Universities
Tuition fees in Europe would be 'more socially just'
European University Association president, former Luxembourg university rector, talks tuition fees, English-language degrees and the effects of Brexit on education.
A former University of Luxembourg rector who presides over the association representing European universities claims Brexit will leave higher-education institutions in Europe and the UK "marginal" and says introducing tuition fees across Europe would be the "most socially just system".
Professor Rolf Tarrach headed Luxembourg's only university for a decade, from 2005, just two years after its formation, which he says was met with doubt and scepticism by many, including then-prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who was initially "against the creation of a university".
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