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16 December 2010
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Students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland who go to university in Scotland could face annual fees of up to £6,000.
The plan is part of a series of Scottish government proposals on tackling a funding gap in higher education.
Other options in a new Green Paper include a graduate tax and increased support from business and donations.
Ministers have ruled out re-introducing up-front tuition fees for Scots.
Scottish students studying at home currently pay no tuition fees, while other UK students currently at Scottish universities pay about £1,900 per year.
The Scottish government aims to implement its changes in 2012, in line with the reforms in England.
The UK government's move to raise tuition fees in England to as much as £9,000 a year has prompted outrage among students and violent protest.
The Scottish government says the state should be the main provider for education, with access to it based on the ability to learn, not the ability to pay.
Education Secretary Mike Russell's Green Paper outlined six options for future funding:
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The plan is part of a series of Scottish government proposals on tackling a funding gap in higher education.
Other options in a new Green Paper include a graduate tax and increased support from business and donations.
Ministers have ruled out re-introducing up-front tuition fees for Scots.
Scottish students studying at home currently pay no tuition fees, while other UK students currently at Scottish universities pay about £1,900 per year.
The Scottish government aims to implement its changes in 2012, in line with the reforms in England.
The UK government's move to raise tuition fees in England to as much as £9,000 a year has prompted outrage among students and violent protest.
The Scottish government says the state should be the main provider for education, with access to it based on the ability to learn, not the ability to pay.
Education Secretary Mike Russell's Green Paper outlined six options for future funding:
- The state retaining primary responsibility for funding
- The state retaining primary responsibility for funding, but with a form of graduate tax
- Increasing income from students coming to Scotland from other parts of the UK
- increasing donations and "philanthropic giving"
- Increase investment from Scottish businesses in higher education
- Make more efficiency savings in the sector
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