It is Europe's start-up hot spot and one of the safest countries in the world. These are among the reasons why growing numbers of foreign students are getting their degrees in Estonia and staying on to build their careers.
- 05 March 2021
The ERDF-funded Study in Estonia programme, an official guide to higher education, is part of the reason for this success. An initiative from Estonia’s Education and Youth Board, it has been promoting the Member State as an attractive destination for international students.
Over 5 000 foreign students from 120 countries are currently in higher education in Estonia. According to Statistics Estonia, working foreign students and alumni contributed more than EUR 13 million in tax revenue to the country in 2020.
The International Student Barometer shows that 91 % of foreign students are satisfied with Estonia’s higher education institutions. Nearly all students polled (95 %) say they decided to study in Estonia because of the boost it would give to their future careers.
To promote its work, Study in Estonia recently published 14 first-person accounts from foreign students of their experience and decision to stay and work in the country. They come from countries such as India, Colombia, Spain and Croatia and their jobs include music teacher, landscape designer and software developer, among others.
More information
Programme/Project: Dora Plus Programme, Study in Estonia
Source article on https://harno.ee/ on 25/02/2021
https://studyinestonia.ee/est/materjalid