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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)468final
Brussel.22September 1978
ADMISSION TOINSTITUTIONS OPHIGHER EDUCATION
OPSTUDENTS FROMOTHERMEMBER STATES
(Communication fromtheCommission totheCouncil)
COM(78)468final

SUMMARY
Theaction programme ineducation adopted "bytheCouncil
andMinisters ofEducation intheir Resolution of9February 197^
provided foradiscussion to "beheld ,including representatives
ofhigher education institutions ,onthepossibility ofdeveloping
acommon policy ontheadmission tohigher education of-students
from other Member .States . "
This discussion washeld inSeptember 1977 ?andananalysis
oftheproblems ,together with suggested solutions ,wasprepared and
circulated bytheservices oftheCommission inFebruary 1978 .On
thebasis o£that analysis andinthelight ofreactions toit,the
present Communication sets outspecific proposals fortheconside­
ration oftheCouncil andMinisters ofEducation attheir meeting
on27November 1978 * '

ADMISSION TOINSTITUTIONS OPHIGHEREDUCATION
-OPSTUDENTS PROMOTHERMEMBER STATES ..
INTRODUCTION
Theactionprogramme ineducation adoptedby"theCouncilandMinisters
ofEducation oftheMemberStatesintheirResolution of9February 1976
incorporated ,inasectiondevotedtoco-operation inhighereducation ,
aseriesofactionsdesignedtopromotethefreemovement andmobility
ofbothstaffandstudents .
Thenumberofstudents whoundertake coursesofstudyinotherMember
StatesoftheCommunity ,isatpresentverysmall.In1975/76thetotal
figurewassome21.000,representing only0.5/£oftotalenrolments .
SomestepshavealreadybeentakenatCommunity leveltoencourage and
facilitate greatermobility .Grantshave,forexample *beenmadeavailable
forthedevelopment ,ofjointprogrammes ofstudybetweenhigher "education
institutions in"different Community countries .AHandbookforStudents
givinginformation andguidance *onadmission practices andprocedures in
allMemberStateshas-beenpublished bytheCommission inallCommunity
languages .Thesemeasures ,however,whilehelpingtoeaseandencourage
agreaterdegree ,ofstudentmovement canonlymakealimitedcontribution
Theneed-isforaninitiative .thatdemonstrates the-importance whichis
attached ,withintheCommunity toasignificant expansion oftheoppor­
tunitiesforstudentstospendatleast ,apartoftheirperiodofhigher
education inanother MemberState,andthustobenefitfromthe
broadening andenrichment oftheireducation whichsuchanexperience
couldprovide. '
Recognising this,theactionprogramme providedforadiscussion tobe
held,including representatives ofhighereducation institutions ,on
thepossibility ofdeveloping ,acommonpolicyontheadmission tohigher
education ofstudents fromotherMemberStates.Suchadiscussion was
accordingly held ,inSeptember 1977inBonn,andinthelightofthe

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education services 01theCommission preparedadetailedanalysisof
theexistingproblemsarisingfromtheexistingpolicies anapractices
ofMemberStatessofarasthead~issionofC studentsiscon­
cernedtogetherwiihsuggested meansofresolving "Ihc-1.Thisdocument
wassenttoMemberStatesinFebruary 197-3forconsulnationswithineach
country.Onthebasisoftheanalysis container inthecons-altativedocu­
ment,andinthelightofreactions toit,theprec^rtpapernowsetsout
suchspecific proposals .
AnnexAprovides asussaiyindication ofpresentpractices ineach
MemberStateandofthepresentscaleofintra-Cczanunity studentmovement
Theexisting flowofstudents between MemberStates,influenced asitis
byavarietyofhistorical ,geographical andlinguistic ,aswellasaca­
demicand.financial considerations ,isnotabalanced one,andoneimpor­
tantobjective ,inthecontextofanoveralli^creaiseinmobilityisto
stimulate movementindirections inwrJ.chitisatpresentverylimited.
EveryMemberStateboth"exports"studentsforhighereducation inother
Community countries and"imports"students fromotherCommunity countries
ThusforeachMemberStatethereshouldbearelationship betweenthe
arrangements fortheadmission ofCommunity studentsinitscountry,ana
thoseforthereception ofitsstudents byotherCommunity countries .
Itisaccordingly proposedthatacommonapproach beadopted,basedon
thefollowing principles !
(a)thatnationalpoliciesshould ,reflecttheobjective oftheedu­
cationactionprogramme toincreasetheintrs.-Communitymobility
ofstudents andeliminate obstacles tomovement ;
(b)thatsuchpoliciesshouldbebasedonMemberStatesrecognition
oftheirinterdependence andmutualresponsibilities inthecon­
textofadmission ofstudents fromotherCommunity countries ;and
(c)thatindividuals shouldbeadmitted ,toinstitutions inthehost
countryonabasisnotlessfavorable thanthehostcountry's
ownstudents .
It-isonthisbasis ,thattheproposals inSectionIIbelowhavebeen
formulated .Itmustbeunderstood ,however,thatsuchproposals are
withoutprejudice tothefactthatincertainrespectstheadmission
.ofstudentsisalreadysubjecttoCommunity law.Thus:

