Public fee and support system for students in Europe

Country any Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom

Date of publication any 2014 2016 2017

Found: 3

Country	Student fee
Switzerland 2013/14 - student fees and grants	Higher education institutions define their own fees. Fees usually comprise fees for administration (admission, registration, certification) and tuition. Additional mandatory contributions for examinations, libraries, sports facilities, social and cultural institutions are possible. Some categories of students pay reduced fees (students on leave of absence, medical students during their placement year, doctoral students). Students in difficult economic circumstances can apply for a waiver or reduction of tuition fees at most higher education institutions. Some higher education institutions charge higher fees for both students from within and outside the EU than for Swiss students.
Switzerland 2015/16 - student fees and grants	Higher education institutions define their own fees. Fees usually comprise fees for administration (admission, registration, certification) and tuition. Additional mandatory contributions for examinations, libraries, sports facilities, social and cultural institutions are possible. Some categories of students pay reduced fees (students on leave of absence, medical students during their placement year, doctoral students). Students in difficult economic circumstances or part-time students can apply for a waiver or reduction of tuition fees at most higher education institutions. Some higher education institutions charge higher fees for both students from within and outside the EU.
Switzerland 2016/17 - student fees and grants	All students (short-cycle, first and second cycle) pay fees. Higher education institutions define their own fees. Fees usually comprise fees for administration (admission, registration, certification) and tuition. Additional contributions for examinations, libraries, sport facilities, social and cultural institutions are possible. Students on leave of absence, medical students during their placement year, doctoral students pay reduced fees. Students in difficult economic circumstances or part-time students can apply for a waiver or reduction of tuition fees at most higher education institutions. There are no short cycle programmes in public or publicly subsidised higher education institutions in Switzerland. Some higher education institutions charge higher fees for students from EU and beyond.

Source: Eurydice, National Student Fee and Support Systems 2013/2014, 2015/2016, 2016/2017