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Study in Europe

Planning to study abroad? Start with the country, not the university. For each of 35 countries we have gathered what you would otherwise look for on a dozen different websites: what the universities are like, how admission works, what studying and living cost, where to look for scholarships and whether you can work while you study. With links to official sources.

  • 35 countries
  • 11 chapters on every country
  • for EU and non-EU students

What you will find for each country

  • Universities
  • Study system
  • Admission
  • Entrance exams
  • Language
  • Residence and formalities
  • Tuition fees
  • Accommodation and living costs
  • Scholarships
  • Working while studying
  • Useful links

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New articles every week about EU-funded research projects, written for students. Every article ends with a short quiz – check what you remember.

Undersea fibre-optic cables as tsunami sensors. How an idea from Alcalá works + test

Fibre-optic cables already lie on the seabed along almost every coastline – and they could soon start watching over people on land. A team from the University of Alcalá, working in the SAFE project, has shown that a single fibre can be turned into a network of thousands of sensors that pick up an approaching tsunami, at a fraction of the cost of buoys or seabed seismometers. It is a story about physics, the sea and doing the maths on costs – and at the end you can check whether you think like an early warning system designer.

Likes or curiosity? How age shapes where you go on holiday + test

Likes, comments and holiday photos may influence where people travel more than it seems, but not everyone in the same way. American researchers analysed responses from over 2 800 travellers across four generations and checked who plans trips with online reactions in mind. The results can be surprising, especially for Gen Z and Gen X — and at the end you can check how much your own travel plans depend on social media.

A computer that runs on chemical reactions? European researchers take their cue from the brain + test

The human brain works entirely through chemical reactions, yet it is often called the most powerful computer in the world. The EU-supported CORENET project tested whether a similar principle can be used in the lab: networks of chemical reactions in microfluidic reactors processed data, and artificial intelligence read the answers from them. It is a field where chemistry, computer science and data analysis meet at one table – and at the end you can check whether this way of working suits you.

DRIVING IN EUROPE36countries29facts12topicsupdated: September 2026

Traffic rules in 36 European countries

Road trip, Erasmus or a summer job abroad? Before you set off: these rules change from country to country.

0.0 ‰for young or novice drivers in 11 countries – e.g. Germany, Italy, Croatia and the Czech Republic
Vignettecompulsory in 8 countries: Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria
140 km/hthe highest motorway limit – in Poland and Bulgaria; Germany has no general speed limit
alcohol and traffic lightsalcohol limitstraffic lights

All 36 countries compared »Motorway tolls and vignettes »

TOLLS IN EUROPE8vignettes15toll booths14toll-free37 countries · September 2026

Vignettes and motorway tolls in 37 countries

Driving abroad? Check where you need a vignette, where you pay at toll booths and where the motorway is free – click a country for the details.

Austriaa 2-month or annual digital vignette bought online is only valid from the 18th day; 1-day and 10-day ones – straight away
toll boothsin 15 countries, including France, Italy, Spain, Croatia and Greece
no barrierson some motorways in France (e.g. A13/A14, A79) you pay online within 72 hours; in Ireland on the M50 – online too
freetoll-free motorways for cars in 14 countries, including Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Lithuania
extratolled tunnels, passes and bridges in 11 countries, e.g. the Brenner in Austria, the Karawanken tunnel, the Storebælt and Øresund bridges in Denmark

Tolls in 37 countries »Traffic rules in Europe »

JOBS IN EUROPE6.0%unemployment15.2%under 2522minimum wagesEU · Eurostat 2025–2026

Working abroad: 32 European countries compared

Where is it easiest to find a job, how much is the minimum wage and what do you do in your first weeks? Key figures and practical tips for every EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and the UK.

lowestunemployment in 2025: 2.8% in the Czech Republic, 3.1% in Malta and Poland (EU: 6.0%)
highest10.5% in Spain and 9.7% in Finland
under 25youth unemployment from 7.1% in Germany to 26.1% in Romania
minimum wagefrom €620 a month in Bulgaria to €2,771 in Luxembourg (July 2026); in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy and Sweden minimum pay is set in collective agreements
work permitnot needed for EU citizens in the EU, Iceland and Norway; Switzerland and Liechtenstein have their own rules

32 countries »How to find a job abroad »

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