Here in Sweden,
the first thing to do would be to contact the people in charge at the uni - not once have I heard of any studies-related problem that couldn't be sorted by communicating (nicely).
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macroscian (1 like),
Sun 10 Apr 2011, 14:27,
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Also in Sweden
you can flunk on an exam as many times as you like, basically, as education is free. He should move there. Not sure if this applies to foreigners now though, there were talks of MAKING THEM PAY.
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Warrior_Librarian Level 37,
Sun 10 Apr 2011, 14:59,
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