UK universities to offer cheaper tuition fees for EU students if industrial deal is signed

The UK government is reportedly considering giving in to demands from some EU member states and offering domestic fees to EU students at UK universities rather than the much higher international fees, if Brussels allows the UK access to its Made in Europe industrial programme.

According to information from the British media outlet The Guardian on 01/11/2026, UK ministers are prepared to spend as much as £450 million (€538.44m) a year to compensate for universities offering discounted tuition fees to EU students.

Since Brexit was implemented in 2020, EU students pay international tuition fees at UK universities, amounting to three or four times the average £9,790 (€11,688) fees of UK students.

This decision will allow EU students in the UK to pay the same fees as domestic students, a deal…