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Greven:
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Do I understand this right?

If you are very very poor, you can go all the way from primeschool (or whatever it is called, when you start in school) and all the way to university without paying, or that is only theory and not practical possible?

Greven:
I start on KU, Copenhagen University in about 2 weeks, I get what is called SU, Statens Uddanelses Støtte or "The Goverments Educational Support", cant really get translated. But I will get around 4700 DKr, what is about 700 - 800 $ a month. I only pay for my books (which can be really expensive, especially books from the States, because of some weird auther royalities thing...?)

I not bragging or the like, we pay 50 % in income tax or more (depending on you income, the higher the more tax, maximum is around 75%).

Greven:
and SU is not a loan, you dont have to pay anything back to the goverment.

You can also get additional SU-LOANS, which you begin to pay when you are finished with you education.

AND AND AND

Denmark is NOT a communist or socialist country if you think. (I have an idea that most people outside the European Union dont know of Denmark, or think it is the capital of Sweden or something like that)

Actually we have been a greater power, but that is another story.

PurpleYouko:
When I took my degree (England early 90s) I managed to get a full tuition grant from the government so I didn't have to pay for anything other than books, housing and stuff.

I am now in the States and my daughter is looking for universitys to start in 2007. The one she wants to attend is going to cost me $17,000 per semester unless she can get significant scholarships. Luckily she is a straght A student and stands a good chance of getting them. If she doesn't then she is going to have to make do with Missouri University where I work. I can get her in here for about $1000 per semester.

Talk about incentive eh?

Ulciscor:
Over here we get student loans which we have to pay back and grants which are for free. Though of course to complicate issues some new scheme is being introduced next year, about which I have no idea because luckily it won't affect me. Although from what I have heard it isn't going to be very popular when it is introduced.

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