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Dear All, I have been trying to get some sense out of anyone concerning the Year Abroad in the coming era of £3,000+ top-up fees. Currently, as I am sure you are aware, students going abroad on an Erasmus exchange have their fees waived. Students going abroad as assistants or on work placements have to pay 50% of fees, which is unfair, but not too much of a disincentive. Has anyone received any official confirmation that this practice is to be continued after 2006? I know that 2008 (the first year to which this will apply) is a long way ahead, but it would help significantly with course planning if we knew whether the Year Abroad was going to continue to be a relatively cheap option or was going to become yet another obstacle to studying German. Can we pool any knowledge we may already possess? Best Wishes John Wieczorek Senior Lecturer Dept of German Course Director, Institution-Wide Language Programme University of Reading