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(a)thosewhoenjoytherightofstayinaMemberState "byvirtue
1ofArticles 48and52oftheEECTreatycannotbetheobject
ofanydiscrimination asregardsaccessto-education inthe
..hostMemberStatej ...
(b)apersonwhowishestoestablish himselfinaMemberStateto
exercise aprofessional activity andwhomust,forthispurpose,
obtainaqualification ofthehostState,cannotbetheobject .
ofanyprohibition ofacoesstohighereducation inthatState.
Itisalsorecognised thattheproposals extendtoaspectsofadmission
policywhich,insomeMemberStates,maybetheresponsibility notof
governments butof'highereducation institutions themselves ,indivi–,
duallyorcollectively .Itisunderstood thatinsuchcasesadoption
ofaproposal (wouldrepresent acommitment torecommend andencourage
thecompetent authorities toactaccordingly ;
Theproposals aresetoutintheparagraphs whichfollow,groupedunder
thefollowing categories :-
A-Numerical limitation onadmission .
B-Admission criteria
,C–Financial conditions ofadmission
D-Linguistic requirements ^
E-Administrative procedures ■.''
F-Information andpolicyconsultation . .
II.PROPOSALS "
A.OnNumerical Limitation ■
1.WhereinanyMemberStateapolicyofnumerical limitation onadmission
exists,whetheroverallorinspecificpartsofthehighereducation ,
system,areasonable numberofplacesis.tobemadeavailable
forstudents fromotherCommunity countries .Theinterpretation ofwhat
isreasonable istobemadeinthelightofacontinuing reviewof
existinglevelsofmobility,andtheobjectiveofincreasing such
movement . -

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2.Students fromotherCommunity countries to"beexcluded from
numerical limitation provisions inthevhost,country whentheir
periodofstudyabroadisacomponent partofanoverall'course
to"becompleted attheirhomeinstitution ..
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3.Eveiyencouragement tobegivenalsotoreciprocal .arrangements
"betweeninstitutions fortheexchange ofstudents .' .\
.4-»AtCommunity levelproposals tobedeveloped ,inconsultation withrepre
sentatives ofhighereducation ,tofacilitate andextendthetransfera­
bilitywithintheCommunity of'creditsforperiodsofstudyabroad.
B.OnAdmission Criteria (otherthanlinguistic 'Imovled /xe')
5.Applicants fromotherMemberStatesnottobesubject t.onon-academic
conditions which£renotalsoapplicable tohomestudents ,norare
suchapplicants toberequiredtopassjadditional testsorexaminations ,
notrequired ofhomestudents .
.6.Academic ?boriditions foradmission toafirst–level full–course .to
bebasedonthepossession byapplicants -ofaqualification suffi–
:cientfor,themtobeeligiblefor-admission toa.highereducation
-institution intheirhomestate,supplemented iwherenecessary byany'
additional requirements imposedequally -onhomestudents .»
7.^or"part-course "students (asdefinedin2above),'themainweight
.to.beplacedonthewillingness bfthehomeinstitution toacceptthe
periodofstudyabroadaapartofthestud-ent*s courseleadingtotrie
homeinstitution qualification .
QnFi'narïcial Aspects ',.
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8.WheretuitionfeesarepayableinaMemberState,thefeesfor
studentsfromotherCommunity coun'tri&s tobenot-higherthanthose
1,applipable ,tohomestudents. ''
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9.Incaseswherefeesarepayable ,inrespectofhomestudents but
wherenational arrangements effectively absolveindividual -students .
fromthepaymentoffees,appropriate arrangements tothesameeffect
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.tobemadeforstudents fromotherCommunity countries .

