Students are lucky now because they have lots of opportunities to maximize their careers. While many students don’t know yet about these opportunities many others are enjoying the privileges. The many opportunities for students all over the globe include student exchange study program, study grants abroad, student loans, scholarship program offered by both public and private schools as well scholarships from the institutions themselves.
Student study exchange program
There are many colleges and universities participating in this program aimed at each country’s cultures and traditions as well as developments of science and technology. If you are a student exchange scholar from US you will be given chances to choose what country you like. There are instances also that the schools would have to choose the country for you. This kind of exchange program is also supported by big international organizations. Every year some of them will sponsor some exchange students from a foreign country to become students in their own country for one year. These kinds of programs are very successful. Many students were able to travel places because of the program.
Study grants abroad
There are also many colleges and universities who offer study grants for qualified students. If you are interested to avail of this very rare opportunity you can start looking for many websites that offer this study grants program. This is also very exciting if you dream to study abroad. The study abroad program enables many students to tour to different places and study the cultures of a particular country.
Student loan programs
The student loan programs are widely accepted in many parts of the globe. Students who lack financial support to pursue a career are given the chance to apply for loans to supplement their schools needs. There are loan packages that students would have to apply. For those students who are no longer interested in their school because of several problems can also choose to apply for loan consolidation so that all her standing debt will be transferred to just one person. In the United States, the students can get a maximum loan of $3,500 every semester to augment their education needs.
The European Commission has several funding programmes in the field of education. This programmes support participants financially but also pass them the necessary knowledge to go abroad. There is also a close collaboration between the European Commission and the organisations and institutions that take part in the programme.
Lifelong learning programme
The Lifelong learning programme is the flagship European education funding programme that covers learning opportunities from childhood to old age.
The Lifelong Learning Programme is actually the umbrella programme of four sub-programmes.
- The Comenius programme addresses pupils of pre-schools up to upper secondary education.
- The Erasmus programme addresses students and teachers of higher education. Especially trans-national student placements in companies and institutions and organisations providing or facilitating education and training.
- The Leonardo da Vinci programme addresses students of vocational education and also provides funds for those doing internships.
- The Grundtvig programme is focuses at adult education.
Other programmes
- Erasmus Mundus promotes the European Union as a centre of learning around the world. The programme supports inter-university European Union Masters Courses. It also provides scholarships for non-European students that participate in European postgraduate programmes, as well as scholarships for EU nationals studying outside of Europe.
- EU/USA cooperation is an official agreement that set up a cooperation programme between the European Community and the United States of America in the area of higher education and vocational training.
- EU/Canada cooperation is an official agreement that set up a cooperation programme between the European Community and Canada in the area of higher education and vocational training.
Information about English language courses:
ESL (English As A Second Language)
Information about French language courses:
Abroad Languages
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Why?
The Europass is an initiative of the European Commission and was launched in 2002. The purpose of the Europass is to encourage mobility of workers and students by creating a description of skills and qualifications that can be clearly understood throughout Europe. In this way, the Europass is a key element in the European Union’s programme to ensure transparency for work and academic purposes in Europe.
In the first year since the launch of Europass, over 300,000 Europass CVs have been created online. And ever since that year, it hasn’t stopped gaining popularity. It is used a lot and asked for by employers. That why it is very important for students and workers to know about it existence.
5 documents
The Europass consists of 5 EU standardized documents that help you to describe yourself for your future school or workplace.
- Europass Language Passport
- Europass Certificate Supplement
- Europass Diploma Supplement
- Europass Mobility
The first two documents you can fill in yourself. The three others have to be filled in and are issued by competent organizations.
How to obtain the documents?
You can create the Europass CV or Language Passport online and receive the completed version electronically (download or via email). The data will be saved in a database and you will be able to update it later. The second option is downloading the blanc template.
The Europass Mobility is completed by the home and host organisations involved in the mobility project in a language agreed between both organisations and the person concerned. Please contact the organisation sending you abroad and ask them to contact their National Europass Centre.
The Europass Certificate Supplement is issued by the authorities that award the original vocational certificate. Some countries have set up National inventories of Europass Certificate Supplements. If not, you have to contact the National Reference Point in your country.
The Europass Diploma Supplement is issued by the higher education institution that awarded the original diploma or degree.
Europass Curriculum Vitae (CV)
The Europass CV is probably the most important document from the Europass. The other 4 documents can be attached to it. The CV can be filled in by completing the different categories. The great advantage in comparison with a normal CV is that you certainly won’t forget anything and moreover all your skills and qualifications will be visible in the Europass. Moreover, the common format facilitates employers when assessing and comparing CVs.
Europass Language Passport
The Language Passport consists of 3 documents about your language skills: the Language Passport, the Language Biography and the Dossier.
Europass Certificate Supplement
The Europass Certificate Supplement is a document for people who hold a vocational, educational and training certificate. It makes the official document more easily understood, especially by employers or institutions outside the issuing country. However this certificate can not replace the original document.
Europass Diploma Supplement
The Europass Diploma Supplement can be issued to graduates of higher education institutions along with their degree or diploma. This supplement ensures the understanding of the value and components of higher education qualifications. Especially when you want to use them in another country, this can be very useful. Yet, the supplement cannot replace the original diploma or degree.
Europass Mobility
The Europass Mobility is a record of Europass Mobility Experiences. This is an organised period of time that a person spends in a European country to do an work placement, to do an academic exchange programme or to work for an NGO.
This experience is monitored by two organisation; one in the country of origin, one in the host country. Both organisations agree on the purpose, content and duration of the experience and a mentor is identified in the host country.
