Student loan

In 11 years, less than half of the amount of the guaranteed student loans have been reimbursed to the state. Students refrain from borrowing money because of the high interest rates, although a total of EUR 20 million was earmarked for student loans in 2021. In 11 years, only 1,274 students have applied for a student loan.

The United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union has created a new environment for EU, and by extension Greek, students at the country's universities.

Indicatively, a visa will be required for the next academic year, while tuition fees will be determined by each individual academic institution. These fees will differ according to the field and level of studies.

Turkey's parliament ratified a bill on April 16 that was prepared by the ruling AKP to alleviate the effects of the novel coronavirus on economic and social life.

The country has postponed rental payments for three months on several types of state-owned immovable properties.

From the beginning of the 2019/2020 academic year, Investbank will provide loans to undergraduate and doctoral students after concluding a contract with the Ministry of Education and Science for lending to undergraduate and doctoral students with state financial support. The student loan system guarantees access for young people to higher education, regardless of their social status.

England will continue to grant student loans to students from Europe after Brexit in March next year - Bulgarian children will be able to get funding from London, reports bTV.

There is an annual fee for training in most English universities - up to 9250 pounds per year.

Months before the school year, consultancy firms explain the conditions of those who want to work abroad.

Some 239,097 university students, out of just over one million who received credit from the state for their higher education, have failed to pay back their loans on time, daily Evrensel reported on Aug. 23. 

Students and faculty members gathered in front of the Albanian government offices in Tirana to denounce planned reforms to higher education, which they say will hurt public universities to the benefit of private colleges.