Information on studying abroad?

Question

Hi, I'm from scotland, And i need information on studying abroad.. Like perhaps somewhere else in europe.. or even Australia ;/ ... can anyone help please?

Answer 1

Try http://www.yfu.org

Answer 2

SPAIN!!!!!! No doubt. I have been around a lot and visited different Spanish speaking countries... None matched the uniqueness of SPAIN. I have participated in the best summer program abroad and everyone that did, said same thing, after having participated in other trips around Central and South America. It´s simply the best and most complete one because it combines classes and also super fun excursions and activities, including Guggenheim Museum, Hiking along a Roman Route, Latin Dancing Course, Bullfight, Paella Dinner at Typical Spanish Tavern in Fishermen´s Quarter, and lots of Beach outings with the group, and with the most wonderful and caring host family members, as it is the MOST GORGEOUS BEACH RESORT IN THE WORLD: SANTANDER, right there where students are living!. I participated with www.beautifulspain.com I hope you enjoy it as much as we all did! And don´t forget that with this program, if you apply early, they can guarantee placement in a host family with kids your age. Everyone in Santander is so nice. They were so interested about us and they asked so many questions that soon you start talking for a long time while you are improving your Spanish so much. It is such a rewarding experience. I highly recommend it to anyone willing to experience the world and expand ones horizons.

Answer 3

G'day,

I used to be an international student in Australia. I will try to help you abit...

Compared with Europeans, Australia is most likely have the lowest cost of living, and probably the lowest tuition fee as well. On top of tuition fee, you will need to pay for campus fee (vary from each uni) and Overseas Student Health Cover (abt AUD$350/yr) and text books (abt AUD$200). These are the rough estimate of the fees for your study.

Before coming to Australia, you will need to pay the fee for student visa processing and health check-up.

Living cost... Sydney and Canberra have the highest living cost, followed by Melbourne & Brisbane, then Perth, Darwin, Adelaide & Tasmania the lowest. I am attaching a weblink from one of the uni in Melbourne as an indication.

To find out the course that you are taking and where it is offered, I suggest you to go to IDP Education Australia website (www.idp.edu.au). IDP is an organisation that gives information to international students who wants to continue their study in Australia. Once decided on the uni, fill in the application form and send it together with certified copy of your academic qualification.

There are only 39 universities in Australia, therefore the quality and recognition of their graduates are equal from wherever university you are studying from. The most important thing is you have to READ the course information carefully, since some courses may have the same name but different content.

I'm living in Melbourne and this is what you're going to find in Melbourne:
1. First of all... some people do not like the weather in Melbourne (you can have 4 seasons in one day). However, if you read the second weblink from The Age newspaper, you will find out that the weather is still more preferable than the other cities. Sure you can have 42C day like last month, but almost immediately you'll get a much cooler weather pretty soon afterwards. It is very rarely that you got 2 or 3 consecutive days of hot weathers (unlike Sydney, Brisbane or Perth).
2. Melbourne is a city of diversity. If you are a newcomer, and you do not look 'Anglo-Saxon', you do not feel like an 'alien', since you can find almost every race in the world walking in the city. They are both immigrants and overseas students.
3. THE FOOD!! Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Thai, All-you-can-eat, African, Lebanese, Mexican, Sea Food... anything else? All available and lots of them in a very-very-very affordable price
4. Pretty good public transport system. With one ticket, you can switch from train, tram and bus. They do not always come on-time, but still reliable and improving (www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au). Good for students, since not all can afford car.
5. SHOPPING!!! Original branded clothing sold very cheap. There are even shopping tour, where the participants are taken to retails outlets just for shopping. Big temptations for ladies.
6. Crime rates... just read the third article on the bottom.
7. Night Life... hmmmm... I'll say the centre of nite activities will be Crown Casino and Docklands. Altho there are still plenty of cafe's and clubs scattered around the suburbs as well.
8. Tourist attraction. This is the area that I think Sydney is better than Melbourne, since it has most of it's attraction within its suburbs. Most Melbourne attraction are pretty much out of Melbourne, such as the gold mines in the cities of Bendigo and Ballarat, The Great Ocean Road, Lakes Entrance, Grampians, skiing in Mt. Buller etc.

Hope this helps. Good luck on your studies :)

Answer 4

I went through Youth for Understanding. There are lots of programs for students from all over.

It's a nice opportunity, and you will probably love it.

If you need anything, contact me.