European universities - a high indicator of the quality of education

Education abroad would like to get everyone, 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 certain field. After all, the student receives not only appropriate 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 are borrowed by other educational institutions around the world. The first place in all ratings is given to education in the UK and universities such as Cambridge, Oxford and the College of London.

If we briefly describe these educational institutions, then we can say that high-level teaching is offered here, because the training is conducted by people of world renown, many of whom received the Nobel Prize in various fields of science.

However, in addition to universities in the UK, there are others who are in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy and Austria. It is worth noting the Swiss Higher School of Zurich, Copenhagen University, 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 higher educational institutions appeared in the 12th century. Teachers in them were bishops and private experts in the field of philosophy, Roman law and medicine. But at that time the higher institutions did not play such a significant role as the higher Italian schools, including the Bologna legal school, which initiated the development of profile education.

There are several opinions about the establishment of universities. Someone thinks that the first European university was opened in 859 in Morocco (Karaouin University). But not everyone regards Morocco as Europe, considering it an African country, and argues that the first university was the 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 the teaching was conducted in Latin in the form of lectures. Periodically, disputes or public disputes were organized, where the main roles were played by professors, and sometimes by scholars (students).

Development of European universities

Historians believe that the torchbearers among higher education institutions were the universities of Bologna, Oxford, Paris and Salamanca. They were the best examples, where they teach and produce the most talented students and future brilliant people.

So, in different years Oxford graduated from Lewis Carroll, Margaret Thatcher, John Tolkien, and in Paris studied Honore de Balzac, Marina Tsvetaeva, Jean-Paul Sartre and others.

The Bologna law school, which in the 13th century was considered to be the best place of study, where it gathered from all over Europe, was of historical importance, and Professor Aţo had to lecture in the square, so there were many listeners.

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 the students were about a thousand, and somewhere more than three thousand.

Is it possible to act today?

Many contemporaries who are planning to get an education are wondering whether it is possible to study in Europe, if not to pay huge money and not have "connections" around the world.

This question can be answered unequivocally: European universities accept all without exception. But it is difficult to enter some educational institutions because of the high standards for basic education, while others are easier, but there are also certain conditions that must be met.

First, the European education is somewhat different from the Russian one and does not recognize the Russian secondary school certificate. Therefore, before enrolling in a bachelor, you will need to complete one course in a higher institution in Russia or finish preparatory courses at the university. Secondly, it is necessary to know a foreign language, and better than the country in which training is planned. Thirdly, it is necessary to prepare documents and pass examinations upon admission (each country has its own standards).