Study Abroad experience? I may need advice!

katliamom
Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:29:06 +0000

^^ I think Helsinki may be one of the few that doesn’t. Universities in Europe are slowly being weaned off public funds (this is particularly true in the UK and Ireland) and asked to be more ‘entrepreneurial’ along the American model. Hence the growth of English-language programs in public universities throughout Europe that attract other Europeans, Americans, Aussies, Latin Americans and Asians. Americans can study in Holland and attend medical school in Poland, for a lot less: tuition at those programs still costs, but often isn’t nearly as high as in American privates. There are of course drawbacks - visa issues, for one - and you lose out on name-recognition/career connections you’d enjoy at an American school.
But it IS an option for Americans.