UNITED KINGDOM

• Among the top 10 Non EU students, India ranks 2nd to china. USA is 3rd largest student sending country
• UK offers 1 year MBA and Master Programs with various specializations
• UK offers fast track bachelor degree in 2 years, regular bachelor degree in 3 years & sandwich bachelor degree for 4 years
• One of the lowest student dropout rates in the world … means really interesting and practical study pattern
• One of the most affordable places to study and live – e.g. MBA total tuition fee Rs. 4.50 lakh onwards
• You can work part time during study (up to 20 hrs a week) and full time during vacation (generally 40 hrs a week) and earn up to Rs. 35,000 to 60,000 p.m. during study period
• Hundreds of bursaries and scholarships are offered by UK institutions ranges between £ 500 to £ 3000 ( Rs. 40,000 to Rs. 2,00,000)
• The most popular courses among International students are Engineering & Technology (30% of International students) & Business & Administrative studies (29% International students).
• In 2002-03 the United Kingdom was the No. 1 international destination for students
• Free health insurance for all international students
• Students in the UK can choose from 180 degree-awarding institutions offering 14,000 different programs
• International students enjoy up to 50% off on anything from books, stationery and food to clothes, travel and entertainment

Did u know?

• In Fall 2008, minority and international students at UK comprised 15% of the overall headcount
• Wealthiest person in Britain is Indian-born steel magnate, Lakshmi Mittal, whose net worth is valued at around & pound; 13bn
• United Kingdom, in 2004 ranked as the 6th major tourist destination in the world. London is the most visited city in the world with 15.6 million visitors in 2006
• London Stock Exchange is the largest in Europe
• 5th rank in commodity trade and service trade according to WTO
• 3rd in Export volume in international trade statistics 2000
• UK owns The world's biggest and most expensive cruise liner Queen Mary 2
• Became World first industrialized country in late 18th early 19th century after Industrial Revolution
• UK has famous traditional English breakfast and Fish and Chips
• The UK's pharmaceuticals industry is the world's 5th biggest earner in this sector and is 2nd only to the United States in the discovery and development of medicines, including 15 of the world's top 75 best-selling drugs

SINGAPORE

• High Quality Education at very reasonable study and living cost
• Famous for Hospitality, Computer and IT, Management related programs
• Many Hotel & Tourism programs include 06 months paid industrial training in reputed restaurants & Hotels
• No IELTS / TOEFL required in most of the colleges
• No Advance Fee. Very Easy visa process. No Visa Interview
• Earn up to Rs. 24000 p.m. during industrial training
• World best Culinary Schools are in Singapore offering more practical training right from day one in one of the best hotels and resorts of Singapore
• Continue part of your studies in USA, Australia or UK by taking academic transfer directly from Singapore
• You can get renowned USA, AUS or UK universities awarding degrees whilst studying in Singapore at much lower cost
• It is very safe, friendly and non-discriminatory country
• Very Clean, extremely efficient transportation, tasty food (even with Indian Curry both Veg & Non-Veg) enjoyable place where East meets West
• Relatively easy Work Permit PR option
• More often called UK of Asia

Interesting Facts

• Singapore Ranks 4th among Countries with the least restrictive immigration laws for employing foreign labor
• Singapore ranks 1 in Best Labor Force
• Asia's No.1 place to live, work and play
• One-third of the Fortune 500 companies with Asian HQs have chosen Singapore
• It was awarded as the best city in Asia to do business in 1998 and 1999
• Ranks 1st for World's Easiest Most Cost-Competitive Place for Business
• 2nd Most Technologically Ready Nation in Asia
• Also 2nd in the world for Investment Potential, 1st in Asia
• It has also been voted as the freest economy in the world - a hassle free, no-red-tape country
• It should be the only country which does not have traffic jams
• It became a first-world country from a third-world country in one single generation.It was one of the poor countries in 1965 when it was separated from Malaysia. In 35 years, it is one of the wealthiest countries of the world
• The 2nd Most Competitive Economy in the World
• It also Ranks 2nd in Country Brand for Nightlife Dinning
• The world's first night zoo, The Night Safari, is located in Singapore
• Singapore has world's highest man-made waterfall
• The largest fountain in the world is located in Singapore at Suntec City
• In 2003, Singapore's Changi Airport won the award for Best Airport Worldwide for the 16th consecutive year
• Singapore Port is the busiest port in the world

