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Asylum seeker university access formalised Print E-mail
Friday, 09 November 2007

Students from asylum seeking families can now expect full and fair access to university because of formal regulations laid in Parliament.
In July, Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop announced plans to give asylum children who have spent at least three years in Scottish schools the same access as Scottish children to full time further and higher education.   

Under interim arrangements set up for this year 15 students from asylum seeking families are attending Scottish universities.

The regulations laid in Parliament yesterday formalise these arrangements so that prospective students from asylum seeking families in Scotland can study here and receive appropriate financial support. 

Hyslop said: "I have made it clear that, wherever children come from and why, any child living in Scotland should receive care, protection and education. This is our responsibility under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

"Education is a fundamental right for children. That's why I have taken action to ensure that children from asylum seeking families and other young asylum seekers have the chance to fulfil their potential through access to further and higher education.

"Universities Scotland and many others have rightly highlighted this issue. I am pleased that with these regulations, this government has addressed this concern, ensuring fair access to education for these young people."

David Caldwell, director of Universities Scotland, said: "Universities Scotland has successfully worked in partnership with the Scottish Government on this issue and we are pleased that the regulations laid in Parliament today will allow for full and fair access to higher education for the children of asylum seekers.

"This move will not only enhance the skills of these young people but it will allow them to make an invaluable contribution to Scotland's economy, society and culture and will promote Scotland as a globally inclusive nation."

The Education (Graduate Endowment, Student Fees and Support) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 will come into effect on 1 December, and will apply to all courses starting from 1 January 2008.
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