
{"id":3567,"date":"2016-05-18T07:35:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T05:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=3567\/"},"modified":"2020-12-21T12:25:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T11:25:20","slug":"minister-number-of-foreign-students-is-unsustainable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/minister-number-of-foreign-students-is-unsustainable\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister: Number of foreign students is unsustainable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A high number of international students claiming a Danish grant (SU) could lead to a government crackdown, reports Seven59.dk and Politiken.dk.<\/p>\n<p>The amount spent on grants to students from other EU countries has ballooned to DKK 321 million, from only DKK 19 million in 2013 when the EU ruled that Denmark had to <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/deal-struck-su-study-grants-eu-ruling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">provide equal funding to students from other EU countries.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the deal resulting from the EU ruling, foreign students working over 10 hours a week are allowed to claim SU, the highest student support<a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/danish-students-get-highest-study-grants-europe-far\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> in Europe, if not the world<\/a>.<br \/>\nInbuilt into the reform was a safety mechanism that &#8216;protections&#8217; would be enacted if the total cost exceeded DKK 390 million.<\/p>\n<h2>Minister: Not the goal to educate other citizens<\/h2>\n<p>The Minister for Education Ulla T\u00f8rn\u00e6s (Liberal Party) is worried by new figures showing that costs are approaching that level.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/32620\"><picture><img src=\"\/old_files\/img_2475_cropped.jpg\" class=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" title=\"\"  alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<div class=\"label\">L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/32620\">SU for international students &#8211; how to apply<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser_text\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was never the goal of the Danish education system to educate other country\u2019s citizens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The most common home countries for this type of student are Romania and Norway who come and take technical educations in English.<\/p>\n<h2>Social Liberals: No reason to panic<\/h2>\n<p>But the Social Liberals, who were part of crafting the deal, said there\u2019s no reason to panic. Spokesman Ida Auken said: \u201cThere is a threshold built into the deal for when we need to address the problem. That hasn\u2019t been crossed yet, so the government needs to stop panicking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The same legislation also helps to attract foreign talent to Denmark,&#8221; says Ida Auken.<\/p>\n<p>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/politiken.dk\/indland\/politik\/ECE3208217\/radikale-toever-med-at-traekke-i-su-noedbremse-efter-stigning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Politiken.dk article (in Danish) here.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/27145\"><picture><img src=\"\/old_files\/danish_students_highest_su_grant.jpg\" class=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" title=\"\"  alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<div class=\"label\">L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/27145\">Danish students get the highest study grants in Europe &#8211; by far<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser_text\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>universitypost@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n<p><em>Like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Facebook <\/a> for features, guides and tips on upcoming events. Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Twitter<\/a> for links to other Copenhagen academia news stories. <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for the University Post weekly newsletter here<\/a>.<\/em><br \/>\n<!-- end of module 1 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International students claiming a generous Danish study grant yet again the focus of politician&#8217;s attention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3568,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","expression-news_article"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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Spokesman Ida Auken said: \u201cThere is a threshold built into the deal for when we need to address the problem. That hasn\u2019t been crossed yet, so the government needs to stop panicking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The same legislation also helps to attract foreign talent to Denmark,&#8221; says Ida Auken.<\/p>\n<p>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/politiken.dk\/indland\/politik\/ECE3208217\/radikale-toever-med-at-traekke-i-su-noedbremse-efter-stigning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Politiken.dk article (in Danish) here.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/27145\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"\/old_files\/danish_students_highest_su_grant.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<div class=\"label\">L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/27145\">Danish students get the highest study grants in Europe &#8211; by far<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser_text\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>universitypost@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n<p><em>Like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Facebook <\/a> for features, guides and tips on upcoming events. 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