Higher education in the UK

To become a higher education student you must fulfill various demands like having already achieved  entrance qualifications, like A-levels or equivalent qualifications from the UK or another country (“Higher Education - Introduction”). The system of higher education is split into two levels: On the one hand there are undergraduate programs that include bachelor degrees or higher national diplomas (HNDs) and on the other hand there are postgraduate programs that include masters degrees or doctorates. Normally, you need an undergraduate qualification to join the postgraduate program (“Higher Education - Introduction”). Great Britain is well known for its high quality and well-respected higher education worldwide. 

In Hamburg, there are no tuition fees anymore so  access to the universities is possible for everyone. In the UK studying can cost an undergraduate student up to £9,000 per year (“Costs and Fees”). Additionally, the costs of living can be very high. On account of the tuition fees and the expensive living costs in the UK, students usually borrow money from the Student Loans Company. Here, they have to pay it back after graduation and “the employer will automatically take repayments from the salary if the income, before tax, is over the UK threshold. The current thresholds for repayment are £21,000 a year, £1750 a month or £404 a week. So this is 9% of the income over the threshold.” (“How much do I repay?”).

Cited Works

“Costs and Fees” British Council, 

http://www.educationuk.org/global/articles/costs-and-tuition-fees-for-international-students/. Accessed 21 January 2017

“How much do I repay?” Student Loans Company,
http://media.slc.co.uk/repayment/qsg/how-much-do-i-repay.html. Accessed 21 January               2017.

“Higher Education - Introduction” British Council, 

http://www.educationuk.org/global/articles/higher-education-introduction/. Accessed 20 January 2017