5,000 students in anxious wait over North’s education decision

UP to 5,000 college students from the Republic are nervously awaiting a decision tomorrow which will determine whether they will be able to continue their education in the North.

Students from Border counties have been faced with the prospect of paying €2,000 for some Northern Ireland college courses. However, they may now be in line for good news tomorrow, an SDLP politician suggested yesterday.

Following policy changes in the North’s Department of Employment and Learning, it was recently announced student fees in further education colleges would only be paid in respect of students living in the jurisdiction.