An independent Scotland would enshrine free university tuition in its constitution and aim to reverse the trend of falling international student recruitment, according to new proposals by the Holyrood government.
A paper published by the education secretary, Jenny Gilruth, outlines the Scottish National Party’s claim that independence would allow Scotland to further improve its education system, including its plans for universities.
The Scottish government says it would enshrine economic, social and cultural rights – including the right to education – in an interim constitution, effective from day one of independence.
It would propose that a policy on free university tuition continues in the permanent constitution of an independent Scotland, subject to the deliberations of a constitutional convention.
