04/01/2019
Irish Govt Considers Grants For NI Students After Brexit
The Irish Government is considering a grant scheme for students from Northern Ireland who are applying to universities in the Republic, to avoid a rise in fees for the year ahead.
A-level students in Northern Ireland have been left in limbo over whether they will have to pay non-EU student fees after Brexit in March.
The possible hike in cost could heavily influence where some students choose to attend university, as the current annual price of studying in Ireland is around €3,000 and has the potential to rise to €10,000.
Irish Education Minister Joe McHugh said all Irish cabinet ministers were currently looking at their own departments to assess whether new legislation would be needed after Brexit, as he had been made aware of the specific educational issue in the last few days.
"We'll be looking in the education department around support grants or systems for students in Northern Ireland as to what will happen in 2019 or 2020 and the years following," he said.
"I had a very good conversation with (Minister for Foreign Affairs) Simon Coveney this morning, he's very much of the opinion, like myself, that the common travel area agreements that we have will be protected in the eventuality of even a hard Brexit or no deal."
The most recent figures from the Higher Education Authority show that there were 1,328 students from Northern Ireland at universities, colleges and institutes of technology in the Republic in 2017/18.
Students from Northern Ireland who are already studying at a university in the Republic of Ireland have been told their current fees will not change over the course of their degree.
(JG/CM)
A-level students in Northern Ireland have been left in limbo over whether they will have to pay non-EU student fees after Brexit in March.
The possible hike in cost could heavily influence where some students choose to attend university, as the current annual price of studying in Ireland is around €3,000 and has the potential to rise to €10,000.
Irish Education Minister Joe McHugh said all Irish cabinet ministers were currently looking at their own departments to assess whether new legislation would be needed after Brexit, as he had been made aware of the specific educational issue in the last few days.
"We'll be looking in the education department around support grants or systems for students in Northern Ireland as to what will happen in 2019 or 2020 and the years following," he said.
"I had a very good conversation with (Minister for Foreign Affairs) Simon Coveney this morning, he's very much of the opinion, like myself, that the common travel area agreements that we have will be protected in the eventuality of even a hard Brexit or no deal."
The most recent figures from the Higher Education Authority show that there were 1,328 students from Northern Ireland at universities, colleges and institutes of technology in the Republic in 2017/18.
Students from Northern Ireland who are already studying at a university in the Republic of Ireland have been told their current fees will not change over the course of their degree.
(JG/CM)
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