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Students from outside the European Union will soon have to pay to attend universities in south-west Germany, where until now, courses have been free.
Tuition fees were scrapped in Baden-Württemberg state in 2011, and universities became free from cost in all German states by 2014.
But despite promising not to introduce general fees earlier this year, the Baden-Württemberg state government has announced the reintroduction of tuition fees to international students from autumn 2017.
The change comes as part of efforts to reduce debt in the country, with the higher education ministry admitting it can no longer afford to provide free education to all.
Once Britain leaves the EU, UK students taking up places in a number of German institutions, including the University of Stuttgart and the University of Heidelberg, will be required to pay fees of €1,500 (£1,256) per semester.
For a second degree, students will be asked to pay a reduced fee of €650 (£544) per semester.
It is believed this cost could be extended across the rest of Germany in the coming years.
Tuition fees were scrapped in Baden-Württemberg state in 2011, and universities became free from cost in all German states by 2014.
But despite promising not to introduce general fees earlier this year, the Baden-Württemberg state government has announced the reintroduction of tuition fees to international students from autumn 2017.
The change comes as part of efforts to reduce debt in the country, with the higher education ministry admitting it can no longer afford to provide free education to all.
Once Britain leaves the EU, UK students taking up places in a number of German institutions, including the University of Stuttgart and the University of Heidelberg, will be required to pay fees of €1,500 (£1,256) per semester.
For a second degree, students will be asked to pay a reduced fee of €650 (£544) per semester.
It is believed this cost could be extended across the rest of Germany in the coming years.
British students will have to pay to go to German universities after Brexit
From autumn next year, international students will pay €1,500 per semester as part of a bid to reduce Germany’s €48m higher education deficit
www.independent.co.uk
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