Good English Speaking Schools in Europe(the continent)

JakeR · 03-24-2005, 10:12 PM

Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone knew of any GOOD English speaking schools on the European continent. By the time I get to college I'll be fluent in Portuguese and almost in French and Spanish, but I think I want to do college in English. I don't really want to go in the UK that much. So, anyone know of any good english speaking schools on the continent?

Alexandre · 03-25-2005, 06:17 AM

Nope. Since there are no English speaking countries on the Continent, you are not likely to find a good university that instructs in English. I would either go for Australia or Ireland if you wish to avoid England. Otherwise, suck it up and study in the native language! hehe

Fabian · 03-26-2005, 05:26 AM

Well there are some good universities on "mainland Europe", that are teaching in English.
I can only talk about the german speaking part of Europe. The best universities are:
ETH Zürich, Switzerland // http://www.ethz.ch/index_EN
Heidelberg, Germany // http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/index_e.html
Technical University of Munich, Germany // http://www.tu-muenchen.de/jshpchooser_en.tupl

All of them should offer courses in English. I visited the TUM and saw a lot Asians who only spoke English.

music4life · 03-26-2005, 08:37 PM

Fabian are you from Germany? I want to study abroad in Germany and was wondering if the people are very welcoming to people with different racial backgrounds...

Fabian · 03-27-2005, 03:14 AM

Well, I'm Austrian, but the two culture are so similar it's pretty the same (even the language is

).
Frankly speaking, I do think that generally in some Parts of Germany people are more racist than in America.
But this racism is primarly against low-skilled skilled blue collar worker from easteren Europe, who (in the opinion of some Germans) take away their jobs.
I dunno what racial background you have, but I doubt that it's southeasteren European, and if you're Asian I don't think that you will face any problems.
Furthermore, if you are a Student anyway, there won't be any problems at all. Especially if you go to a big city, you will find very open minded people who will welcome you.
So my advice is, go to a big city (like Munich or Hamburg), and speak English only. Then you will be treated very well, and the people will be happy to use and show their English skills.

The Problem is, that Germany had a low-birth rate, so they needed alien residents/workers. But now, as the economy isn't doing well, there aren't enough jobs, and so some "native" low-skilled workers are angry that "foreigners" take away their jobs. These "foreigners" live in Germany since 2 or 3 generations, though. Allthough some of them don't speak German at all.

I hope you are not scared now. This shouldn't bother you, as stated above, if you, a Student, go to a big city there shouldn't be any problems, especially the other studens and the profs will be very welcoming.
So I recommend going to Germany, I'm sure that you won't regret it.
One last point, pick a university in one of the sates of the former West Germany, these universities usually have a lot more money. Probably, you would also like to go to Vienna, Austria. I love this beautifull city, with very openminded people.

If any questions remain, please feel free to ask.

JakeR · 03-27-2005, 10:27 AM

I've actually found that there's more like...subtle racism in America than in Europe. Except when it comes to Turkish people in Europe....

I've also found that if you make an effort to learn about their culture and language and stuff then they tend to warm up to you!

Fabian · 03-27-2005, 03:29 PM

Yeah that's what I think as well.
Due to the special situatuion of Turkish people in Europe, they probably often encounter racism.

But in general, you won't face a lot more racism than in America, especially as a English speaking student.