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The 2026 map of where University is banned or restricted, aired Oct 28, 2026.
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Banned in 40 countries
Free for Finns and EU students; non-Europeans pay.
Free for Swedes and EU students; non-Europeans pay.
Free, and the state pays students a monthly SU grant.
Free by the Constitution, except the Hellenic Open University.
Public universities charge Cypriot and EU students nothing.
Every first-degree course is free for Maltese nationals.
No tuition at state universities for daytime students.
Free in Czech; only an admission fee of about CZK 750.
Full-time study in Slovak is free.
Full-time study is free by the Constitution (art. 70).
A first degree is free; only a second degree costs.
Free for full-time study in Estonian; repeat students pay.
Public university study is free for all students.
Free at Udelar; graduates later chip in to a grant fund.
Free by the Constitution if you keep passing your courses.
Public universities are free by the 2014 University Law.
Free by the Constitution; some campuses charge paperwork fees.
Free for Cubans: 191,252 university students in 2023.
The national university charges no enrolment fee at all.
Its only public university scrapped the enrolment fee for 2026.
Tuition scrapped at the University of Guyana on 1 Jan 2025.
The government pays the full UWI tuition for Barbadians.
Free by the 2014 Constitution, apart from small fees.
Registration costs about 200 dinars a year, roughly $1.50.
Free for regular study; paid evening tracks are for workers.
Only a registration fee of about 60 to 120 dinars a year.
A first degree at a public university is free since 2019.
Brand new: tuition and registration fees scrapped in 2026.
Free, but only 42,937 of 176,538 who qualify get a seat.
Free First Degree scheme since 2019: 8,680 students.
Kuwait University charges Kuwaiti citizens no tuition.
Qatar University charges Qatari citizens no tuition.
Federal universities are free for Emirati citizens.
Seats won through the national admission centre are free.
Free for Norwegians. Americans have paid since 2023.
Free by the Constitution, yet 4 in 5 students go private.
Free since 1949, written into law in 2015.
Free tuition at 117 state universities since 2017.
Free for Saudis, and students also get a monthly stipend.
€0 tuition, even for Americans, in 14 of 16 states.
Everywhere not listed here, University is allowed.
Restricted in 33 countries
Free only for Scots in Scotland; England charges up to £9,535.
Universities free on time; most applied-science colleges charge.
Free if you earn enough credits; 35% of full-timers pay.
State-funded places are free; self-funded students pay.
Budget-funded places are free; everyone else pays tuition.
State-funded places are free; the rest pay.
State-funded places are free, apart from a €50 entry fee.
Free only in shortage fields; most students pay fees.
Budget places are free if you earn 48 credits a year.
5,295 free places in 2025; about 15,900 started a degree.
64,873 first-years study free on state order in 2025.
2 in 3 new students in 2025 got a free budget place.
441,900 free budget places for first degrees in 2025.
First year free since 2026; after that only if you pass.
Free only on limited state-funded places.
Free on state-order seats won in the national exam.
77,084 state grants in 2025 for about 113,000 applicants.
35,500 free grant places in 2025; everyone else pays.
10,000 state grants a year; most students pay.
Daytime places are free, but graduates must serve or repay.
Morning study is free; parallel and evening seats pay.
Tuition waived since 2025 for families with 3+ children.
Free on a government scholarship; others pay.
Free on a government scholarship; others pay B$3,500.
Free in the Constitution since 2019; state universities charge.
Free for the poorest 60%: 634,229 students in 2026.
Free at public universities for lower-income families.
Free for public-school graduates under 'Arancel Cero'.
Free only if your family earns under TT$10,000 a month.
Free via NSFAS for homes under R350,000 a year.
First year free since 2025 under 'No Fees Stress'.
No tuition at federal universities; state ones charge.
Final year free up to NZ$12,000; the scheme ends after 2026.
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