Undergraduate Study Opportunities Abroad. Threshold of a New Era in Third- Level Education in Europe.

Undergraduate Study Opportunities Abroad

Threshold of a New Era in Third-Level Education in Europe

2011:

At the Westminster Education Forum on higher education, it was revealed that research suggested there were currently around 22,000 British students on degree courses abroad; approximately 1.7 per cent of Britain's entire student population. By comparison, in China and India - well-known for having a large number of their students educated abroad - these figures were only 1.4 per cent and one per cent respectively

This might be a bit of surprise: No 1

Degree programmes in Europe are taught in English

What Can You Study in Europe?[through English]

- Biosciences- Business/Management- Communication Management- Digital Media/Gaming- Engineering- Environmental Science- Hospitality & Tourism- International Law- International Relations/Politics- IT & Software- Media & Entertainment Management- Medicine- Nutrition- Performing Arts- Physiotherapy- Psychology- Sports Science- Veterinary Science

There are currently nearly

700 programmes

taught through English

Most Popular EUNiCAS Choices [to date]

1. Medicine2. Physiotherapy3. Liberal Arts & Sciences4. International Relations 5. Psychology6 Veterinary Medicine7 International Law8 Game Design9 Business/Management10 Biosciences

THES Rankings [Europe] universities offering one or more programmes through English

17 Leuven18 Utrecht19 Gottigen22 Leiden23 Lund24 Durham30 Amsterdam34 Delft40 Eindhoven42 Trinity College Dublin44 Aarhus51 Groningen53 Nottingham63 Rotterdam64 Warwick64 UCD Dublin65 VU Amsterdam76 Pompeu Fabra

77 Tubingen83 Maastricht84 Leicester85 Twente88 Gothenburg89 AU Barcelona95 Umea97 Milan108 Tilburg109 Queens111 S. Denmark114 Linz130 Aalto132 Charles, Prague141 Sapienza Rome143 Jagiellonian145 Surrey147 Cork

Mmm..... but surely studying abroad is expensive?

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Tuition Fees [Euro]

Denmark FreeSweden FreeNorway FreeFinland FreeAustria Free -750Germany Free – 1500Switzerland 500 - 1500Netherlands 1771* [and loan]Italy 800 – 3800Ireland 2250

More in private universities/institutions

* NB: some Liberal Arts programmes more

Oslo 152Copenhagen 134Paris 130Dublin 122Milan 121Brussels 120London 118Lyon 115Berlin 115Helsinki 113Stockholm 111Amsterdam 111Munich 107Madrid 103Vienna 103New York 100Frankfurt 97Melbourne 96Barcelona 96Montreal 85Prague 72Budapest 63Warsaw 53Kosice 52

Cost of LivingComparative Consumer Prices [2010]

<< Sigh!>>OK..... but what about the entry requirements?

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Entry Requirements

For most programmes [excl. Ireland]:

Three A Levels and Three GCSEs [Grade C or above]

Some subject requirements

Some programmes:

-Interview and/or- Entrance Test and/or- Letter of Motivation and/or- Grades

Netherlands

- International Relations-International Business - Economics- Medicine- Psychology- International and European Law-- English Studies

University Of Groningen

Economics Pharmaceutical Sciences

Liberal Arts & Sciences

University of Utrecht

Major in Humanities in: Art History & Museum Studies, Chinese Language & Culture, History, Literature & Classics, Performing Arts, Philosophy

Major in Social Sciences in: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Law, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology

Major in Science in: Biology; Chemistry; Earth & Environment; Medical Science; Cognitive Neuroscience; Physics

Liberal Arts & Sciences

International Relations

University of Leiden

Core Concepts: History ; Cultural Studies ; Economics; Political Science ; Sociology and Anthropology

Regions [and their corresponding languages]: East Asia [Chinese, Japanese, Korean]; Latin America [Spanish, Portuguese]; Middle-East [Arabic, Persian, Turkish]; North America [French, Spanish]; Russia and Eurasia[Russian]; South Asia [Hindi]; Southern Africa [Afrikaans, Swahili]; South-East Asia [Indonesian, Spanish] Western Europe [Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese].

