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.
What you will find for each country — click a topic to compare 35 countries
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Found your programme? Here is what comes next: choosing the country, an Erasmus+ grant, a job abroad and travelling around Europe.
Application timelines, scholarships, visas and work rules for international students in Poland and Europe – checked against official sources.
Erasmus+ lets students at bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral level spend 2 to 12 months studying or training in another country, and recent graduates can go on a traineeship too. There is no central application: your own university selects participants and sets the deadline, so the first step is always its Erasmus+ office.
The France Excellence Eiffel programme funds international master’s and doctoral students at French universities, but students cannot apply on their own: a French institution must nominate them. Campus France accepts nominations for the 2027 call until 6 January 2027, and many universities close their internal selection weeks earlier.
International candidates for degree programmes in Poland must show that their school certificate or diploma opens the door to higher education. Since 1 July 2025 that check has been handled by NAWA, not by regional education authorities. Here is who needs a recognition statement, when an apostille or legalisation is required and which documents to prepare before admissions open.
A semester abroad, a traineeship after graduation or a free train pass at 18 – here is what Erasmus+ offers and how to apply.
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.
Where to look, your rights without a work permit, CV and interview, recognition of diplomas, contract and insurance, internships – and how to spot a job scam.
Road trip, Erasmus or a summer job abroad? Before you set off: these rules change from country to country.
ID card or passport, the new EES border checks, passenger rights, free roaming, the euro and the EHIC card – ten short guides for your next trip.
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.
Each list shows kilometres of slopes, the number of lifts and the altitude; the resort page breaks the slopes down by difficulty and the lifts by type. Data from the skiresort.info catalogue and the resorts’ websites – as of 22 October 2026.
New articles every week about EU-funded research projects, written for students. Every article ends with a short quiz – check what you remember.
An earthquake, a flood or a fire can knock out phone coverage within moments, and that is exactly when communication matters most. The European GEXTRECS project looked at how to make sure emergency services do not lose contact even when the ground network is down. Satellites, a clever algorithm and the EU space programme come into play. We describe how it works and how the dress rehearsal with a simulated disaster went — and at the end you can check how you would cope with communication in a crisis.
More than 50,000 papers were submitted to “Science” and “Science Advances” in 2025, and most are turned down before any reviewer reads them. Researchers from the University of Vermont and the University of Colorado Boulder looked behind the scenes by analysing over 110,000 papers. The name of the institution and the size of the team turned out to count most, and the authors’ gender far less — and at the end you can test whether you understand the rules of the game in scientific publishing.
A museum that shows soil pH and moisture live, a travelling art exhibition with a stop in Poland, and booklets with audiobooks for policymakers. The European project SoilTribes is trying to convince us that what lies under our feet deserves more attention. It combines science, technology and art, and the curator argues that soil lives with us. We look at how it works and what it can teach a student — and at the end you can check how closely you look at what is beneath your feet.
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