Inviting people to your country for an education and making that appealing has for hundreds of years been one of the most effective long-term “soft power” moves a country can do. It naturalises other people to your culture, spreads your ways of thinking, and reinforces relevance in the global consciousness.
Logically, these people should be happy to allow foreign students to be educated in their country and see how ‘great’ it is.
But one can’t assume any capacity for logical thought.
Versus a place that regards education as important for all classes of people to access:
If you attend university in Scotland, you can be charged up to £1,820 a year for an undergraduate degree. You don’t need a student loan for this. Instead, the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) will pay your fees for you if you’re eligible. You must apply to SAAS each year for them to do this.
Inviting people to your country for an education and making that appealing has for hundreds of years been one of the most effective long-term “soft power” moves a country can do. It naturalises other people to your culture, spreads your ways of thinking, and reinforces relevance in the global consciousness.
Logically, these people should be happy to allow foreign students to be educated in their country and see how ‘great’ it is.
But one can’t assume any capacity for logical thought.
In the UK they also get charged extra for education and end up offsetting our education costs for locals
Maybe in the civilised parts of the country.
Certainly not anywhere they’re charging £9.5k per student per year though.
What? Where I am it’s like £3-4k
https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/student-advice/finance/university-tuition-fees-and-financial-support-in-england
Versus a place that regards education as important for all classes of people to access:
https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/student-advice/finance/university-tuition-fees-and-financial-support-in-scotland