Studying abroad: What? Where? How?

To research the opportunities of studying abroad & to find out if there are any obstacles for it?
AIM:
Tasks:
To define the countries which attract students most
To introduce the programs of Students Exchange
To show the ways of entering high schools
Methods of research:
Analyses
Illustrative
Comparisons
Survey
Interview

You should choose:
Country
City
School
Residing
To be enrolled in any
language school abroad

Country
Personal preference
The fact that the host country can influence your accent is insignificant

For a long time studying, it is necessary to choose absolutely unusual place.
Whether you like to be engaged in the same place, where the majority of foreign students do or in a place where you can feel colour of the country
Whether this place is removed far from possible sights
Whether you can find here something that is interesting (night life, historical monuments, good shops, cinemas etc.) for you
Whether you can find here the good compromise – a bit of everything
City

School
Size
Variety of programs & services
Approaches to teaching techniques
Excursion-entertaining programme

Residing
In campus
At family
In apartment
Unsuccessful accommodation can not only spoil free time , but also affect the progress in the most negative way

STUDYING IN CANADA
Canada wins the 1st place on a level of charges on education in calculation per capita.Today it successfully competes with the USA & Great Britain .

COST: course of the English language (CAD)
COST: residing at family (CAD)
Preparatory courses

The Canadian diploma is appreciated all over the world.
Cost of life and studying in Canada is much cheaper than in the USA and Great Britain.
Canada benevolently concerns to students – foreigners as it is the country of immigrants.
Opportunity to find work in the country after the end of studying.
Advantages:

Courses
Common
Special
Vacation courses for children & teenagers
Standard
Intensive
Super intensive
Basic
Intensive
Long-term
18-24 hours a week
STUDYING IN FRANCE
In France there are a set of language schools offering courses of the French language as foreign , especially adapted for foreign students
French educational system is considered to be one of the best in the world

COST: courses of the French language for 12 weeks (3 months)
COST: residing for 12 weeks (3 months)
Preparatory courses

Advantages:
Studying at the state universities of France is free-of-charge.
There are courses of the French language adapted for foreign students
The cost is much more expensive but the variety of services included in it is less than in Canada.
Disadvantage:

Peculiarities of German HIGH SCHOOLS
Entrance examinations do not exist.
Foreigners only pass the exam to check German & it is possible to be prepared for it being a student there
Age restrictions and restrictions of the marital status.
Students in Germany have possibility to work, are provided with a hostel, use huge quantity of privileges and discounts.
STUDYING IN GERMANY
In high educational institutions of Germany successful students of the West-European schools are accepted . For the Russian student it is necessary to finish 2 courses of day time branch of the Russian institute or 1 course of the Institute and preparatory branch of German University

Cost of studying for foreign pupils in 2005/2006 (USD)
Studying In Russia
For foreigners it is necessary to pass test on Russian or a course of Russian for entering

Advantages:
Cost( comparatively cheap)
High Quality
Variety of teaching techniques
Automatic delay from the army (For boys )
Disadvantages:
Additional payment for residing , language courses
You have to work to support yourself
Russian diploma is quoted in some countries

In some high school special preparatory courses including
studying the language are carried out
STUDYING IN GREAT BRITAIN

Each British University has own rules & regulation depending on a course of the studying program
British Universities

High cost of studying
Restriction for work while studying
Narrow range of included services in price
High level of English is required
Russian students have no opportunities to enter the University directly after finishing school
No previleges to children of high-ranking parents
High level of edu-cation
Strict discipline
Advantages:
Disadvantages:

The educational system of the USA has no equal on breadth of a choice of educational institutions, conditions of training, education programs and subjects specialization.
STUDYING IN AMERICA
Types of high schools

On the average in the USA the annual cost of training in college exceeds $25000
Teaching of foreign students is one of basic sources of income of many educational institutions of the USA, For example, in 2000-2001 year in colleges of the USA studied about 92000 foreign students

Market of educational services is very much advanced
There is a complex system of discounts
The state allocates the grants to the Universities
The sphere of education is very mobile in prices & services
Important Notes

Cultural Exchange
Universities In America
Au Pair
Direct Conversation
Programmes:

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Operates in many advanced countries
Residing in an American family
Free - of - charge
For children of 15-18.5 years old
Studying 5 or 10 month in comprehensive school
The program is carried out by American organization
Cultural Exchange

Real opportunities to study for a year or more in one of the prestigious Colleges or Universities in America
Simplified procedure of transferring into higher education institutions
The age is not limited
Procedure “Advanced Placement “ for Russian students
Results on TOEFL & CAT are not required
Opportunity to pass a preparatory intensive course of English (they are paid)
Universities In America

Living in American Family within a year
Family pays for you
You can earn money ($139.05 a week)
You can attend English courses
Free-of-charge travel there & back
You can choose the family
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You do not get real edu- cation
Only for girls
Unfamiliar country, people & lifestyle
A lot of work (Babysitting)
Au Pair in the USA

Allows to join educational programmes in advanced countries
High education in colleges, Universities , language centres
Various duration of studying (from 2 weeks)
Teenagers 15-18 years old are accepted
Direct Conversation

Having analized the number of foreign students involved in different educational programs we made this circuit.

We have compared how much the students spend on education abroad. The results are as follows:
Charges on education abroad

These are the results of our mates’ survey: “Would you like to study abroad?”

The average cost of high education (2005)