Education and studying in the European Union – useful guidelines

European Union

General information on study programs: http://ec.europa.eu/education/study-in-europe/

For scholarships you should also see the very sophisticated database: http://www.scholarshipportal.eu/

For a search by country, check: http://www.studyineurope.eu/

Erasmus Mundus: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/index_en.php

Germany

News and general information on education in Germany 

• Даешь успех в Европе! http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,,13238,00.html (Website available in Russian language) 
• http://www.study-in.de/de/ (calculations of living costs, information on summer schools etc. we strongly recommend to play the simulation game ;-)  http://www.study-in.de/de/community/online-spiel/) 

Language skills 

Some universities might ask for a language test – “Deutsch als Fremdsprache”. Information on the test can be found here: http://www.testdaf.de

The Website of the Deutsche Welle also offers a wide range of podcasts – for those you would love to practice their language skills: www.dw-world.de 

Bavarian Academic Center for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (BAYHOST) offers a wide range of scholarships for internships, language courses and study programs, please check the website: http://www-cgi.uni-regensburg.de/Einrichtungen/Bayhost/wirueberuns_ru.shtml

Scholarships

For a general search engine on scholarships in Germany see: http://www.daad.de/deutschland/foerderung/stipendiendatenbank/00462.en.html

All the major political parties have their own foundations which award scholarships: 

• The Green Party – Heinrich-Böll-Foundation: http://www.boell.de/scholarships/scholarships.html
• CDU (Christian-Democratic Union) – Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation: http://www.kas.de/wf/de/42.37/
• CSU (Christian-Social Union) – Hanns-Seidel-Foundation: http://www.hss.de/english/scholarships.html
• SPD (Social-Democratic Party)- Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation: 

http://www.fes.de/studienfoerderung/information-in-english

• FDP (Free Democratic Party) – Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation: 

http://www.en.freiheit.org/Scholarship/836c734/index.html

• Linke (The Left Wing) – Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation: 

http://www.rosalux.de/english/scholarships.html

For young university graduates there is the possibility to apply for a scholarship of the German Parliament, which combines academic classes and an internship at the German Bundestag:http://www.bundestag.de/bundestag/europa_internationales/internat_austausch/ips/index.html

The German Embassy in Ukraine offers a wide range of scholarships for Ukrainian students for summer schools, study programs and specific academic programs in Germany, please check regularly the website: http://www.kiew.diplo.de/Vertretung/kiew/de/06/Kultur_20HP/Stipendien/Stipendien__in__Deutschland.html

(also available in Russian/ Ukrainian)

European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) offers scholarships for M.A. programs in European Studies, International Business Administration, Intercultural Communication Studies as well in Master of Law, for further information please check on: http://www.kiew.diplo.de/Vertretung/kiew/de/06/Kultur_20HP/Stipendien/Viadrina.html

Or directly on: http://www.europa-uni.de/en/index.html

German Speaking Andrássy Gyula University Budapest offers scholarships for students from Eastern Europe in order to study International Relations, International Business and Management, Eastern European/ Central European History and Master of Law in Budapest, two years program, please check on: www.andrassyuni.hu

Gerda-Henkel Foundation offers research scholarships for young research students or PhD students from Eastern Europe in the field of history or human sciences in general, please check on the following website: http://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/home.php?nav_id=15&language=en 

The Coimbra Group offers a wide range of scholarships to students from Eastern Neighbouring Countries, also some summer schools are organized, please check on: http://www.coimbra-group.eu/index.php?page=scholarships-projects 

The International Visegrad Fund offers Master’s and Post-Master’s scholarships awarded to selected scholars for periods of 1 or 2 semesters, Ukrainian students can apply on: http://visegradfund.org/scholarships/ukraine/

In Germany, there are a few German-Ukrainian societies. In some cases they support young Ukrainian students to come to Germany for studying etc. Please check the websites:

1. http://www.dug-kiel.net/
2. http://www.dug-rhein-neckar.de/index.php5
3. http://www.dug-ww.de/
4. http://www.dugb.de/

The Robert Bosch Foundation as well offers scholarships to students for some specific fields of study, please check the website: http://www.bosch-stiftung.de/content/language1/html/1140.asp