Study Abroad

How to prepare yourself

Globalization has reduced the cost of collecting information; at the same time, it has also increased the importance of right information in right time. The mission of study abroad is highly uncertain not only because of the study itself, but also because of the alien nature of surrounding context.

Issues
Location University Subject/Field/Area of interest Program structure Finance Admission

Location

Location
Language
English Vs Local language English is almost universally used as a medium of instruction in all international university, BUT

Prestige
US Vs Non US Majority of university listed in FT ranking are located in North America

Location
Program structure
A difference of program structure in terms of time taken to complete has also been seen. for example, European Masters programs generally take one year but they are two years in North America. Generally, a PhD program in Europe is of three years with little emphasis on course work, but North American PhD programs are 4-5 years long, which require extensive course work.

Weather Network- access to alumni data base, etc Admission fees- it is generally waived for EU
universities.

Admission
Necessary requirements Time line
admission openings and closure dates. Start of new semester/year For example,

A European example

Ranking organizations
QS World University Rankings High Impact Universities: Research Performance Index Times Higher Education World University Rankings SCImago Institutions Rankings FT university ranking