GERMANY

• There are about 25 German Universities which are ranked in top 400 of the Times Higher Education World ranking
• On an average 1.8 million students around the world go abroad for higher education and nearly one tenth of those choose Germany
• Most of the German Universities are state-funded and hence, up to 100% scholarships are offered to deserving international students
• German Universities follow EU ECTS Credit point system & the degrees are accepted throughout the world
• Engineering, biotechnology, medicine, IT, and business management are most popular among Indian students in German universities
• Almost 250,000 foreign students are currently registered at German universities - nearly 100,000 students more than 10 years ago. In the 2004/2005 academic year alone, the number of US citizens studying in Germany rose by 10%
• Study programs in some Universities are smoothly followed by paid internship in top multinational companies
• You can work part time during study (up to 20 hrs a week) and full time during vacation (generally 40 hrs a week) and earn up to Rs. 60,000/- p.m. during study period
• Transportation and book cost is usually covered in enrollment/semester fees
• Visa process is easy and straightforward
• It is one of the safest places in the world to live and study
• It is one of the world's largest and most technologically advanced economies with leading research and development

Interesting Facts

• According to the 2013/12 Global Peace Index conducted by international peace experts, Germany ranked 15th among 158 countries
• Germany is part of Schengen nation, means you can travel any of 25 group European nations without any separate visa
• Germans answer the phone with their surname instead of Hello
• There are more soccer fan clubs in Germany than in any other country
• 70 percent of German highways have no speed limit
• Famous personalities born in Germany are Albert Einstein, Beethoven, Bach, Adolf Hitler, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Steffi Graff, Boris Becker, Michael Schumacher and many more
• Largest national economy in the European Union and the world's fourth largest economy, with a gross domestic product (GDP) of 3,478 billion US dollars (2012)
• The term "ecology" was first coined by the German biologist Ernst Haeckel in 1866
• The Chancellor's office in Berlin is known locally as the "washing machine"
• There are over 300 kinds of bread in Germany
• German people are the second biggest consumers of beer in the world (after the Czechs), with an average of 107 liters per person per year in 2010 (or 0.30 l per day)
• German language is the third most popular in the world. It is an official language in 5 countries: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein
• In 1998, there were 5752 of the museum. This is about the same as in Italy and the United Kingdom combined
• Ulm Cathedral is the tallest church in the world. Its height is 161.53 meters
• German automakers are the third in the world in terms of production of cars
• In 2005 Germany produced approximately 35% of the world's wind energy

AUSTRALIA

• Australia offers a high standard of quality education, excellent living condition and a multicultural society
• All the courses offered in a university have CRICOS Code which is given by Australian Government reflecting that the education system is fully controlled by the Government in Australia
• The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) provides students an easy way for countries around the world to recognize the qualification, and issue the comparable qualifications for local use
• Australian education system quickly incorporate latest innovations in science & technology, modern trends in marketing & management in their diploma/degree programs, hence study becomes more practical and responsive to the needs of Trade & Industry
• The Australian education system has produced scientists, designers, educators, entrepreneurs, artists and humanitarians who have changed the world, winning awards from Oscars to Nobel prizes
• Australian student's achievements include the "black box" now on every airplane, the Earth hour initiative, and the invention of Wi-Fi
• Australia is famous for its world class research and development. From the discovery of penicillin in 1945 and the discovery of acquired immunological tolerance in 1960, through to observations which led to the discovery of the accelerating Universe in 2011 and many more
• There are approximately 50,000 people in higher education organizations involved in R&D, Australia has a strong Research and Development (R&D) capabilities

