Everyone would dream of getting an education abroad, because everyone knows how it is valued not only in Russia, but all over the world. European universities provide such knowledge that allows you to work anywhere in the world in a particular area. After all, the 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 rankings is given to education in the UK and universities such as Cambridge, Oxford and College London.
To briefly describe these educational institutions, we can say that teaching is of the highest level, because the teaching is carried out by people of world renown, many of whom have received Nobel Prizes in various fields of science.
However, apart from universities in the UK,there are others that are in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy and Austria. Worth noting are the ETH 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 a rich history. The first institutions of higher education appeared in the 12th century. Their teachers were bishops and private experts in philosophy, Roman law and medicine. But at that time, higher institutions did not yet play such a significant role as higher Italian schools, including the Bologna Law School, which laid the foundation for the development of specialized education.
There are several opinions about the creation of universities. Someone believes that the first European university was opened in 859 in Morocco (Karaouin University). But not everyone refers Morocco to Europe, considering it an African country, and argue 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 Paris, which acted as a “free school” and had four faculties: medical, legal, artistic and theological.
All teaching was in Latin in the form of lectures. Disputes or public disputes were periodically arranged, where professors and sometimes scholars (students) played the main roles.
Development of European universities
HistoriansIt is believed that the universities of Bologna, Oxford, Paris and Salamanca were among the torchbearers among higher educational institutions. It was they who were the best examples, where they teach and graduate the most talented students and future brilliant people.
So, in different years Lewis Carroll, Margaret Thatcher, John Tolkien graduated from Oxford, and Honore de Balzac, Marina Tsvetaeva, Jean-Paul Sartre and others studied in Paris.
The Bologna School of Law was of historical importance, which in the 13th century was considered the best place for learning, where people from all over Europe came to, and Professor Aco had to lecture on the square, so there were many students.
Gradually, European universities began to appear in different cities, and already in 1500 there were about 80 of them, although the number of students was different: somewhere there were about a thousand students, and somewhere more than three thousand.
Is it realistic to act today
Many contemporaries who plan to get an education are wondering if it is possible to study in Europe if you do not pay huge money and do not have “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 due to the high requirements for basic education, while others are easier, but there are also certain conditions that must be met.
Firstly, European education is somewhat different from Russian and does notrecognizes the Russian certificate of secondary education. Therefore, before entering a bachelor's degree, you will need to complete one course at a higher institution in Russia or complete preparatory courses at a university. Secondly, you need to know a foreign language, and better than the country in which you plan to study. Thirdly, you need to prepare documents and pass exams upon admission (each country has its own standards).
