How to Choose the Perfect European Country to Study as a Pakistani Student

Europe is classic and perpetual base for study abroad aspirants since decades. A significant number of foreign students enroll in different European countries owing to the fact that Europe has high standards of living, availability of universal human rights, picturesque landscape, career opportunities, political stability, economic security and top notch higher education institutes that are globally recognized. For choosing the best country in Europe as a Pakistani student for pursuing a degree in abroad, you must consider following factors:

Studying in abroad is often attributed to high living cost and expensive tuition fee. Europe has gained huge popularity among Pakistani students over the years because of reasonable tuition fee and scholarship opportunities. In many European countries such as Estonia, Finland, Latvia, PhD degree is totally free of cost and in countries like Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Norway, Spain tuition fee is affordable. So while choosing a country in Europe short list the list of countries that offer the most affordable tuition fee and scholarships to excellent academic performers before picking the final decision.

The curriculum and education quality of European institutions are equivalent to international standards. There is hardly any country in Europe whose education quality is not being applauded by academic experts. However the admission requirements of each country in Europe for international students are different from the other. There are many European countries that have undemanding admission requirements that accept students having 60 to 70 percent overall grades and there are some countries that have rigorous and quite demanding merit for admission. Based on your academic record check the admission requirements of universities of different European countries and chose the one which has the most suitable process.

Studying in abroad is all about quality of education and global recognition. Although European countries are renowned and noted for their best education quality but there are still a few countries that are better than the others. The education quality and acclamation owned by universities in the UK, Italy, France, and Sweden is unmatchable and dominant than the rest of European countries.

The visa process is different for EU and NON-EU nationals or rather difficult for NON-EU nationals for entry in European countries. There are many countries in Europe which have designed flexible and smooth visa policies with minimum documents requirements for student visas. Such countries include Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Greece, Austria and France.

Monetarily studying in abroad is exhaustive and challenging. There is no second question about the importance of part time jobs to get you through this economically difficult journey called studying in abroad. Almost all European countries allow international students to work part time during university semesters but there are a few countries in Europe which have laid certain restrictions on part time job types and areas of work. Before picking a country in Europe check if the country allows doing part time job without any restriction or requiring work permits. The countries in Europe that allow unrestricted job permission without requiring further work permit other than student visa are Estonia, Latvia, UK, Spain, Italy, Austria and Denmark.

It is an imperative and basic factor that dominantly affects the decision of choosing study abroad country. Evidently, students are inclined towards those countries that have post study work permit permission. Even if students want to return back to their country after studying in abroad they prefer gaining work experience of foreign job market for better career opportunities at home. Finland, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, Latvia, Estonia and Hungary allow post study visa extension to students for job search with limited required documents and conditions in Europe.

The cost of living is another worth considering factor for selecting a study abroad destination. In Europe particularly, the living costs are set by governments ensuring even the minimum earning citizen can afford accommodation, food and basic health care facilities. The living standards are remarkable and favorable for European nationals but those coming from foreign countries have to encounter different situation. For a Pakistani student the most affordable European countries are Romania, Greece, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary and Spain.