Students in Britain will pay tuition fees of £6,000 a year to attend the University of Ulster.

The flat fee will come into effect in September for students from England, Scotland and Wales.

There will be no bursaries or scholarships available.

Those from Northern Ireland and other countries in the EU will pay £3,500 a year to attend.

Ulster Unionist MLA Basil Mc Crea — who in October criticised Queen’s University’s plans to charge £9,000 a year — said he welcomed the university’s decision to charge less.

“The key is that the University of Ulster is charging below that of which Queen’s has offered and I welcome that.

“University life is enriched by people from around the UK.”

Last month Queen’s announced it was charging the highest fee a university can charge.