"When I came to London I felt at ease. This was my place," says 20-year-old Manou, who moved from Belgium to study at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in south-east London three years ago. But the contemporary dance student says she won't be able to complete her degree if the costs of a proposed 6% levy on overseas student tuition fees are passed to her.
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The tuition fees have been frozen at 9,250 since 2017, but in November, it was announced that they would increase in line with the Retail Price Index inflation in September 2025.
