EDUCATION: Cypriots studying in the UK will get funding whatever happens with Brexit

Cypriots and other EU nationals going to the UK for postgraduate studies now have guarantees over fees and funding for studies starting in 2020 whatever happens with Brexit.

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EU students who start university in England and Scotland in the 2020-21 academic year have been guaranteed the same fees and funding as home students for the whole length of their course

Britain is a favourite destinations for hundreds of Cypriots wanting to study abroad, there were fears that Brexit could costs rise and access become more difficult.

Financial support for undergraduate, Masters and postgraduate studies is continuing for another year, said the British High Commission in Cyprus.

It said that the guarantee ensures that those going to the UK will remain eligible for postgraduate training support from UK Research and Innovation for courses beginning in the academic year 2020/21.

“It will also help to maintain the UK’s excellent research base providing international businesses and investors an attractive talent pool to access as part of the UK’s research and innovation offer."

PhD graduates are in high demand in the UK – the numbers qualifying with a PhD per year increased by 20% between 2013/14 and 2017/18, with 92% of those graduating in 2016/17 moving into employment and further study after six months.

Meanwhile, the UK is set to collaborate with 13 European countries in joining Euro-BioImaging European Research Infrastructure, hosted by Finland.

“Being part of this new initiative will enable UK life scientists to access its state-of-the-art imaging technologies across Europe as they seek to investigate more about processes within cells and organisms.

The work being coordinated by EuBI could lead to new and faster drug development leading to better diagnosis, therapy and disease prevention.”

Sustainable growth is a key theme to Finland’s Presidency of the European Union.