Higher Swiss university fees fails to put off foreign students

The Swiss federal technology institute ETH Zurich continues to attract foreign students despite a tripling of tuition fees. According to the university, around the same number of overseas students have enrolled as in the previous year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox For new bachelor's students with foreign higher education entrance qualifications, tuition fees will increase for the first time in the autumn semester, from CHF730 to CHF2,190. "It's impossible to say what effect the higher tuition fees will actually have after such a short period of time," ETH Rector Günther Dissertori said in a press release. The university will closely monitor how many foreign students choose to study at ETH in the coming years, he added. + How easy is it for foreign students to study in Switzerland? A total of around 3,650 new bachelor's students have registered for studies. This is a similar number to the previous year. After strong growth in the previous year (+13%) ...