The cost of studying in the UK in 2026/27: tuition, living costs and the visa
What a year in the UK costs in 2026/27: tuition ranges, living costs, the £558 visa fee, the £776 health surcharge and the money to show for the visa.
Student Guide
Straight answers on recognition, visas, funding and what a year abroad actually costs.
Studying medicine in Turkey from Jordan: recognition, costs and the language rule
Studying medicine in Turkey from Jordan: the 90% rule, the Turkish language condition for English-taught programmes, 8 months a year on campus, and 2026/27 fees.
A law degree from abroad: what the Ministry and the Bar Association each require
Law abroad and Jordan: the 65% Tawjihi condition, eight months a year on campus, the language rule, and the Jordan Bar Association's trainee register, two-year training, research paper and exams.
A nursing degree from abroad: what the Ministry, the Nursing Council and the Association each require
Nursing abroad and Jordan: the 70% Tawjihi condition, eight months a year on campus, the language rule, and the three steps to practise: Association registration, the Nursing Council exam and the Ministry of Health licence.
UAE: how recognition of a foreign degree works now
The UAE has replaced equivalency with recognition. Here are the conditions MoHESR applies, what it says about online study and residency, the 2025 ranking rules for Emirati students, the documents, the two-stage process and the published fees.
Qatar: why degree equivalency is decided before you enrol
Qatar's Ministry of Education and Higher Education will not equivalence most degrees started abroad without pre-approval. Here are the conditions that follow it: main campus, degree length, limits on distance study, the documents to keep, and the separate route for residents.
Two hours in one room: what an education fair actually saves you
Emailing eight universities gets you eight brochures. Two hours at a fair gets you answers - if you ask the right five questions and bring the right three documents.
Kuwait: the equivalency file, and why the cultural office matters from day one
Kuwait's equivalency application rests on documents certified by the cultural office in the country of study. Students who only discover that at graduation spend months fixing it.
Saudi students: the rules that decide whether your foreign degree will be equivalenced
Saudi Arabia's conditions are stricter than most families expect: main campus only, no distance study, four-year bachelor's degrees, and professional doctorates equivalenced at bachelor's level.
A pharmacy degree from abroad: what Jordan requires before you can dispense
Pharmacy sits at an 80% secondary average, and the licence to practise runs through the Ministry of Health and the Pharmacists Association separately from academic equivalency.