Registration fees for higher education pay €835 (approximately $1,250) per year
Students who have parents with intermediary incomes pay €375 (approximately $560) per year.
Scholarship holders pay no registration fees.
In addition to the registration fees, courses, books, and computers (or even computer access) must be paid. This brings the total to €8000 to €12,000 for a year of study at the university (approximately $12,000 to $18,000 per year).
Can students then work part-time jobs and earn some income? That depends on the following. If the students wants to stay a dependent of his parents, then if his or her parents file their taxes as a couple, the student is allowed to earn €3,612.5 (approximately $5415) gross per year and if his or her parents file their taxes individually (in case of separation, divorce, etc.), the student is allowed to earn €5,215,5 (approximately $7820) gross per year.
Students can start to work from the age of 15 on. So that employers do not have to pay taxes, they can only work 23 days a month during June, July, and August.
When students are 16 years old, their starting salary is €6,02/hour (approximately $9/hour).
When students are 21 years old, their starting salary is €8,59/hour (approximately $12.50/hour).
Those students who are not 18 years old yet are not allowed to work at demolition sites, at excavation sites that are deeper than 2 meters, on scaffoldings, and they cannot be exposed to chemical, biological, or nuclear products.
This year, students have a good shot at being employed. ManPower reported a 25% to 30% increase in job creation, especially in the financial and real estate sector.
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