Student fee rates in Northern Ireland are to remain largely unchanged, the Stormont Executive has decided.
Ministers agreed to retain the cap below £3,500 a year despite pressure to follow moves in Great Britain to significantly increase costs of attending university.
Fees for Northern Ireland students attending local institutions will now only rise marginally in line with inflation over the next four years.
Minister for Employment and Learning Stephen Farry hailed the outcome of the meeting at Stormont Castle.
