Public Universities

A public university is a university that is publicly owned or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country (or region) to another, largely depending on the specific education landscape.

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PRESENCE IN EUROPE

FRANCE

Higher Education establishment in France consists: Universities and Grandes Ecoles. While Universities are mostly Public, Grandes Ecoles can be both Public and Private(Expensive). Classic case of Grandes Ecoles would be Sciences PO vs HEC Paris where the former is a Public University and the latter being a Business School (Expensive)

Tuition fee: As low as €400, however recently the fees for international students has been increased and in some cases it can be an average of €3,000

GERMANY

Most of the universities in Germany are Public and hence even the professors are regarded as Public Servants. Germany is known for low tuition fee and in certain cases almost none.

Germany is also home to top universities in the area of science, technology, research etc.

Tuition Fee: As low as Zero, usually €250 per semester/year

SWEDEN, DENMARK, NORWAY, FINLAND

Almost all universities are Public and charge no tuition fee

Rest of Europe

Mostly consists Public universities which charge tuition fee less than €1,000 per year