobody here gets 3000 per month.
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Re:66% of Americans say they want extended European-style va... by nevon on Saturday August 26, 2023 @06:45AM (#37271558)
Sorry, that was a typo. I meant to write €300/m. Just looked up the numbers, and the exact amount is €360/m as a subsidy, and up to another €700/m in a low-interest loan (0.59%). This is in Sweden.
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Re:66% of Americans say they want extended European-style va... by em-bee on Saturday August 26, 2023 @07:23AM (#37271761)
in austria the tuition fee for foreigners was (or is if they haven't changed it) dependent on how much an austrian student would pay for tuition in that foreign country.
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