Go your own way
Go your own way
The Scots are going rogue! It seems an appropriate time to evoke Fleetwood Mac’s epic track – Go your own way, in the hope that as the lyrics of the song indicate “I'd give you my world, Open up, Everything's waiting for you,” by ‘you’ the Scottish government means international students!
Scottish universities are perhaps in an even more precarious financial position than the rest of the UK because unlike the rest of the UK, Scottish-domiciled students do not pay tuition fees for undergraduate degrees at Scottish universities. However, students from other parts of the UK must pay tuition fees, which can range from £9,250 per year. While the Scottish Government provides block funding to universities, financial pressures have still grown due to rising costs, inflation, and a cap on the number of funded places for Scottish students. Universities therefore often rely on international student fees, which are significantly higher, to subsidize funding shortfalls.
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