Interesting Facts

• Australia is consistently ranked in the world's top 10 most livable countries
• Australia is the 4th happiest country in the world
• It is blessed with natural wonders with more than 17 world heritage listed sites and this diverse environment is matched by our broad cultural mix of over 200 cultures speaking more than 260 different languages
• Australia is also the only continent that is governed as a single country. It is sometimes informally referred to as an 'island' continent, surrounded by oceans
• It is the 6th largest country in the world, occupying an entire continent of some 7.6 million square kilometers
• 70% of the world's wool comes from Australia
• The area of Australia that is covered by snow in winter is larger than the area of Switzerland
• The world's highest proportion of migrant settlers in a developed nation with over 25% of Australians born in another country
• The 'dingo fence' in Australia is the longest fence in the world (5,530km) - about twice as long as the Great Wall of China

NEW ZEALAND

• New Zealand's education system is based on the prestigious British system & degrees are acceptable worldwide
• New Zealand is first in world for education and fifth most prosperous country according to London-based think tank, The Legatum Institute
• New Zealand is a top-performing country in terms of the quality of its educational system" according to the 2013 Better Life index
• In the QS World University Rankings, all eight of universities of New Zealand are ranked in the top 500
• New Zealanders are a famously hospitable people with a lively interest in other cultures
• New Zealand has well managed quality assurance system -NZQA (The New Zealand Qualifications Authority)
• Business, Hospitality and Tourism, Sports and Leisure, IT, Aviation, Education, Horticulture and Nursing are most popular among Indian students in New Zealand universities
• Students from India had the highest rate of transition to work (72%), followed by students from China (43%). Similarly, Students from India also had the highest rate of transition to permanent residence (47%), followed by China (23%)
• Students can work part-time for up to 20 hours a weekduring semester studies and full-time during vacation
• Visa process is hassle-free with simple documentations

Interesting Facts

• New Zealand is almost 20% bigger than the UK but has a smaller population than Scotland
• Every new day in the world begins in New Zealand. Light and time start here
• New Zealand Is made up of two bigger islands (North Island and South Island) and hundreds of smaller islands
• Voted the 'best travel destination' by Lonely Planet two years in a row!
• For the year ending December 2011, New Zealand welcomed more than 2.6 million visitors, an increase of three per cent on the previous year
• Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to climb Mount Everest in 1953, was a New Zealander
• New Zealand is the first country to give women the right to vote
• New Zealand has more book-shops per head of population than any other country; one for every 7500 people
• Joseph Nathan was a New Zealand entrepreneur that, in 1906, founded Glaxo, producer of the dried milk formula that became a household name for infant health & nutrition. Today, the company forms the cornerstone of the multinational corporation - GlaxoSmithKline
• No part of New Zealand is more than 128km from the sea
• Less than 5 per cent of the population of New Zealand is human - the rest are animals. This is one of the highest ratios of animals to humans in the world
• "Lord of the Rings" was filmed entirely in New Zealand
• Bungee jumping was originated in New Zealand
• New Zealand athletic trainer Arthur Lydiard invented jogging - the method of building physical fitness by gradually increasing stamina
• Auckland is the largest Polynesian city in the world and is also known as the city of sails. It has more boats per capita than anywhere in the world

CANADA

• Canada is the one of the most scholarly nations in the world. More Canadians attend college than in any other country in the world
• Canadian universities maintain high standards of academic excellence and have consistently been recognized in top international rankings
• Business Management, Biotechnology, Engineering, Hospitality and Tourism, Horticulture and IT are most popular among Indian students in Canada universities
• Canada has over 90 universities and more than 150 colleges ranging from world-renowned research institutions to small liberal arts colleges
• A great way to enhance a university degree is with a co-operative work program
• After completing your studies you can work and may be eligible to apply for Permanent Residence

