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Originally Posted by kscarrol
Perhaps I'm wrong on this but while university is free in Europe, there are fairly rigorous standards/testing requirements which limit the number of students to effectively the "cream of the crop"?
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Correct.
Rest of them willing to pursue the particularly chosen subject but failing to get a place at the top unis, either go to more 'provincial' universities in the country or abroad.
Here again EU students do not pay where it's free for the locals as that is precisely what being an EU citizen is, that you enjoy the rights of the locals in every EU country you are in with your native passport and without any other bureaucratic procedure including the right to vote in any local election you are residing but not on any national election or referendum that you exercise only in your native country.