1. Undergraduate Study Opportunities Abroad

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

3. 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

4. This might be a bit of surprise: No 1

5. Degree programmes in Europe are taught in English

6. 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

7. Most Popular EUNiCAS Choices [to date] 1.Medicine 2.Physiotherapy 3.Liberal Arts & Sciences 4.International Relations 5.Psychology 6Veterinary Medicine 7International Law 8Game Design 9Business/Management 10Biosciences

8. THES Rankings [Europe] universities offering one or more programmes through English 17 Leuven 18 Utrecht 19 Gottigen 22 Leiden 23 Lund 24 Durham 30 Amsterdam 34 Delft 40 Eindhoven 42 Trinity College Dublin 44 Aarhus 51 Groningen 53 Nottingham 63 Rotterdam 64 Warwick 64 UCD Dublin 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 Cork

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

10. This might be a bit of surprise: No 2

11. Tuition Fees [Euro] DenmarkFree SwedenFree NorwayFree FinlandFree AustriaFree -750 GermanyFree – 1500 Switzerland500 - 1500 Netherlands1771* [and loan] Italy800 – 3800 Ireland2250 More in private universities/institutions * NB: some Liberal Arts programmes more

12. Oslo 152 Copenhagen 134 Paris 130 Dublin 122 Milan 121 Brussels 120 London 118 Lyon 115 Berlin 115 Helsinki 113 Stockholm 111 Amsterdam 111 Munich 107 Madrid 103 Vienna 103 New York 100 Frankfurt 97 Melbourne 96 Barcelona 96 Montreal 85 Prague 72 Budapest 63 Warsaw 53 Kosice 52 Cost of Living Comparative Consumer Prices [2010]

13. > OK..... but what about the entry requirements?

14. This might be a bit of surprise: No 3

15. 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

16. Netherlands

17. - International Relations - International Business - Economics - Medicine - Psychology - International and European Law - - English Studies University Of Groningen

18. 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

19. 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].

20. 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 University of Maastricht

21. 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]

22. Denmark

23. Product Development and Innovation Business & Chinese European Studies Economics and Business Economics and IT Global Management & Manufacturing Innovation & Business University of Southern Denmark

24. 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 Aarhus University

25. 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

26. Sweden

27. Development Studies Fine Art Lund University

28. Business Administration & Economics Life Sciences: Biology & Chemistry Umeå University

29. 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

30. Italy

31. Architecture Automotive Engineering Computer Engineering Electronic Engineering Mechanical Engineering Telecommunication Engineering Politecnico di Torino

32. Medicine Universita di Milano

33. Some Subject Areas

34. Medicine & Veterinary Science MEDICINE Budapest Kosice Prague Milan, Rome, Pavia Poland VET SCIENCE Budapest Warsaw Brno

35. Physiotherapy Netherlands: 4 programmes Poland: 1 programme [Poznan] Hungary: 1 programme [Debrecen] Finland: 1 programme [Satakunta]

36. Breda University of Applied Sciences Aalborg University Howest University College Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences Saxion University of Applied Sciences Game Architecture & Design

37. 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

38. 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

39. Ireland: calculating points LevelGradeCAO Points A LevelA*150 A135 B120 C100 D75 E40 A-S LevelA65 B60 C50 D35 E20 CCEA, AEB, AQA, EDEXCEL, OCR, UCLES, WJEC Only

40. Ireland: some examples of entry points UniversitySubjectPoints UCDPsychology515 UCDVet Medicine565 UCDInternational Commerce465 TrinityScience475 TrinityPhilosophy & Political Science520 CorkNutritional Sciences490 CorkInternational Commerce & Chinese360 DCUJournalism440 DCUBiotechnology435 GalwayMarine Science400 GalwayArts340 LimerickJournalism & New Media435

41. Ireland: Medicine Min. 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]

42. 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]

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