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Planning to study abroad? Start with the country, not the university. For each of 35 countries we have gathered what you would otherwise look for on a dozen different websites: what the universities are like, how admission works, what studying and living cost, where to look for scholarships and whether you can work while you study. With links to official sources.

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Application timelines, scholarships, visas and work rules for international students in Poland and Europe – checked against official sources.

Blue Book traineeship at the European Commission: next application window in 2027

The European Commission’s Blue Book traineeship lets graduates spend five months working in its departments. Registration for the March 2027 session is closed, but applications for the October 2027 session open on 15 February 2027 and close on 12 March 2027, at 10:00 Brussels time. Here is who can apply and how selection works.

DiscoverEU: free travel pass for 18-year-olds – next round in spring 2027

DiscoverEU gives 18-year-olds a free travel pass, mostly for trains, to explore Europe for up to a month. The autumn 2026 round closed on 15 October 2026 and its results are expected in January 2027. The next round will take place in spring 2027 and will be open to young people born between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009.

Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters: how to apply for the 2027 intake

Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters are master’s programmes run by universities in several countries, and the best candidates receive an EU scholarship. Students from anywhere in the world can apply, including those in the final year of a bachelor’s degree. Most programmes take applications between October and January, so for courses starting in 2027 the time to apply is now.

JOBS IN EUROPE6.0%unemployment15.2%under 2522minimum wagesEU · Eurostat 2025–2026

Working abroad: 32 European countries compared

Where is it easiest to find a job, how much is the minimum wage and what do you do in your first weeks? Key figures and practical tips for every EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and the UK.

lowestunemployment in 2025: 2.8% in the Czech Republic, 3.1% in Malta and Poland (EU: 6.0%)
highest10.5% in Spain and 9.7% in Finland
under 25youth unemployment from 7.1% in Germany to 26.1% in Romania
minimum wagefrom €620 a month in Bulgaria to €2,771 in Luxembourg (July 2026); in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy and Sweden minimum pay is set in collective agreements
work permitnot needed for EU citizens in the EU, Iceland and Norway; Switzerland and Liechtenstein have their own rules

32 countries »How to find a job abroad »

DRIVING IN EUROPE36countries29facts12topicsupdated: September 2026

Traffic rules in 36 European countries

Road trip, Erasmus or a summer job abroad? Before you set off: these rules change from country to country.

0.0 ‰for young or novice drivers in 11 countries – e.g. Germany, Italy, Croatia and the Czech Republic
Vignettecompulsory in 8 countries: Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria
140 km/hthe highest motorway limit – in Poland and Bulgaria; Germany has no general speed limit
alcohol and traffic lightsalcohol limitstraffic lights

All 36 countries compared »Motorway tolls and vignettes »

TOLLS IN EUROPE8vignettes15toll booths14toll-free37 countries · September 2026

Vignettes and motorway tolls in 37 countries

Driving abroad? Check where you need a vignette, where you pay at toll booths and where the motorway is free – click a country for the details.

Austriaa 2-month or annual digital vignette bought online is only valid from the 18th day; 1-day and 10-day ones – straight away
toll boothsin 15 countries, including France, Italy, Spain, Croatia and Greece
no barrierson some motorways in France (e.g. A13/A14, A79) you pay online within 72 hours; in Ireland on the M50 – online too
freetoll-free motorways for cars in 14 countries, including Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Lithuania
extratolled tunnels, passes and bridges in 11 countries, e.g. the Brenner in Austria, the Karawanken tunnel, the Storebælt and Øresund bridges in Denmark

Tolls in 37 countries »Traffic rules in Europe »

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Storm water for a rainy day: a Greek island learns to live with drought + test

Abundance in winter, scarcity in summer: for generations this rhythm shaped life on Mediterranean islands. Now it is increasingly broken by violent downpours and sudden floods. On the Greek island of Skiathos, the NURISH project team wants to turn that problem into a resource: cleaning wastewater in solar-powered artificial wetlands and holding back rainwater in case of fires, drawing on local stone and old water paths — and at the end you can check how you treat water in everyday life.

A satellite watches the tracks and the border queue: space in the service of transport + test

When we think of satellites in transport, we usually picture the navigation app on our phone. The European SPATRA project shows that orbit can offer far more: Earth observation data, backed by artificial intelligence, helps keep an eye on rail temperatures and ease congestion at a border crossing in Serbia. The goal is simple — safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly land transport — and at the end you can check what kind of traveller you are in the world of data.

Steak is muscle too: how scientists are speeding up the growth of cultivated meat + test

Cultivated meat faces three serious obstacles: cost, scale of production and a taste that still falls short of conventional meat. The team behind the European PROFUSE project decided to tackle what matters most in a steak: muscle tissue. The researchers developed a supplement that speeds up muscle cell maturation and a non-GM bovine cell line, and first tests with producers brought lower costs per kilogram — and at the end you can check how open you are to the food of the future.

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