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By asking the Eurostar at St Pancras - not very often these days -. Senior Dani finds himself groaning to go around to return to "Europe"

"I take my bike here by a day like today, the sun and snow, and just think how lucky I am," said 23-year-old from Guildford, Surrey, which is mid-term three-year Bachelor of Arts and Culture at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands. "It's kind of romantic weekend instead. I'm really in no hurry to go home. I do think a master is here. "

old is one of scores of English learners discover the possibilities of exchange of academic life at home to an entirely different experience on the continent -. Without the inconvenience of having to speak a foreign language

Money is a factor. Tuition Durísimos are suspected of being behind a decline in 8500, 18 years from the application of university places in England this year, according to recent figures

but older and others in the growing community of expatriates in Maastricht has studied the British insist that the prospect of leaving college debt, is not the determining factor which led abroad.

"The lowest rates are a plus, but we must make a commitment to come here," said Colin Behr, a second year student of European studies in Devon. "Going to another countries is very difficult to study. But it is a great opportunity. The reason I'm here is quality and value. Certainly feels worse than the UK. "

The pretty little town in southern Holland near the Belgian and German borders, is always associated with the same name the treaty that created the current European Union 20 years ago. But in recent years has become a magnet for students in the UK more entrepreneurial.

Due to its area of ??influence, the university has always been international, with a Dutch majority, but also thousands of students from Germany and Belgium. British students now fourth in the jumble of ethnic Maastricht and its numbers are growing quite rapidly.

Starting this month, 255 British demanded seats in September, two and a half times the comparable figure last year. Four years ago, there were 18 British students in Maastricht. The figure is now 163 and that could double later this year.

"The situation in Britain has changed, so expect more applications this year," said Jeanine Gregersen-Hermans, director of marketing for the university. "People were forced to look outside [the UK] and now has a snowball. "

If the British are increasingly demanding the doors of the old Catholic city, can be crucial, because most undergraduate teaching is in English, a rarity on the continent.

"I take a course in Dutch, but you really do not. English is so common here and the level is so high that you can not say they are not native speakers, "said Theresa Bullock 19 years the first year of Worcestershire.

"We do not see ourselves as offering a solution to a British problem," said Paul Martin, president of the university. "But we have native speakers. British students to improve quality in the classroom. Thus, the UK is interesting for us. "

Maastricht, however, remains an exception, as the desire of the UK's relatively little student life on the continent. In fact, traffic is mainly in the other direction.

According to EU figures on Mergers and study among the 27 member countries, Britain has attracted much of the European total - more than a quarter -. In 2009, the latest year for which figures are available

than 600,000 EU students who have degrees in the native countries of the Union, 175,000 were in the UK. In contrast, only 11 800 Britons have been studied in other parts of the EU, compared to, say, 80,000 Germans, 47,000 Italians and 41,000 French.

If tuition fees will lead to a much larger exodus remains to be seen. There is no doubt that the savings from the Maastricht study are considerable. Tuition undergraduate currently ? 1,713 (£ 1,440) for one academic year, less than a sixth of the maximum £ 9,000 is a tax in England from September.

"The UK has been considered a country of importation of the students. But now you have the rights situation and a greater awareness of moving abroad. We see increase in applications, "said Paul." I am a little worried about the UK because there is an exodus of talent. "

more, for students of any nationality in the EU who can demonstrate that they work 32 hours per month, the Dutch government deposit ? 265, almost enough to cover rent and bills. Not a loan - a grant. And there is no shortage of work. Even without the Dutch, Bullock obtained a part-time work with the Dutch postal service. "I do not even want to think about the type of debt would be if I had stayed in England," he said.

Behr said. "Even if you graduate and get a decent job with decent pay in the UK and want to buy a house and will have two mortgages around your neck"

As mayor, "the government of the United Kingdom that does not work. However, we all try to finish our studies here, without debt. For the mentality of the United Kingdom, it is unthinkable. "

Case Studies

Saul Stollery, 18, of Essex, is to take a degree in international studies on campus in Ningbo China

The university offers five hours of free lessons a week of Chinese, but he says Stollery convey simple messages and can even be difficult.

"tell the hairdresser what kind of haircut you want is a big challenge, because it says the driver exactly where you want to go," he said.
"I miss the English milk and bread. When I go to the supermarket, there are so few people in the West near the tail to take a picture of themselves with me. People look at me all the time. You must be courageous and willing to stick to it. "

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