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10.(Grantsheldbystudentsintheirhomecountries tobereadily .
^tenablealso,foraperiodofstudyinanotherx«IecioerState,proviaed
thatthestudyperiodconcernedisrecognised bythehomeinstitution
aspart.ofthetotalcourseforwhichthegrantwas.awarded *
11;AtCommunitylevel,proposalstobepreparedforovercoming theproblem
ofcost–of~rlivingdifferentials betweentheMemberStates,asit.-affects
".student "mobility . -■
,D.OnLin_tujstiq Requirements
'12.Requirements oflinguistic ?competence fortakingup-coursesofstudy
inhostcountry'institutions toberelatedtotheneedsoftheparti­
cularcourseof-studyconcerned .Evidence ofsuchcompetence tobe
provided andappraised beforecommencement ofthecourse.Consideration
..*1to.begiven ,atCommunity leveltothefeasibility ofdesignating ,in
each,;Member ,State,specificcertificates iroberecognised forthis
purpose . _ .'s«
13.Inordertoenablestudents wherenecessary toimprovetheirlinguis­
ticcompetence inthehostcountry,beforecommencing theircourse,
proposals .'.tobepreparedatCommunity levelforaco-operative scheme
ofprovision ,inallMemberStates,ofappropriate facilities for
intensive learning <?fthelanguage ofthehostcountry,gearedto'
.students' needs.. .
"'- .'S.'OnAdmin1strativeProcedures
,14.AtCommunity level,"discussion tobeheldwithrepresentatives of
.highereducation institutions ,todetermine -acommonlistofthe
ba;-icinformation anddocumentation required from-allapplicants from
otherMemberStates. '.
15.-Information tobeassembled at.Community levelonthearrangements in-
each'JfemberStateforreceiving andadvisingforeign -students;and
regularmeetingstobaheldofrepresentatives ofthoseresponsible
*' v <" - ...
.-forauoharrangements ,.soastoexchangeexperience andidentify
problems .■'. "–

F.OnInformation anflPolicyConsultation
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16.Asabasisforregularreviewofthescalearidirections of
student movement "betweenCommunity countries andtheeffectof
policies ofnumerical limitation onsuch-.jvevuerii ,information
to"becompiled a-tCommunity levelandcomaiuiiicac.e3 .regularly to
MemberStates. ■
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17.AnyMemberStateconsidering achangeinitspolicies concerning
theadmission^of studentsfromotherCommunity countriestocon–
0suitwithintheEducation Committee beforetakingaction.

ANNEXA
EXISTING PROVISIONS
INMEMBERSTATESOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
^'CONCERNING ^.
ADMISSION OFSTUDENTS FROMOTHERMEMBER'STATES

