EU students in student loan default non-shocka...

[johnfm]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityedu...

So, 45% of EU students studying in the UK have done a runner or defaulted or late compared to 2% of UK students.

Quelle surprise!

Should this not have been a rather obvious outcome...

[Pesty]

But But But we keep getting told we need foreign students to fund the universities.

[otolith]

Not EU students we don't, they get the same deal as English or Scottish students * - the profit is from charging extortionate rates to people from outside the EU.

• hence the fury that the worst deal in the EU for studying at Scottish universities is reserved for the rest of the UK

[SpeedMattersNot]

I am friends with a Hungarian, who lived her for 12 years.

In the last 3 years he took a degree in Motorsport engineering and 6months later moved back to Hungary. He didn't want to, but he struggled for work but was offered an excellent position in Hungary by VW, working with engines.

His intention is still to come back to the UK but I had never thought to ask about his position financially with grants/loans and repayments. I've just sent him a message to ask him how it all was worked out - be curious to know!

[Phil.]

Pesty said:

But But But we keep getting told we need foreign students to fund the universities.

'foreign students' are those from outside the EU who pay cash up front to study in the UK. They currently subsidise UK students.

[Pesty]

Phil. said:

'foreign students' are those from outside the EU who pay cash up front to study in the UK. They currently subsidise All EU students.

EFA

[davepoth]

SpeedMattersNot said:

I am friends with a Hungarian, who lived her for 12 years.

In the last 3 years he took a degree in Motorsport engineering and 6months later moved back to Hungary. He didn't want to, but he struggled for work but was offered an excellent position in Hungary by VW, working with engines.

His intention is still to come back to the UK but I had never thought to ask about his position financially with grants/loans and repayments. I've just sent him a message to ask him how it all was worked out - be curious to know!

As soon as you aren't part of the UK tax system they have no way of forcing you to pay the money back - all they did to my brother when he was in Jersey was send him a strongly worded letter!