Move towards tuition fees for non-European students

By Jan Petter Myklebust and Ian R Dobson. On 21 December, more than half of Finland’s MPs agreed to a proposal to change legislation to allow for students from outside Europe to be charged tuition fees for degree programmes. The fees would be between €3,500 and €12,000 (US$4,700 and US$16,000) a year. Student unions have vigorously opposed the move and argued for keeping Finnish higher education fee-free for international students. The proposal to charge fees was put forward by four MPs from four parties and was supported by 119 of 200 MPs. Read more...