Saturday 22 October 2011

STUDY ABROAD: PREPARATION & REQUIREMENTS.

Studying abroad can be challenging but at the same time rewarding. Just think of the certificate you will get at the end of the day which will be internationally accepted. But you just have to put a little effort to achieve this, because nothing good comes easy. If you are really serious about studying abroad, you need atleast one year of preparation. During this year, you must get your transcripts, if you have not done so already, sit for your TOELF, GMAT etc. You should also consult the institutions you are interested in, check their requirements, request for application materials and start your application immediately so you will meet with the deadline. Different schools have different requirements and deadline. In other words, it varies from place to place. For example, universities in Germany close their admissions july, at times August. Finland closes December usually first week. Australia closes august. But generally speaking, 80% of schools close their admissions by july or august annualy. So you need to prepare in advance so you will meet up before deadline. The requirements for undergraduate study include: GCSCE O'level results, a credit pass in use of english and five credit passes atleast in other subjects. The requirements for masters study include: Degree result and transcripts, TOEFL(Test Of English as a foreign Language), statement of purpose showing your study plan and achievements.
If you have all these, you are good to go. See you again next time and thanks for reading my post!

Thursday 20 October 2011

TUITION FREE UNIVERSITIES IN FINLAND

In my last post, I updated informations about free tuition universities in Germany. Today, I want to talk about yet another country that operates zero tuition-finland. Finland is a small developed european country with sound economy. They also boast of a high profile educational system were most of the courses are taught in english. Finland has been operating free tuition for all calibres of students(international, EU, non EU). You only have to pay for your accomodation and food which will be approximately €400 per month. Thats cheap, you will agree with me considering the fact that you will obtain a degree of international repute and recognition. So below are some of the tuition free universities in finland and their respective websites:
University of Helsinki(www.helsinki.fi)
University of Lapland(www.ulapland.fi)
University of Turku(www.utu.fi)
Simply go to their site, fill the admission form then send your results together with your transcript to the address stated on the form and they will send you your acceptance letter. Hurry up cos most finnish universities close their admissions by december. If you have any question just put it down in the comment box and it will get to me. Thanks for reading my post.