According to Government reports, there are currently 29,980 non-EU international students paying fees in Scotland.
These international students who are studying at institutions such as Glasgow and Edinburgh University will pay between £20,000 and £47,900 per year. They generate £488,360,000 in fees which works out at approximately £16,300 per student.
The exact amount of lost education is difficult to quantify for various reasons. The strikes effected 17% of the year, however predicting how many students and to what capacity they were affected is hard to gather; some departments only went on strike on certain days, some departments did not strike at all, and some classes contracted outside lecturers for certain periods of time.
The coronavirus impact is also difficult to define due to its fluidity. While all universities promised to go online many students do not have access to the internet. 15% of Scottish homes do not have internet access and public access has been limited due to libraries and cafes closing. Additionally, many international students may not have access to the internet in their home country. Some university departments have also opted to cease teaching completely due to technical difficulties and workers' rights related reasons.
Due to the above factors I believe paying students should be compensated.
In terms of how this could be achieved in practice, I believe the Scottish Government should provide additional funding to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) which is the non-departmental public body charged with funding Scotland's further and higher education institutions. The SFC could then use the outcome agreements they have in place with each university to track how this funding is being used to compensate fee paying students.