A New Era in Third-Level Education Undergraduate Study Opportunities in Europe
Threshold of a New Era in Third-Level Education in Europe
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Degree programmes in Europe are taught in English
There are currently nearly 700 programmes taught through English What Can You Study in Europe? [through English] Biosciences Business/Management Digital Media/Gaming Engineering Environmental Science - Hospitality & Tourism - International Law International Relations/Politics IT & Software Life Sciences - Media & Entertainment Management - Medicine - Performing Arts - Physiotherapy - Psychology Sports Management - Veterinary Science And more There are currently nearly 700 programmes taught through English
Most Popular EUNiCAS Choices [to date] Medicine Physiotherapy Liberal Arts & Sciences International Relations Psychology Veterinary Medicine International Law Game Design Business/Management Biosciences
THES Rankings [Europe] universities offering one or more THES Rankings [Europe] universities offering one or more programmes through English 17 Leuven [17th in Europe, 67th in the world] 18 Utrecht 19 Gottigen 22 Leiden 23 Lund 24 Durham 30 Amsterdam 34 Delft 40 Eindhoven 42 Trinity College 44 Aarhus 51 Groningen 53 Nottingham 63 Rotterdam 64 Warwick 64 UCD 65 VU Amsterdam 76 Pompeu Fabra 77 Tubingen 83 Maastricht 84 Leicester 85 Twente 88 Gothenburg 89 AU Barcelona 95 Umea 97 Milan 108 Tilburg 109 Queens 111 S. Denmark 114 Linz 130 Aalto 132 Charles, Prague 141 Sapienza Rome 143 Jagiellonian 145 Surrey 147 UCC
Mmm..... but surely studying abroad is expensive?
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Tuition Fees [Euro] Denmark Free Sweden Free Norway Free Finland Free Malta Free Austria Free -750 Germany Free – 1500 Switzerland 500 - 1500 Netherlands 1771* [and loan] Italy 800 – 3800 More in private universities/institutions * NB: some Liberal Arts programmes more
OK..... but what about the entry requirements?
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Entry Requirements For most programmes NUI Matriculation [Six passes at Leaving Cert. inc 2 at HC3] Some subject requirements Some programmes, where selection procedure in place: Interview and/or - Aptitude Test and/or - Letter of Motivation and/or Grades
Netherlands
University Of Groningen - International Relations International Business Economics Medicine Psychology International and European Law - English Studies
Economics Pharmaceutical Sciences Liberal Arts & Sciences University of Utrecht Economics Pharmaceutical Sciences Liberal Arts & Sciences 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 Liberal Arts & Sciences International Relations 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].
University of Maastricht European Studies Econometrics and Operations Research Economics and Business Economics International Business European Public Health Arts and Culture European Law Liberal Arts & Sciences Knowledge Engineering Medicine
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
Denmark
University of Southern Denmark Product Development and Innovation Business & Chinese European Studies Economics and Business Economics and IT Global Management & Manufacturing Innovation & Business
Aarhus University Business Adminstration Business Administration and International Management Business Administration and Sustainability Electronic Design Engineer Global Management and Manufacturing International Communication & Multi-Media Management & Marketing Communication
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 Studies Fine Art Lund University Development Studies Fine Art
Business Administration & Economics Life Sciences: Biology & Chemistry Umeå University Business Administration & Economics Life Sciences: Biology & Chemistry
Sweden : Applications Centralised Application System: universityadmissions.se Applications window: 01 Dec – 17 Jan but many later windows for international students Apply to up to 8 programmes– listed in order of priority Note: some issues on deadlines for production of A-Level results
Italy
Politecnico di Torino Architecture Automotive Engineering Computer Engineering Electronic Engineering Mechanical Engineering Telecommunication Engineering
Universita di Milano Medicine
Malta
University of Malta Includes: Medicine Physiotherapy Radiography Occupational Therapy Psychology Nursing Nutrition European Law Arts Commerce
Some Subject Areas
Medicine & Veterinary Science MEDICINE Budapest (Hungary) Kosice (Slovakia) Prague (Czech Republic) Milan, Rome, Pavia (Italy) Poland VET SCIENCE Budapest (Hungary) Warsaw (Poland) Brno (Czech Republic)
Physiotherapy Netherlands: 4 programmes Malta: one programme Poland: 1 programme [Poznan] Hungary: 1 programme [Debrecen] Finland: 1 programme [Satakunta]
Game Architecture & Design Breda University of Applied Sciences (Holland) Aalborg University (Denmark) Howest University College (West Flanders, a province of Belgium) Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (Germany) Saxion University of Applied Sciences (Holland)
Registrations valid for 12 months [so 6th year students can start now] 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.ie 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 addition The low-cost [Eur28.00] application support service: YOUR INSURANCE POLICY Registrations valid for 12 months [so 6th year students can start now]
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