Everyone would dream of getting an education abroad, because everyone knows how it is valued not only in Russia, but throughout the world. European universities provide such knowledge that allows you to work anywhere in the world in a specific field. After all, a student receives not only a proper education, but also the opportunity to practice with foreign specialists in the chosen field.
The most famous universities in Europe
European universities provide a very high-quality education and are distinguished by their rich historical heritage and traditions, which were borrowed by other educational institutions around the world. The first place in all ratings is given to education in the UK and universities such as Cambridge, Oxford and London College.
If we briefly describe these educational institutions, we can say that the highest level of teaching is offered here, because the training is carried out by people of world renown, many of whom received the Nobel Prize in various fields of science.
However, besides universities in the UK, there are others that are located in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy and Austria. It is worth noting the Swiss Higher School of Zurich, the University of Copenhagen, the University of Vienna and the Polytechnic School in France.
History of European Universities
Education in Europe is at a high level, thanks to its rich history. The first higher education institutions appeared in the 12th century. The teachers in them were bishops and private experts in the field of philosophy, Roman law and medicine. But at that time higher institutions did not play such a significant role as higher Italian schools, including Bologna Law, which laid the foundation for the development of specialized education.
There are several opinions regarding the creation of universities. Someone believes that the first European university was opened in 859 in Morocco (Karauinsky University). But not everyone refers Morocco to Europe, considering it an African country, and argues that the first university was a medical one, opened in Salerno (Italy) no later than the 11th century. But there is a third opinion that the oldest university is considered to be Paris, which acted as a “free school” and had four faculties: medical, legal, artistic and theological.
All teaching was conducted in Latin in the form of lectures. Disputes or public disputes were periodically arranged, where professors, and sometimes scholars (students), played the leading roles.
European University Development
Historians believe that the universities of Bologna, Oxford, Paris and Salamanca were torchbearers among higher educational institutions. They were the best examples, where they teach and graduate the most talented students and future brilliant people.
So, in different years, Oxford graduated from Lewis Carroll, Margaret Thatcher, John Tolkien, and Honoré de Balzac, Marina Tsvetaeva, Jean-Paul Sartre and others studied in Paris.
The Bologna Law School was of historical importance, which in the 13th century was considered the best place to study, which came from all over Europe, and Professor Azo had to give lectures on the square, there were so many students.
Gradually, European universities began to appear in different cities, and already in 1500 there were about 80, although the number of students was different: somewhere there were about a thousand students, and somewhere more than three thousand.
Is it realistic to do today
Many contemporaries who plan to get an education are wondering if it is possible to study in Europe if you do not pay a lot of money and have no “connections” around the world.
This question can be answered unequivocally: European universities accept everyone without exception. But it is difficult to enter some educational institutions because of the high requirements for basic education, while it is easier to go to others, but there are also certain conditions that must be met.
Firstly, European education is somewhat different from Russian and does not recognize the Russian secondary education certificate. Therefore, before entering a bachelor's degree, you will need to complete one course at a higher institution in Russia or finish preparatory courses at the university. Secondly, it is necessary to know a foreign language, and better than the country in which training is planned. Thirdly, it is necessary to prepare documents and pass exams upon admission (each country has its own standards).