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FThe lawdoes notactually fixanynumerical limitation .,-
-Nevertheless /it .'limits to27.,bydiscip line ,-thenumber
offoreign students who canbe .admitted on'the same
conditions asBelgians .This limitation affects onl-y
thefinancial conditions (tuition fees )- -~' \
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this percentage and areadmitted without restri ction on :
the same conditions asBelgians .These include ;s *
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.-foreign students whose parents (orguardians ).are (or ,
have been )working inBelgium andarenationals ofa
Member State '
-students from acountry which hasconcluded acultural .
.agreement with Belgium and who receive agrant inthe
•framework ofsuch agreement . ir
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admit orreject students whose studies they have to !
finance themselves .Thus in197^/77 . - • . "ii
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;•etudents (inc .EC)tothe 2c/oquota (inonecase 3/£)-■
-•some others impose numerical restrictions only in 'i
medicine (e.g. 50>oftheintake ofBelgians ;afixed ' I
number of20foreach country oforigin ;afixed upper ]
limit of60forforeign students asawhole ;admission
onljr forDutch andGermans ). . • r I
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•Oennark »From 1977 /78onwards ",themaximun number ofstudents to "
beadmitted inevery subject ,orcategory ofsubjects ,wilt
beregulate.d bytheMinister forEducation . I•»
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*»Foreign nationals with foreign entrance qua.l>fications«are
only admitted tomedicine ,dentistry ,pharmacy ,veterinary
science ,1agriculture and civil engineering ,ifthey have a- ,v
close connection with Denmark (e.g. residence
inDenmark for 2years ). _ –r-•.i
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Nunarlcal Restrictions (continuod )
•COUNTRY ",EXISTING PROVISIONS
France.ΒSpecial quotas forforeign students exist inmost !lGrando3
Ecolos "and "ecole9 d1ingeniouf-s "
MAtuniversities there are nonumerical restrictions for
foreign students ,except that atuniversities in -theParis
ro^ion the cruota offoreign students admitted to -commence
medical studies is53*of "thetotal number dfhone students
« - iMForeign students maybeobliged tostudy ataninstitution
which docs not represent their first choice
federal
Republic of
Germany! -,*
Incourses ofstudy with restricted admission forbeginners
aquota ofupto62ofavailable places inmedicine ,dentistry
veterinary science andpharmacy ;and upto8%ofplaces in
other subjects with restricted admissions isreserved for ■
foreigners (including nationals ofCommunity countries ).
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-» 'SIna.LL.other courses ofstudy there arenorestrictions on
thenumbers offoreign students admitted .
• • .
IrelandAtsocio institutions there isaquota of5$orlOfioftotal
intake ineach subject forforeign (incl .ECexcept for^those
covered byRegulation 1612/68) -students wishing totake a
whole course ofstudy
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) ,Atindividual institutions onoormore -ofthofollowing
restrictions aayapply toforeign students ,thedistinction
between 'Irish' and *foreign' "ocin /jnlnost exclusively oneof
residence rather than nationality :
»•nostudents from abroad /from industrialized countries
admitted tomedicine and/crdentistry
–nostudents froca abroad /from industrialized countries
admitted tor.edicir.e ,dentistry ,veterinary science ,sr."' .;;1.'
tecture ,social science ,physiotherapy except whoru
specific residence requirci.:on.tu fulfilled
ttiFlexiole arrange :;..-:.itaexist forpostgraduate and'occasional'
students -
Italy
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Nevio ence±»v formedicai studios at *theUrivorsita Cattolica
del Sacro Cusre inHome

