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Last Updated: Monday, 17 September 2007, 23:59 GMT 00:59 UK
Overseas students bring in �127m
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Tuition fees account for most of the money coming in
Foreign students in Scotland bring �127.9m to the country's economy each year in tuition fees alone, a report has found.

The figures were revealed by the British Council, the UK's international body for cultural relations.

Across Britain, international students bring more than �6bn into the country, up nearly 40% in the past three years.

London, the South East and the north west of England all brought more in fees from overseas than Scotland.

The organisation believes the figures show a change in our education system from one that serves primarily the home market to one that operates on a truly international basis.


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