Interesting Facts

• Canada is the second largest country in the world, behind Russia
• Canada is also home to the longest street in the world, a distance of almost 2000 kilometers
• The Hotel de Glace in Quebec is built every year using 400 tons of ice and 12000 tons of snow. Every summer it melts away and every winter it is rebuilt
• Famous Canadians include Pamela Anderson, Leonard Cohen, Avril Lavigne, Keanu Reeves and Jim Carrey
• Canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world at 151,600 miles
• 1/10th of the world's forests are located in Canada. Nearly half of the country's land is covered with trees
• United Nations consistently ranks Canada as THE BEST PLACE in the world to live
• It has one of the lowest crime rates in the world
• Canada is considered to be a relatively peaceful, safe and orderly country. Its violent crime rate decreased for ten consecutive years from 1993 to 2003
• There are six times zones in Canada
• Canada and the United States share the world's longest unprotected border
• Canada is a bilingual country with two official languages, English and French

UNITES STATES OF AMERICA

For any international student, the U.S.A. has a lot to offer: the most prestigious, top ranked education anywhere in the world, eclectic cities and beautiful natural parks, artistic, cultural, political and athletic events, and a very multicultural population.

Diversity:

The land and people of the U.S.A. are incredibly varied. Wherever you choose to study, you will encounter a regional culture rich in history, local traditions and customs. The U.S.A. is a multi-racial society that is still absorbing new immigrants, which makes it a very dynamic and exciting place to experience.

While students must exercise caution in a few locations, in much of the U.S.A., streets and university campuses are clean and safe.

Differences:

You may be surprised at your professors’ willingness to challenge authority. Academic freedom is one of the hallmarks of a U.S. university. You will notice different perspectives on instruction. In the U.S.A., students are trained to observe and analyze a problem, then solve it. You will be expected to listen to your classmates and challenge their points of view.

The goal is pragmatic, so that you will gain confidence and the ability to organize and present an argument.

Most U.S. university students live on or near the school campus. When you are studying in the U.S.A., you will have many opportunities to join planned and informal activities with other students, such as hiking, skiing, museum visits, excursions to new cities, and U.S.A. tourist attractions. Imagine visiting New York and taking a ferry to the Statue of Liberty!

The Leading Edge:

While studying in the U.S.A., you will be exposed to some of the most up-to-date developments in technology. The U.S.A. is the leader in many areas of technology.

U.S. Education System:

U.S. higher education starts with undergraduate courses. You can earn either a two-year associate's degree or a four-year bachelor’s degree. Students often earn an associate's degree first, and then study two more years to gain a bachelor’s (or baccalaureate) degree.

Usually, a bachelor’s degree will be awarded by a university, whereas an associate's degree may be earned either at a community college or university.

Undergraduate degrees (and some master’s degrees) are awarded after a student completes a pre-determined number of courses. A student is awarded credits for the courses he or she takes, and the degree is complete when the student completes the required number of credits. This means that although most students complete bachelor’s degrees in four years, some spend longer if they take part-time classes or take time off from school.

Graduate degrees, often known as master’s degrees, require at least two years at a university. These are often termed “advanced professional degrees,” as they tend to be aimed at specific professions. Graduate degrees are career-advancing degrees in subjects such as medicine, law, and management.

For example, a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) is the standard business graduate degree. Doctorates (PhDs) usually take four years to complete, and are research-based.

Benefits of Studying in the USA:

Quality: U.S. colleges are known worldwide for the quality of their facilities, resources, and faculty. Accreditation systems ensure that institutions continue to maintain these standards.

Choice: The U.S. education system is unrivaled worldwide in its variety institutions, academic and social environments, entry requirements, degree programs, and subjects.

Flexibility:

One of the most distinctive features of U.S. universities and colleges is the choice of courses within a single institution. More importantly, students can move between one institution and another with relative ease. It is common to complete the first two years of a degree at one institution, usually a community college and then transfer to another.