?.\i~orical R^otrictior.s (continued )t,-
COUî.THÏ EXISTING PROVISIONS ' '
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Luxoracurc ?
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*Inthe Centre Universitaire thenumber offoreign students
in mddicine isheld atbetween 5e/oand 100bforreasons
offcapacity
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»■Thenational teacheiwt raining institution Iristitut
uiiversitaire does not admit foreign students
Netherlands
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/ ' »:The'Minister oiEducation determines each year the maxi /num
number offoroi.^n students who con beacquitted tomedicine ,
dentistry andveterinary science .ECapplicants covered by
Regulation 1612/63areanong thecategories towhich prefe­
rential treatment isgiven (seeunde?Selection Criteria below )
United Kingdom Apart from certain minor exceptions atindividual institutions
inNorther Ireland foreign students have ,hitherto notbeen
subject torestrictions over and ,above the ovorall limitations
onintake which moat Britioh institutions apply ineach subject
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/Inview ofthe recent rapid growth inoverseas student nunbers ,
however ,thegovernment hasproposed that the intakes of
"overseas 3tudcnt3 infuture should 'besuch astostabilize -
total numbers atrecent levels .
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SSr,"CTTOÏÎ CRIT2RI A.
(inaddition tobaoio ontranco qualification ,e.g. seoondary school leaving
cortificate )
(excluding theuseofalinguistic proficiency requirement asaninstrument of
selection :forthis seoseparate section below "onlinguistic requirements )
COUNTRY EXISTING PROVISIONS
Belgium
6ervnark
FranceThe Lawdoes not -fix supplementary selection criteria .
The selection criteria aredetermined bytheinstitutions .
Individual institutions atpresent apply oneormore of
the'follov /ingcriteria ,inparticular inadmissions to
imedicine i .
–proof ofadmission /nothaving "been rejected inhome
country where there are restricted admissions insubject
concerned - •
–Bolgian entrance qualification orspecial entrance •
examination tobepassed • .
–special motivation forwishing tostudy ataparticular
institution
–assessment ofprobability ofisuccess ■
–particularly good marks inspecific subjects inschool
•leaving examination ■ '!.
–secondary schooling inBelgium .
–residence qualification •.
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Nodifferentiation isbeing made between Danish and
foreign nationals with aDanish entrance qualification or
between Danish nationals and ECapplicants towhom Regulation
1612 /68applies .These applicants areselected according
totheaverage mark oftheir school leaving certificate
(applicants ,with .the highe-st average marks areadmitted
first ). Itispossible to"improve "one'saverage mark by
wnrkino exDerience ofa .certain duration .
Selection among foreign applicants with foreign '
admission qualifications ,(excluding EECnationals
■covered byRegulation No.1612 /68)istheresponsi -
/bility oftheinstitution . '- . .
jfor admission toâ."Grande Ecole "-: – "
additional entrance examination (sometimes waived for
foreign applicants with adequate qualifications )
Foradmisoion -toauniversity :
-evidence ofhaving attained alevel equivalent tothat
required ofFrench students wishing toenter the
particular phase ofstudy concerned ,and
-*evidence that thequalification presented would make the
applicant eligible foradmission toanequivalent level
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.Numerieke beperkingen (vervolg)
LAND
Frailiers.3*:
Bondsrepublxek
DuitslandBESTAANDÏÏ BEGELINGEN
=Aandemoeste"GrandesEcoles"en"Ecolesdfingenieurs ."
gelden ,speciale maximavoordetoetelatenbuittnlande
studenten . »■»
-Aandeuniversiteiten geldengeennumerieke beperkingen
voorbuitenlandse studenten ,behalveaanunivei*siteiten
indestreekvanParijs,wsarbetaantalbuitenlandsestudenten inheteerstejaar'medicijnen tenhoogste5%
vanhettotaleaantalFransestudenten magbedragen .
-Somswordenbuitenlandse studenten vp-rplicht tegaan
studeren aaneenandereinstelling danoiewelkezij
zelfhaddengekozen.
!Instudierichtingen vaarinhebaantaltoelatingen tothet
eerstejaarisbeperkt ,ma%hetaantalstudenten inde
"medicijnen ,tandheelkunde ,diergeneeskunde enfarmacie
voorSfouitbuitenlander ^bestaaneninanderestudie­
richtingen metbeperktetoelating voor&?<>(waaronder
studentenuitdeEG-landen ),
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■Inalleanderestudierichtingenbestaanergeennumerieke
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beperkingen 'voord.etoelating vanbuitenlandse studenten .
lerland Aansommigeinstellingen mag5tot10%vanhettotaal-
aantalaangenomen studenten vooriederestudierichtingbestaanuitbuitenlands® studenten (incl.studenten uit
EG-landeh ,behalvediegenen dieonderVerordening
1612/08vallen)'diezichvooreenvolledige studie
opgeven .
Sommigeinstellingen passenéénofmeervandevolgende
beperkingen toèopbuitenlandse studenten ,waarbijhet
onderscheid tussen"Iers"en"buitenlands "vrijwel vol­
ledig'ophetonderscheid inverblijfplaats berust,niet
zozeeropnationaliteit ;•
«-erwordengeenbuitenlar -decstudenten ofstudenten
'vitgeïndustrialiseerde landentoegelo+en totde
•studierichting medicijnen en/oftandheelkunde
-erwordengeenbuitenlandse studenten ofstudenten
uitg-eindustrialiseerde Isnd^ntoegelaten totde
•studierichtingen msdirijnon,tandheelkunde ,dierge-'
nec&'c.ride ,architectuur ,sncialewetenschappen en
fysiotherapie ,behalvevanneer aanaeerspecifieke
vooriwa&rden insakeverblijfplaats wordtvoldaan.
:Voorstudenten diepcst-univers -?tairondervijs volgen
snvoorstudenten oiogeeavastprogramma volgenbe­staansoepeleregol-ingeh

