SAE Magazine 12-2

once again that Australia is leading in educational services. And I haven’t even mentioned the weath- er yet! In turn no visa is usually required for EU citizens when studying in Europe, as EU citizens have freedom of movement within EU countries. If the destination is determined by language or the field of study, you also have to look at the opportu- nities. Not everything is offered by every univer- sity but the possibilities are diverse. For Europe only there are portals such as studyineurope.eu (http://www.studyineurope.eu) or Mastersportal (http://www.mastersportal.eu), which give sev- eral options to narrow down the search. If you are interested in going further away there are plenty of other websites hosted by the universities them- selves. DAAD (http://www.daad.de), the German Academic Exchange Service provides informa- tion about countries, study options, financing and scholarships for Germans going abroad or foreign- ers coming to study in Germany. If you know where you are going, you need to think about accommodation, visas, costs, study fees, trav- elling and maybe opportunities to have your accom- plishments achieved at the foreign university rec- ognised. Many universities offer information about accommodation and on-campus housing with own apartments or shared rooms. Sometimes there are even accommodation scholarships (http://byron- bay.sae.edu/en-gb/content/8068/Byron_Bay_ Accommodation_Scholarships) such as currently offered to all SAE Diploma graduates who are con- tinuing to the Bachelor phase starting this year in Byron Bay, Australia. “Study in ➤ Bachelor Students at Byron Bay Beach, Australia 134 Events & Activities Index

SAE Magazine 12-2

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