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Will higher tuition fees spell au revoir to language degrees?

The £36,000 figure for a degree from Edinburgh and St Andrews for non-Scottish students is, and will be for some time, discussed, debated and protested against.

However, that figure will not be the final sum for language students who spend an integrated year abroad - extending their student status by one year and their student debt by £4,500 if they are from south of the border.