The Swedish debate on tuition fees for international students in higher education

• In 2009, the Swedish parliament decided to introduce tuition fees for students fromoutside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. The first tuitionstudentsarrived in 2011. A direct consequence was a decrease by 80 percent ofincoming students. The decision by the lawmakers was debated and questioned bybusiness leaders, students, and representatives for higher education institutions(HEI). In this reflection paper, we present the most common issues in that debateand reflect on those arguments ten years after tuition fees were introduced. Thedebate in Sweden prior to the reform and the following development represents aninteresting case that illustrates some of the dynamics of international studentmobility and the impacts this may have on HEI.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Social och ekonomisk geografi -- Kulturgeografi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Social and Economic Geography -- Human Geography (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Nationalekonomi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Economics (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

fee-paying

higher education

international students

tuition

student mobility

Sweden

Internationella studenter

studieavgifter

Economics

nationalekonomi

Social and Economic Geography

kulturgeografi

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