5*1actionCriteria (continued )-7-
COUKÏRY
ItalyEXISTING PROVISION3
Lawno.901of19July1956states:
"Foreigners fromcountries inwhichthereisanumerical
restriction onuniversity enrolment shall,inorderto
obtainadmission touniversities andinstitutes ofhigher
education in-theRepublic ofItaly,passtwoseparate
examinations designedtoascertain theirabilitytoattend
coursesatthefaculties inwhichtheyintendtoerrroland.
theircommandoftheItalianlanguage .Theexaminations will
beoral,andwillbecarriedoutaccording totheprocedures
laiddownbytheindividual faculties andschools.Anyone
who'does notreachthenecessary levelmaynotbeadmitted
andmaynotrepeatthetestsuntilthefollowing academic
year.Entrance examinations maynotbetakenatuniversities
orinstitutes indifferent locations inthesameyear."
Luroubourg
Netherlands
UnitedKingdon .4.•Incertainsubjectsparticularly goodmarksintheBchool :
leavingcertificate arerequired « ..1 J
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Formedicine ,dentistry andveterinary science,selection |
offoreignstudentsisatpresentcarried outbylottery , <
weighted infavourofcertaincategories ,including foreigners
holdingadiplonaobtained intheNetherlands whichtsakes •
themeligibleforuniversity studyintheNetherlands ,or>j
whosep?.renta havebeenresident foraconsiderable timein:r -itheNetherlands ,andnationals fromanother ECMenberState i.towhomRegulation 1612/59applies. , -t
Forallotherdisciplines therulesofadmission for
foreigners arethesaneas'forDutchstudents.
Admssions areatthediscretion ofindividual institutions .!
Mostinstitutions requireparticularly goodnarl'.sinschool
leavingcertificate insubjects relatedtothechosen
courseof6tudy.

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TUITION FSS3
(infomation available wasinsufficient forcompilation ofatableon'-
registration fescandfoesforvariouskindsofservices provded)
(iuol'atedtyposoffinancial conditions onadmission offoreignstudents
Gucha3requirenent todeposit »cautionmoney'havealsobeendisregarded )
couhtry EXISTING PROVISIONS
Belgium
Dcxwiarie
FranceUniversities '
«Allforeignstudents paythetuitionfeesalsopayable
byBelgianstudents (3?6600in1977/78)
■Inaddition ,students hotfallingunderoneofthe\-
categories takenintoconsideration incalculating the
._'oporational grantsallocated bytheStatetoinstitutions
iofhighereducation (fordetailsseeunderNumerical
''Restrictions above)mayberequired to'"payadditional
tuitionfeesamounting ,to50/°a*.theactualcostof
>providing aplaceinthasubjectconcerned ,ranging '
in1977/78fro.nBP60,000inartssubjectstoBF180,000 '
insubjects euchasmedicine ,dentistry ,veterinary
scienceandpharsaeyv ' ;
Theindividual institutions are,however,atliberty
todecidewhetherornottoimposethesesupplementary :
•fees.Atpresent someinstitutions do,othersdonot..
Other'HigherEducation ''~ ;'
«Inprinciple,Belgianandforeign.studentspaythe.same
fees,whichmayvaryfromsubjecttosubject.Never-1'theless,additional feesarechargedtoforeignstudents
whodonotbelongtooneofthefollowing categories :
,■•studentswithaparentofBelgiannationality ,or
•'-residentinBelgium v-N ■ •_ _-.studentsintheresponsibilities ofaBelgiannational
whoreceives familyallowance ','. "
•-childrenofforeignworkersinscribed ontheregister
ofpopulation orofforeigners - .
–foreignstudents whoexercise aregularprofessional
"■,activityinBelgium,orholdaworkpermitAorB,or
receiveunemployment benefit .
••foreignpupilsorstudents whohayeattendedaBelgian ,
schoolforalinitedperiod,byvirtueofreciprocal
arrangements underculturalagreements ,.orholda■.»-
Belgiangrant. ..• »'
I ■■ ■',-••;."
m•None •* • •
«Hone(atpublioinstitutions ) *

