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I have seen a great number of students with desire to study abroad. But none of them believe that they will ever be able to accomplish this goal and they never do. When asked why, all answers were same!
“We can’t financially afford to study abroad, it’s too expensive for us.”
Why Study Abroad is Expensive?
Now, it’s a mutual constraint among all Pakistani students because our Pakistani rupee is very weak when converted to any other country’s currency. This makes it very costly for us to manage a living and expenses in a foreign country, particularly in developed countries like United States of America, United Kingdom, and Germany etc. Besides, most countries have their tuition charges doubled or tripled for overseas students like us.
How can we Study Abroad Free?
Now comes the important part, can we study abroad? If yes, How? I had to work a lot to find a solution to this but if this helps even a single student achieve his lifelong dream, all effort was worth it. According to my research and experience, YES! It is possible to study abroad free, even if you are from a low income class family. There are essentially two ways you can study abroad free.
1st way to Study Abroad for free, is to get a Scholarship. It may sound like a little far off your limits, but believe me, winning a Scholarship isn’t that much big of deal as you think it is. There is a great number of Scholarship schemes all around the world even in Pakistan. There are so many scholarship scheme in Pakistan to facilitate students in their education. Some of them are Government, financed some are private, and some international.
I know a lot of people who studied abroad on Scholarships they got from within Pakistan. For Example, current Vice Chancellor of BZU Multan, Tahir Amin. He received a King Faisal Scholarship to study at MIT and he was no topper in Matric or intermediate, he was just a regular student. Keep yourself updated with all the latest scholarships on StudyAbroad.pk and IlmkiDunya.com. I will write another article on How to get Scholarship and every detail about it that will be focused on broadening your horizons, providing you a different and much more productive view of the Scholarships. Keep updated with all the latest News and Events Articles.
2nd way you can study abroad for free, that is more useful, is by choosing a country wisely, keeping following important factors in mind. First you should look for countries that provide free education. Secondly, if you can manage your expenses in that country. Now, in this article, I’ll tell you about all the countries where you can study for free. Why you should select one the following countries and all the details are mentioned below.
1 - Germany:
Germany being on this list, is not a shock since it has always been friendly educator for everyone without any discrimination of nationality, color, creed or class. All public universities of Germany provide free education for all the students whether they are domestic or international. You just have to pay a little fee of about 9,000 to 20,000 rupees at the start of every semester.
· [Interesting DOs and DON’Ts in Germany, students must know]
You are allowed to work part time so it is possible to easily manage all your living expenses and semester service fee. Germany’s life style is also very awesome and they welcome all international students. They have special English-Taught programs for international students like us. I suggest you read What are English Taught Programs, if you don’t know about them. Germany is ranked 3rd best for higher education in 2016 and for us, I would say the Best and 1st top. Germany is also home to many of the world’s top universities.
· [Here is Complete Study Cost in in Germany]
2 - Finland:
Finland is a wonderful country and one of the top countries with highest quality of lifestyle. The story doesn’t end here, if you want to study abroad and for free. Finland is the country for you because they provide all international students with totally free education. Finland scored 66.9 out of 100 in QS world ranking of 2016 of best countries for higher education and secured a position of 19th ranked.
Besides all this, Finland also allows international students to work part time to cover their living expenses. So, I don’t think if there is any other problem remained, no fee and you can earn your expenses. That is a quite beneficial deal. Average living expense in Finland are about 12,000 Pakistani rupees monthly. Students can work up to 25 hours a week even during their term time. However, this task can be a little difficult if you don’t speak their language Finnish or Swedish. So, it’s better to learn their language too.
3 - France:
France though being such big name, most students have no idea that all the public universities in France provide totally free education. France is just the most romantic country in the world but it is rich with culture and civilization. They are always polishing their education system further and further.
The refined quality of education you get in France is one of the best in world. It is no wonder that France is ranked 6th best country for higher education. In France you just have to pay a registration fee between 20,000 (20 thousand) to 40,000 (40 thousand) rupees yearly. In France, students can also work up to 964 hours maximum per year which means you can work about 4 – 5 hours each working day. Daily work of 4 hours is enough to cover your living expenses easily and unlike other countries you don’t have to worry about all the documentations and permits, you can just go and start working.
4 - Norway:
Norway, as beautiful as this country is for tourism, it has also made itself quite an attraction even for education. There are more than 15,000 international students currently educating there. You can also get free education in Norway. However, most undergraduate degrees are in their native language Norwegian. Still, you can find English-Taught programs for postgraduate.
Now, all you have to do is must gain proficiency in Norwegian language, so, you will actually be able to understand the lectures. Then apply for your selected Norwegian university and study for just a onetime small registration fee of 5 thousand rupees.
Because of their high lifestyle, it gets very expensive to cover living expenses there. You must have at the very least 1 lac rupees per month to cover your all expenses like rent, food and transportation etc. But, with that being said, you are also allowed to work part time along with your studies. You are given permit to work 20 hours a week. Though, special permission for full time work can be granted.
I read somewhere that a single regular bottle of bear costs about 800 rupees in Norway; Thank God, Alcohol is Haram in our religion. It is said that a usual, international student can earn up to 6 lac rupees monthly if converted Pakistani rupees.
5 - Luxembourg:
You might have never heard of it before but Luxembourg is a country. I wouldn’t blame you for that since it is tiny little beautiful country with population of just 6 lac and nearly half of it are international students. Their education might not be free but still it is very cheap.
They charge only 300 for first two semesters and after that 15 per semester. That is not all, they also allow international students to work up to 10 hours a week whole year and 40 hours a week during holidays to manage their living expenses.
6 - Czech Republic:
Czech Republic, though not very famous, is an attractive place for international students who can’t really afford the high tuition fees of abroad universities. They not only provide quality education, above the Turkey, Greece and Indonesia; but also charge nothing for it.
You only have to pay 1800 Pakistani rupees as registration fee and you are good to go. There is just one thing you have to do, you must learn Czech language. If you can’t learn Czech, you can take admission in English-Taught program but for that you will have to pay per semester of about 2 lac.
To cover their expenses, Czech Republic also allows international students to work. If you are under 26 of age and you are not going work consecutive 7 days (of course, you won’t. Everyone needs break), you don’t even have to get a work permit.
7 - Iceland:
Iceland is another wonderful country where international can get higher education on quality and all that without any heavy tuition fees. This beautiful country will only charge you registration fee each year of about 45 thousand Pakistani rupees and nothing else.
It is easy if you are going to study in Icelandic language. If you want to take admission in English-Taught programs, there is different fee charges for it. Annual registration fee for English-taught program is about 70 thousand rupees per year. You can also work part time there but for that you will need a work permit from government.
8 - Brazil:
Brazil, you must wondering, really Brazil for education. Brazil can do more than Carnival and Soccer since it scored 62.2 out of 100 in QS Test and ranks 22 where Pakistan performed the worst it could with the score of 9.2 maintaining its last position. The Best thing about them is that most Public (government) universities offer FREE education for everyone, they only charge a small registration at the beginning of the course.
There is just one requirement you must fulfill in order to be eligible to study in a Brazilian university. You must learn their official language Portuguese completing their only recognized certification CELPE-Bras. Then you select a public university and apply for admission. University will take a test that every student has to take including their own citizens, if you pass their merit, you are in. You will be granted all the rights as other students and you can even apply for scholarship or grants there.
However, Brazil shouldn’t be your first choice since it has 16 highest murder rate and you are not allowed to work though it’s not very expensive. Its highest ranked university is at 132nd in QS top universities of world.
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