Comments on: Universities ‘should charge our students home fees rather than international’

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:59:35 +0000

They do- you have to get a 15 year license.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:57:09 +0000

You can also say that of certain UK cities but i they do not charge in accordance with post code.

In Guernseys case the cost of living and housing is also higher, it also costs more to house students whilst studying in the UK and added to that the fly/ferry fees back and forth between semesters.

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By: Kapon

Kapon — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:38:03 +0000

Very well said!

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By: UK Girl

UK Girl — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:56:04 +0000

Noel
Wouldn’t it be nice if the housing department had a similar arrangement/agreement to allow uk/British citizens a more permanent housing licence if we are working, paying tax and social security instead of being treated as foreign and required to leave when expiry date is set

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By: UK Girl

UK Girl — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:51:39 +0000

Tell the housing department that when they kick English people off the island after licence expires …. Why if we are BRITISH why are we not allowed to remain on island on a more permanent basis if we can work and pay into system and even buy properties and invest and pay into system for a number of years

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By: Noel

Noel — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:06:31 +0000

Guernsey used to have an agreement with England to be treated the same, but it was decided we couldn’t afford it.

Some universities treat Guernsey as part of UK.

However Scotland treAt Guernsey the same as England (but they like us better than England).

I have even read somewhere one of their laws explain England Wales and the Islands are to be treated the same. They then go on to define the Islands and we are included.

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By: Tam Dayle

Tam Dayle — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:10:04 +0000

UK universities drop their entry standards for international students both in grades and English language proficiency.So there is that benefit.

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By: Eric Heffer

Eric Heffer — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:06:35 +0000

The per capita income in the island is much higher than that in the UK. Hence it is reasonable that UK universities charge our students as a whole the international rate or some premium over a domestic student. Why should the UK subsidise our choice to have lower tax rates?

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By: Mr Lloyd

Mr Lloyd — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:05:13 +0000

‘Get lost back to where you came from, that includes people from the mainland who arent local’
‘we’re not part of the UK, so stop comparing us to it’
‘sort out your own back yard before you come picking on us’

All comments seen on TIG in the recent past! Even a prominent local deputy gleefully pointing out the difficulties the UK find themselves in, and comparing that to Guernsey’s relatively cushy position.

There is more than a small element of hypocrisy here.

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By: Cabbage

Cabbage — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:21:43 +0000

My tuition fees were £10,500 whilst at uni, my fellow UK students were around £3500… This was 2007-2010. I’m not sure much has changed for us? It’s the Uk students that are getting hammered now isn’t it?

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By: Gsyman

Gsyman — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 06:48:26 +0000

Yes it would be interesting to hear about the Isle of Man fees. The other islands you mention are in the UK so I guess will be charged the same as any other part of it.

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By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:04:43 +0000

Dave

In response to your reply to post , your experience is 1 out of millions; if we wanted more reliable evidence we would have to carry out a sophisticated investigation. It’s like saying that tobacco doesn’t have any ill effects on one’s health because a mere few supercentenarians and semi-ultra centenarians have smoked.

With concern to your idea that I consider myself intellectually gifted, how do you know that I am merely expressing my disgust at the incompetency of certain teachers and how students who don’t particualrly want to be at the Sixth Form mar the experience for those who are eager to avail themselves ? Don’t you think that is the situation as well ?

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By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:47:01 +0000

Yes it is irrelevant but what pomposity!

I presume you are referring to yourself as one of these more intellectually able people?

In my experience, those that claim to be intelligent are not as bright as they think they are and just for the record, being intelligent does not make you wise.

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By: fatso

fatso — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:30:39 +0000

Bridge,there are thousands of British citizens who do not pay UK tax.
Why should they have special treatment?

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By: VERIDIQUE

VERIDIQUE — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:17:56 +0000

I do not believe that any student pursuing further education in the UK should receive any free financial help from our States. Instead they should be offered a loan that should be paid back once they have finished their course. We are assuming that those that go away to further their education do so with the serious intent of securing a well paid job so it should not be a hardship to pay this back. It teaches people that nothing in life is free. If someone leaving school at 18 wants to take the entrepreneurial route they have to go to a bank and hopefully get a loan for their business. There should be no difference in the treatment of the young entrepreneur and the student.

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