Higher education in Denmark is free for students from the EU/EEA and for students participating in an exchange programme. All students taking part-time courses pay fees set by the same higher education institutions. For all other students annual tuition ranges from 6,000 to 16,000 (DKK 45,000-120,000). You also do not pay for tuition if you have a: • Permanent residence permit • Temporary residence permit that can be upgraded to a permanent one • Parent from a non-EU/EEA country who is already working in Denmark Students from outside EU/EEA/Switzerland will be charged a fee when applying for a residence permit (visa) to study in Denmark. Scholarships and grants State grants are available to all students. The maximum amount is DDK 5,662 per month for 12 months each year for students living independently. Extra grants are available for students who become parents and for single parents. Additional grants of DDK 8,051 per month are available for students with a disability. State loans of DDK 2,897 per month are available to all students. During the period of study, a 4% annual interest rate applies. Students must start paying back no later than one year after the end of the year in which they graduate. The loan must be repaid within 15 years. About half of all students make use of state loans. uition Fees and living costs in France by Geanina Spinu One major benefit which students studying in France will enjoy is the countrys fee system. For the majority of courses at most universities youll have to pay only 181 Euros a year for a bachelors degree (there are exceptions engineering courses tend to cost more for example),250Euros per year for a masters course and 380 Euros per year for a PhD. However, a number of universities have decided to add associated costs related to specific services (e.g. for diplomas related to continuing learning and training). With these additional costs, in some public universities the tuition fees can reach as far as EUR 2.000/year. Students will pay more at Frances highly selective grandes écoles and grands établissements (great schools and establishments), which set their own fees (about 500-600 Euros per year). Some of these operate only at postgraduate level, and some like Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris require students to either get through two years of preparatory school or to transfer across after two years of an undergraduate course. Study Support Grants are awarded on the basis of financial need to students that are less than 28 years of age. The amount awarded for the need-based grant depends on the assessment of social criteria, and varies between 1,606 and 4,600 Euros per year. The merit-based grant ranges from 1,800 to 6,102 Euros. At the same time, those eligible for a grant receive exemption or reduction in health cover. Health insurance for students is free until the age of 20, so only the costs of living and books have to be added. After the age of 20 the health insurance for students costs 200 Euros a year and covers most of the medical expenses. Loans are also available with a maximum amount of 15,000 Euros, but less than 0.1 % of university students take out such a loan. Parents are eligible for tax relief if students are financially dependent on them and are less than 25 years old. The amount of tax relief is proportional to the amount of taxable income of the household. Family allowances are paid for two or more dependent children that are under 20 years old. The minimum amount is 127 Euros per month and increases with the number of eligible children. An additional amount of 63 Euros per month is paid for every child that is aged 16-20 years. There are signs that the universities are being given greater discretion to impose their own charges, as the government struggles to find a way to fund higher education, and the universities are granted greater autonomy. Some universities have been granted new powers over their budget, and it is likely this will lead to an increase in fees.
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