Twenty countries, one honest guide to each.
Tuition, living costs, visa rules, work rights and post-study options for every destination we place students in, updated by our counsellors as the rules change.
United Kingdom
One-year master's degrees, two-year graduate visa, and universities that employers everywhere recognise.
Canada
Co-op degrees, a post-graduation work permit of up to three years, and a clear route to permanent residence.
United States
The widest choice of universities anywhere, flexible majors, and Optional Practical Training of up to three years for STEM graduates.
Ireland
English-speaking, inside the EU, home to the European headquarters of the world's biggest tech companies, with a two-year stay-back for master's graduates.
Australia
Nine universities in the world top 100, 48 hours of work a fortnight, and a Temporary Graduate visa of two to three years.
Germany
No tuition fees at most public universities, hundreds of English-taught master's, and an 18-month job-seeker permit after graduation.
New Zealand
Eight universities, all in the world's top 500, a post-study work visa of up to three years, and the most relaxed pace of any destination.
France
Grandes écoles for business and engineering, low public university fees, and a growing catalogue of English-taught master's.
Netherlands
The largest catalogue of English-taught degrees in continental Europe, a one-year orientation visa, and universities built around problem-based learning.
Switzerland
ETH Zurich and EPFL at public-university prices, the world's best hospitality schools, and salaries that make the high living costs work out.
United Arab Emirates
British, Australian and American degrees taught on branch campuses in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, tax-free part-time income, and a five-hour flight from home.
Spain
Public universities from about €1,000 a year, top business schools in Madrid and Barcelona, and a 12-month job-search permit for graduates.
Italy
Income-based public fees as low as €900 a year, design and fashion schools with no equal, and a 12-month permit to find work after graduating.
Poland
Europe's fastest-growing tech and services hub, degrees from €2,000 a year, and unrestricted work rights for full-time students.
Malaysia
UK and Australian degrees at Southeast Asian prices, on branch campuses of Nottingham, Monash, Southampton and more.
Hungary
English-taught medicine and dentistry with a century of tradition, degrees from €3,000 a year, and one of the lowest costs of living in the EU.
Cyprus
English-speaking EU island universities with fees from €6,000, 300 days of sun, and pathways into the wider European job market.
Malta
An English-speaking EU country with a single public university, growing private institutions, and strengths in gaming, finance and maritime.
Mauritius
British and Australian degrees on an Indian Ocean island, from Middlesex, Curtin and others, at some of the lowest fees anywhere.
Grenada
Home of St. George's University, the largest single source of new doctors entering the US healthcare system, with UK and Canadian pathways too.
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