Does my Irish citizen DD (dual UK) get EU student or UK student terms for studying at EU university

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In short, if she applied to an EU country's university would she (if successful applicant) be there with EU fees or international student fees. I know different EU countries have different fees rules for their own students.
Some EU universities do courses in English still (I think)
Anyone know? Thanks

She's resident in UK by the way

As an EU citizen, she gets access on EU terms.

Some EU countries don't have tuition fees, and yes, there are a lot of courses in English these days. The student experience is very different from a typical UK one, though. Students are expected to be a lot more independent, proactive and (dare I say it) mature in their approach to their courses. There's little handholding (there are student services but you're expected to seek them out proactively). And student accommodation can be scarce.

She'd be an EU citizen but that doesn't necessarily mean the fee status for that particular country would be beneficial. There's no hard and fast EU university set up regarding fees, student loan system etc.

My daughter is EU/UK dual and looked at universities in Ireland, Sweden and the Netherlands before opting for Bath. Ireland would have been the cheapest in terms of uni fees and various taxes, the Netherlands the most expensive.

Agree with the above from @ShoesoftheWorld that often it's a very different experience in a non UK style set up.

Accommodation problems, no real student union socialising organisation etc. Some of my students from Italy have done their degrees in the Netherlands (there's a very popular course in international law in Maastricht and some tourism degrees in Leeuwarden) but though they loved it, and did well, it's still a very different experience. This year a couple have turned Maastricht down because of accommodation issues.

Thank you . That's very helpful

My DD (also UK/Irish dual citizen) looked into this.

She'll be treated as an EU student but some countries (Ireland, for eg) have residency conditions for home student fees. The Netherlands looked like a good option.

My DS is a joint EU/UK citizen, resident in an EU country, at university in NL now, fees wise it's more than our home country but way less than the UK. Accommodation however has been a nightmare, we've only just secured something halfway into year 1 - fortunately we had a back up plan so it's not been a disaster , but not an ideal start.

Application etc was all very smooth and straightforward and he's very much enjoy the course.

Yy, NL in particular is supposed to have huge issues with accommodation. Some expensive cities elsewhere, such as Munich, too.

Germany has, for the most part, no fees, and I believe that's the case for any nationality (there are exceptions for non-EU students in some states), but student finance (for maintenance) is only available to German citizens.

Depends on the country. At present Irish citizens who have been resident in the EU or UK for the past 3 years are liable for free fees at Irish universities. So your DD could study in Dublin for example and it would be free.

Thanks again everyone

Not quite free, you’d still pay the student contribution circa 3k EUR each year (though last 2 years Irish Govt rebated 1k EUR)