χ-.9-
'TuitionFees(continued )
COUNTRY
FederalRepublio
1ofGermany
Ireland •
ItalyEXISTING PROVISIONS
None
•Asurchargeof50^atthecollegesoftheNational •University ofIrelandand60%attheUniversity of
jDublinit?imposedonallstudentsnotresidentin
iIreland(includingNorthernIreland).Thefeesvary
'frominetituion toinstitution andfromsubjectto
subject.In.thecollegesoftheNationalUniversityforexampleintheacademicyear1976/77feesforthefirstyearcoursesfornon-residents ranged *for
coursesinArtsorCorsir.erce,fromC18Sto£243and.forcoursesinKedicinefrom£.325to£388.
In'soraecasestho.surchargeiswaivedformature
students ,studentsbornabroadofiTis'nparents,orforforeignstudentswhoh?.vebeentosecondary schoolinIreland.Itisalsowaivedforstudentstowhoa
E3CRegulation 1612/68applies.Thesurchargeisnormallypayablebyallstudentswhosefeesaropaid
forbynon-Irish authorities .
Postgraduate fee3,in-whichateoi?.einstitutions theire
.isnosurchargeforstudentsresidentoutsideIreland,
alsodifferaccording todiscipline .
ForeignstudentspaythesametuitionfeesasItalianstudents.Feesvaryfrom,institution ,to-institution t
uptoabout80,000Lireperannum.
Luxemourg■"None
Netherlands Foreignstudentspaythesametuitionfees(Fl500)as
Dutchstudents .
Incertaincases,thepayment'oftuitionfeesislimited
toFl65.50peryearforonecourse/hourperweek.In
highervocational education (daytimestudy)thetuitionfeeisFl500peryear(part-course Fl200-300peryear).

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Tuition Foos (oontinuod ) ,
COUKTRÏ .EXISTING PROVISIONS
United Kingdom
t *
'. I
■-, ' - - 'mIndividual universities and -local education authorities
fixthoir ov.-nfee levels .However ,incalculating
public expenditure onhigher andfurther education
institutions the Government assumes fee income approp –
riate toacertain level offees and recomaends tiiat
fees boimposed atihis level .This normally results ,
inpractice ,inthoadoption ofthe governmental
recommendations . /
Therecommendations' for1977/73are :
i home overceas
Λ
university postgraduate -£750 £850
university undergraduate £500 . £650 ,
advanced further education * £500 £650
(full time )
The distinction between 'hono 1and 'overseas' is
basically oneofresidence rather thar .nationality .
BInNorthern Ireland universities andadvanced further
education there isnofeedifferential between home and
,overseas students . ,

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LINGUISTIC BSOUinST -SSTS •
COUÎîTRY
, EXISTINGPROVISIONS J
Belgium ■■goodknowledge oftheteachinglanguage (Dutch,
French)required.Languageexaminations normally
imposed
Danmarlc ■1goodknowledge ofDanishrequired atsomeinstitutions
inall<disciplines ,atothersonlyinsubject6 "with
,restricted admissions (e.g.medicine ).
Franco
f
<I
Ievidence ofknowledge ofFrench mustbeproduced at
preliminary application stage("pre-inscription ")
s
FederalRepublic
vofGermanyi
m
I'•■
ievidence ofknowledge ofGermanrequired
Irelandiknowledge ofEnglishrequired ^usually onbasis
ofentrancequalification presented ).
Italy mknowledge ofItaliantestedbyinterview bydepartment
attheuniversity atwhichthestudenti3tobeenrolled
(oralexaminations toascertain knowledge oftheItalian
languagearebeingcarriedoutonanexperimental basis
abroad ).
.Luxemburg knowledge ofFrenchrequired .
Netherlands-knowledge ofDutchrequired
VUnitedKingdom.•m. 'proficiency testinEnglishorevidenceof^asatisfactory
commandofthelar^uage required *-
.· .. 7·
* •. ' ;' «
F « ■' --.,
\ - • " '
•• '« *
'!' * -'- *•
I' é • -'

;-, ... ..7
COMMUNITY STUDENTSINOTHER.vs;53SRSTATESBYHOSTCOUNTRYA.S'3SYCOU.VTfTYOFORIGIN "■
country
Country
ofOriginBctgiura
75/76Denmark
75/76
S.France
74/75Italy
*Λ)
77/78Luxe^bour *
75/76
!_ ■Fed.flop,
ofGcr-
any
75/76U.K.
75/76I
ïretand
75/76
!Nether-
lands
76/77.TOTAL
*)
Belgium612 7 392101 4 1481.264
iDervnark 13;I.144
I'•4
t,208 68v>
1 454
!France <63.-76 2,264 318 ,9 703,200
IItaly 576
-•1-208 .817275 7 282/911.
(Luxembourg!555;,■
I·'*691 •4 '65459 '6
*1/969
IGermany .382't
1/770503 672 15 299 •3,641
U.K. 139
•I1/705239 1,034 *55 1134/185,
IIreland 14i 81/•l
I
154580 13 746*
Netherlands 774 269
»8t
1,327 174
I.\
2 m
V2,554
TOTAL
'j2,9Î6 7306/480845256,7502/247 !
i21,£79
■*
*)Thehorizontaltotalsbydifferentcountriesoforigindonotinclude"studentsfromMember
StatesstudyinginDenmarktr.dLuxembourg.•Theirtotalnux.berishoweverincludedinthe
„last,line. .■..' : ..\•
**)Thesefiguresrelateonlyto'thenunbersofstudentsnewlyenrolledinthatyear..

