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About 32,000 students in Northern Ireland are due to receive their A level exam results on Thursday.About 32,000 students in Northern Ireland are due to receive their A level exam results on Thursday.
The vast majority of candidates will be able to find out their grades online.The vast majority of candidates will be able to find out their grades online.
About 24,000 of them will be able to log on to the internet from wherever they are in the world to check their performance from 07:00 BST onwards. About 24,000 of them have been able to log on to the internet from 07:00 BST, wherever they are in the world, to check their performance.
Northern Ireland's two universities want to recruit higher paying students from outside the region, but said local applicants will not be disadvantaged. Northern Ireland's two universities want to recruit higher-paying students from outside the region, but said local applicants will not be disadvantaged.
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Both Queen's University, Belfast, (QUB) and the University of Ulster (UU) have been offering perks, such as free flights and en-suite accommodation, to prospective entrants with addresses outside Northern Ireland.Both Queen's University, Belfast, (QUB) and the University of Ulster (UU) have been offering perks, such as free flights and en-suite accommodation, to prospective entrants with addresses outside Northern Ireland.
Students from Great Britain who opt to study in Northern Ireland currently have to pay up to £9,000 a year in tuition fees to their chosen university.Students from Great Britain who opt to study in Northern Ireland currently have to pay up to £9,000 a year in tuition fees to their chosen university.
In contrast, applicants from Northern Ireland who are offered a place at either QUB or UU will pay a maximum tuition fee of £3,685 during the academic year 2014/15.In contrast, applicants from Northern Ireland who are offered a place at either QUB or UU will pay a maximum tuition fee of £3,685 during the academic year 2014/15.
A deal that secured reduce fees for local students was reached in 2011, following negotiations between Northern Ireland Executive ministers and Stormont's Department for Employment and Learning (DEL). A deal that secured reduced fees for local students was reached in 2011 following negotiations between Northern Ireland Executive ministers and Stormont's Department for Employment and Learning (DEL).
However, if the Northern Ireland students apply for a course based elsewhere in the UK, they could face the full £9,000 annual fee, depending on their choice of course and college.However, if the Northern Ireland students apply for a course based elsewhere in the UK, they could face the full £9,000 annual fee, depending on their choice of course and college.
Anthony McGrath from QUB said students from Great Britain who pay £9,000 for a place at the Belfast university would have "a number of different incentives to come here". Anthony McGrath from QUB said students from Great Britain who paid £9,000 for a place at the Belfast university would have "a number of different incentives to come here".
"We've tried to package things together for GB students to try and attract students, try and make things as easy as possible. "We've tried to package things together for GB students to try to attract students, try to make things as easy as possible.
"We find that there are a number of barriers in the way for students to come to Belfast, to come to Northern Ireland, and we've tried to reduce those barriers.""We find that there are a number of barriers in the way for students to come to Belfast, to come to Northern Ireland, and we've tried to reduce those barriers."
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But Mr McGrath added that he believed Northern Ireland students were "getting a great deal at the moment, because they're paying much less than GB students" to study at Queen's. Mr McGrath, however, said he believed Northern Ireland students were "getting a great deal at the moment, because they're paying much less than GB students" to study at Queen's.
Both QUB and UUP have assured students from Northern Ireland that they will not lose out on university places as a result of their drive to attract higher-paying applicants. Both QUB and UU have assured students from Northern Ireland that they would not lose out on university places as a result of their drive to attract higher-paying applicants.
Quotas are in place that restrict the number of students that the two universities are permitted to accept from outside Northern Ireland. Quotas are in place restricting the number of students the two universities are permitted to accept from outside Northern Ireland.