The PIE News

JUNE 13, 2023

Norway’s student organisation leader has called the parliament’s overwhelming vote to introduce tuition fees for non-EU students a “betrayal”. After months of debate and opposition from many universities in the country, the Labour Party-run government will introduce fees for non-EU students.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The Technische Universität München in the German state of Bavaria is set to introduce fees for international students for the 2024/25 winter semester – the first public university in the state to do so. Up to now, TUM is the only university in Bavaria to say it will set fees for international students from outside the European Union.

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The PIE News

JUNE 20, 2023

Finland’s universities may begin to increase tuition fees for international students under policies announced by the country’s new government. Currently international fees start from €4,000 but non-EU students may soon have to pay more to cover the full costs of tuition under the new measures.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 26, 2023

The proposal of tuition fees for non-EU students is a “very problematic” move that will be “damaging” to Norwegian universities, an international office head has said. This is very problematic – we cannot charge tuition fees until a change in the law has actually been made,” Bjarte Hoem told The PIE News.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Direct comparison to non-EU markets, however, is misleading. At that time, EU students paid domestic fees, had access to finance and freedom of movement, and in Scotland they enjoyed free education. The true value of those students was never about tuition fees. We do need the support of the sector to do it.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 28, 2023

But as governments in the region swing to the right, the idea of giving everyone a free (or eye-wateringly cheap) ride has come under greater scrutiny and in 2023 both Norway and Finland decided to increase tuition fees for non-EU students.

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