ANNEXB
ACTION,:ADMISSION TOINSTITUTIONS OFHIGHEREDUCATION OFSTUDENTS FROM
OTHERMEMBERSTATES ''
./ (
Concisefinancialnoteforbudgetaryauthority,relatingtoproposals
fornewactions.
1..Budgetline
392Expenditure relatingtoactioninthefieldofeducation.
2.DetailsofBudgetline
\ .•.N
Post392Educational measures.. <
3.LegalbSse.
ResolutionofthecouncilandoftheMinistersofEducationmeetingwithin
theCouncil,of9February1976,.composing aprogrammeofactioninthe
fieldofeducation.(O.J.of19.2.1976);inparticular,paragraphIV14
whichreads:
-Inordertopromotethefreemovementandmobilityofteachingstaff,
-studentsandresearchers,thefollowingactionwiUbeundertakenat
Communitylevel:
-thearrangementofadiscussioninvolvingrepresentatives ofhigher
educationinstitutions onthequestionofdeveloping acommonpolicy
ontheadmissionofstudentsfromotherMemberStates-tohigher
,educationinstitutions ,. .
-thedrawingupofproposalsdesignedtoeliminateobstaclestothe
mobilityofstudentsandofuniversityteachingandresearchstaff.
^vObjectivesoftheactions 4. .-
4•1•0• Generalobjective
Thegeneralobje-ctiveistopromotemobilityofstudentsinhigher
educationintheEuropeanCommunity.1.
392

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,hL Specific objectives cfthearsons andtheir cent ;">hutnon
t-uthegênerai objective
(a)Toreduce theinfluence ofnumerus claus-us ofdifferent ,
Member States onthemobility ofstudents intheiEwfae*an Community .
(bJToabolish differences inadmission criteria oetjes -.r.p»e -students
andstudents ofother Member States .
(c)Toabolish differences incharging oftuition fee :w*«een Home
students andstudents ofother Member States -.
(d)Toassure thetenability ©fnational grants inat:orfcter Member
States .
(e>Topromote thelinguistic competence ofstudents inthehost country .
(f>Topromote measures inorder tofacilitate administrative procedures
andstudent counselling - ,
Cg)Topromote exchange ofinformation ofstudent movement inthe
Community andonmajor changes inadmission policies oftheMember
States .-
5. Financial implications oftheactions (in€UA)
5;g.' Expenditure fromtheCommunity ,budget (estimation )
Action 1979 1980
A4Development ofproposals for 10.000 -90.000
theextension .oftransferability
within theCommunity ofcredits of
periods of -study inanother
Member State
C11Development ofscheme forthe 15-000 20.000
overcoming ofcost ofliving
differentials 'between Member
States asitaffects student mobility '* .
013Development ofco-operative - 50.000
scheme ofprovision for ,
intensive learning ofLan­
guage ofthe host country
'EHDetermination ofacommon list 10.000 10.000
ofinformation anddocumentation
required foradmission purposes . .
from applicants ofother Member
States

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Action .1979 1980
E15Meetingsofrepresentatives 20*000 .30.000
forstudentcounselling ,,
5.1. Implication forrevenues
Notapplicable
6.Financing
6,0./ Possiblefinancingbymeans'ofcreditsinscribedinthe
givenchapteroftheCurrentbudget -'
FinancingispossiblewithintheDraftbudgetfor1979.
6.1. Financing byvirement -
\ .'•
None.. •'
6.2. 1Needforsupplementary budget -
None.
6.3. ■Creditstobeinscribedinfuturebudgets
s. \
Estimatedexpenditure for1980hasbeengivenabove.•-
Expenditure from1981onwardscannotbeforeseenuntil1980.
7.Information concerning personnel neededforimplementation of
theaction
i
Theestimatedstaffresourcesneededin1980intheCommission'sservicesfor
execution .oftheactionsarelA,1C.