It is all too easy to view Trinity’s recent increase in fees for non-EU students as something that should be categorically opposed. After all, it is difficult to deny that international students are a primary source of income for the college: the fees that this cohort of students pays are substantially higher than those that are paid by Irish students, or students from the EU. A large proportion of Trinity’s marketing material is focused on promoting the College to international students. This is why, when coupled with the non-EU fee increases, Trinity’s strategy could be viewed as a soulless cash-grab, a way of luring in … Continue reading Editorial: In Light of the Funding Situation, a More Nuanced View of Non-EU Fee Increases