Parliament stops grant for students in Russia and Belarus

Danish students and eligible European Union nationals will no longer receive the country’s state student grant if they study in Russia or Belarus, reports The Local. A majority in the Danish parliament on Thursday 21 April voted through the decision, meaning Danes who study or take exchange programmes in the two countries must self-finance.

Denmark’s state student grant, statens uddannelsesstøtte, commonly referred to as SU, is given to all Danish nationals on higher education programmes in Denmark and abroad. EU nationals enrolled at Danish universities can also receive the student grant if they fulfil certain criteria.

The new rules barring SU for Danish students in Russia and Belarus have been enacted in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the bill voted through on Thursday.
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