European Studies Econometrics and Operations Research Economics and Business Economics International BusinessEuropean Public Health Arts and Culture European Law Liberal Arts & Sciences Knowledge Engineering Medicine

University of Maastricht

Netherlands: Applications

-Centralised Application System: Studielink

- Not centralised admissions system

- Open: 01 October Different Closing Dates

- Register with Studielink and, often, separately with university

- Apply to up to 4 programmes [one where selection is decentralised/by lottery]

Denmark

Product Development and InnovationBusiness & ChineseEuropean StudiesEconomics and Business Economics and ITGlobal Management & ManufacturingInnovation & Business

University of Southern Denmark

Business AdminstrationBusiness Administration and International Management Business Administration and Sustainability Electronic Design Engineer Global Management and ManufacturingInternational Communication & Multi-Media Management & Marketing Communication

Aarhus University

Denmark : Applications

Centralised Application System: KOT

Applications window: 01 Feb – 15 Mar BUT there are some late application windows

Apply to up to 8 programmes on Printed KOT Form – listed in order of priority

Sweden

Development StudiesFine Art

Lund University

Business Administration & Economics

Life Sciences: Biology & Chemistry

Umeå University

Sweden : Applications

Centralised Application System: universityadmissions.se

Applications window: 01 Dec – 17 Jan

Apply to up to 8 programmes– listed in order of priority

Note: some issues on deadlines for production of A-Level results

Italy

ArchitectureAutomotive EngineeringComputer EngineeringElectronic EngineeringMechanical Engineering Telecommunication Engineering

Politecnico di Torino

Medicine

Universita di Milano

Some Subject Areas

Medicine & Veterinary Science

MEDICINE

BudapestKosicePrague

Milan, Rome, Pavia

Poland

VET SCIENCE

BudapestWarsawBrno

Physiotherapy

Netherlands: 4 programmes

Poland: 1 programme [Poznan]

Hungary: 1 programme [Debrecen]

Finland: 1 programme [Satakunta]

Breda University of Applied Sciences

Aalborg University

Howest University College

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

Saxion University of Applied Sciences

Game Architecture & Design

BSc Biochemistry [JK University, Linz]

BSc Sustainable Biotechnology [Aalborg University]

BSc Health & Nutrition [VIA Univ. College]

BSc Life Sciences [HAN University AS ]

Medical & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology [Krems University AS]

Life Sciences

Ireland

Central Applications Office [CAO]

- www.cao.ie, from 03 November

- First Deadline: 01 February [Eur30]- Late Deadline: 01 May [Eur60]- Change of Mind Deadline: 01 Jul

Ireland: calculating pointsLevel Grade CAO Points

A Level A* 150

A 135

B 120

C 100

D 75

E 40

A-S Level A 65

B 60

C 50

D 35

E 20

CCEA, AEB, AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, UCLES, WJEC Only

Ireland: some examples of entry points

University Subject Points

UCD Psychology 515

UCD Vet Medicine 565

UCD International Commerce 465

Trinity Science 475

Trinity Philosophy & Political Science 520

Cork Nutritional Sciences 490

Cork International Commerce & Chinese 360

DCU Journalism 440

DCU Biotechnology 435

Galway Marine Science 400

Galway Arts 340

Limerick Journalism & New Media 435

Ireland: MedicineMin. 480 points plus HPAT [max 300]

- In addition to applying through CAO, need to apply to ACER [Eur95]

- must apply to ACER before 20 Jan [with CAO Reg No] Late Application until 01 Feb Eur160

- HPAT Exam: 25 February 2012 [Results 25 April]

Ireland: Medicine

Allocation of places on basis of Combined score for A-Levels and HPAT

Notional Max Score: 865 [300 from HPAT]

Points 2011: 728 [Galway] – 739 [Trinity]

What is Eunicas?

With Eunicas, UK and Irish students can apply for up to eight degree programmes and we will guide and support you through the possible pitfalls of your application journey.

Through eunicas.co.uk you can access: A comprehensive directory of degree programmes, taught through English, in Europe Information on universities and the cities that they are based in Information on fees, entry requirements and application processes and in additionOur low-cost [Eur28.00] application support service:YOUR INSURANCE POLICY

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