Tuition Free Schools Abroad

Tuition free education in some countries like Finland, Sweden and Norway, both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, have been on for a long time and still is; though there has been talks of trying to make foreign students pay which is yet to come to fruition.

Amazingly this opportunity is possible, not only for citizens of these countries, but also for non-citizens from developing countries like Nigeria, China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kenya, Ghana, Chile, Ukraine, etc; and also those from the developed countries like the EU, the U.S.A, Canada, etc who happen to gain admission into such schools there.

This has been made possible because these countries, unlike countries like the UK and the U.S.A, have governments that use billions of dollars of public funds (the public's taxes included) in public spending to finance the running and administration of these schools. Though they are tuition free, high levels of academic excellence is maintained and the quality of education is not compromised.

Most if not all courses are in English; and different schools may require additional slightly different requirements like TOEFL. Student issues like schools located in states where good jobs for students are available should also be seriously considered as student accessibility to good jobs may vary from state to state.

The little snag here, though not much of an issue, is that students are still responsible for paying their room and board; but then some students may still find resources to aid them further in the form of government grant opportunities, partial or full scholarships, etc thus making up for the money they may spend or have spent on room and board.

Courses offered have full accreditation and maintain very high international standards. They include programs in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Medicine/Health sciences, etc.

Particular details of application including but not limited to application procedures, minimum academic requirements, other programs offered and entrance test dates (if applicable) should be gotten from the schools (see the links below for addresses of the various schools).

Issues of immigration like obtaining visas for travel do not involve the schools; and have to be sorted out with the individual country's embassy in the applicant's home country.

With a small but vibrant and growing African (including Nigerian) community in these countries especially Sweden; and more and more African professionals migrating to these countries, these countries are fast becoming, and in some instances have become, a place where African students would not feel lonely in.

Note that a good number of these scholarships are only available for postgraduate students on the master and Ph.D. levels, and are very competitive. There are limited chances for bachelor degree students (please contact the schools directly; see below for links to the addresses of the various schools). List of tuition free schools you may be interested in include:

1. tuition free schools in Sweden,
2. tuition free schools in Norway,
3. tuition free schools in Finland,
4. tuition free schools in Europe,
5. tuition free schools in the U.S.A.

TIP: Use "Study & Scholarships Search" box above and below on this page to get current addresses eg 'admissions office of NAME_OF_SCHOOL_HERE', etc (simply copy and paste or type into the box, then click search)

Note: Sweden, Finland and Norway make up the bulk of the Scandinavian countries, where most of the world's tuition free schools are located.