Financial Information
International education may be more or less expensive than studying at home. One thing is certain, however: you will need to think carefully about financial planning.
Tuition fees in most countries must be paid in advance and if you are relying on UK funds while you study abroad, you will also need to plan how to transfer this money to you.
Many parents prefer to send money on a monthly basis for living costs to ensure that you do not end up spending a term or semester's budget in one go! However, this can work out expensive when you factor in bank charges.
We work with Rabbit FX, a company that enables you to manage exchanging money the way you want to. It is a fully online system which can take a lot of the uncertainty out of exchange rate fluctuations. Furthermore, they can offer you better rates than are available to most private individuals.
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