French students studying here: some numbers
Some interesting numbers on French students studying here vs. vice-versa: “A Quebecer who goes to HEC Paris pays $16,500 per year whereas a French student who goes to HEC Montreal pays $2,167. No surprise they’re going there in droves.”
jeather 10:25 on 2011/11/29 Permalink
Hah. I knew people on Mefi who said that Quebecois could study in France for free were wrong. (I certainly had lots of French in my classes at McGill.)
Beeper 11:35 on 2011/11/29 Permalink
Huh, I thought the justification was that the Quebecers studying in France were to get the same cheap deal. It’s a dodgy deal anyway, if the idea is to unite the francophonie then why don’t countries like Haiti and Morocco get the same deal? That being said, the French students contribute to the local economy, they blow their cash downtown and rent apartments, etc, so they can pay a bit more but I like to see them coming.
Aymeric 12:25 on 2011/11/29 Permalink
I don’t think this is a good example. These school have the same name but are not related. French citizens also pay $16,500 for HEC Paris. However there are much cheaper universities in France, and all in all, I don’t think the cost of studies is more expensive there, probably less. That doesn’t mean the deal between Quebec and France is fair, simply because of the difference of population.
Alex 16:24 on 2011/11/29 Permalink
Aymeric is right. HEC Paris is a private school. It’s not bound by the agreement between Québec and France, which only concerns public institutions. It is a much better deal for French students given that their public university system cannot compare to our North American style (but publically funded) universities. Then again, HEC Paris would argue that their degree is worth much more to the eyes of future employers…
David Tighe 09:29 on 2011/11/30 Permalink
The extra cost is the present value of your extra earnings genarated by that degree. And why not?