<p>Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone knew of any GOOD English speaking schools on the European continent. By the time I get to college I'll be fluent in Portuguese and almost in French and Spanish, but I think I want to do college in English. I don't really want to go in the UK that much. So, anyone know of any good english speaking schools on the continent?</p>
<p>Nope. Since there are no English speaking countries on the Continent, you are not likely to find a good university that instructs in English. I would either go for Australia or Ireland if you wish to avoid England. Otherwise, suck it up and study in the native language! hehe</p>
<p>Well there are some good universities on "mainland Europe", that are teaching in English.
I can only talk about the german speaking part of Europe. The best universities are:
ETH Zürich, Switzerland // <a href="http://www.ethz.ch/index_EN%5B/url%5D">http://www.ethz.ch/index_EN</a>
Heidelberg, Germany // <a href="http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/index_e.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/index_e.html</a>
Technical University of Munich, Germany // <a href="http://www.tu-muenchen.de/jshpchooser_en.tupl%5B/url%5D">http://www.tu-muenchen.de/jshpchooser_en.tupl</a></p>
<p>All of them should offer courses in English. I visited the TUM and saw a lot Asians who only spoke English. :)</p>
<p>Fabian are you from Germany? I want to study abroad in Germany and was wondering if the people are very welcoming to people with different racial backgrounds...</p>
<p>Well, I'm Austrian, but the two culture are so similar it's pretty the same (even the language is ;)).
Frankly speaking, I do think that generally in some Parts of Germany people are more racist than in America.
But this racism is primarly against low-skilled skilled blue collar worker from easteren Europe, who (in the opinion of some Germans) take away their jobs.
I dunno what racial background you have, but I doubt that it's southeasteren European, and if you're Asian I don't think that you will face any problems.
Furthermore, if you are a Student anyway, there won't be any problems at all. Especially if you go to a big city, you will find very open minded people who will welcome you.
So my advice is, go to a big city (like Munich or Hamburg), and speak English only. Then you will be treated very well, and the people will be happy to use and show their English skills.</p>
<p>The Problem is, that Germany had a low-birth rate, so they needed alien residents/workers. But now, as the economy isn't doing well, there aren't enough jobs, and so some "native" low-skilled workers are angry that "foreigners" take away their jobs. These "foreigners" live in Germany since 2 or 3 generations, though. Allthough some of them don't speak German at all.</p>
<p>I hope you are not scared now. This shouldn't bother you, as stated above, if you, a Student, go to a big city there shouldn't be any problems, especially the other studens and the profs will be very welcoming.
So I recommend going to Germany, I'm sure that you won't regret it.
One last point, pick a university in one of the sates of the former West Germany, these universities usually have a lot more money. Probably, you would also like to go to Vienna, Austria. I love this beautifull city, with very openminded people. ;):)</p>
<p>If any questions remain, please feel free to ask.</p>
<p>I've actually found that there's more like...subtle racism in America than in Europe. Except when it comes to Turkish people in Europe....</p>
<p>I've also found that if you make an effort to learn about their culture and language and stuff then they tend to warm up to you!</p>
<p>Yeah that's what I think as well.
Due to the special situatuion of Turkish people in Europe, they probably often encounter racism.</p>
<p>But in general, you won't face a lot more racism than in America, especially as a English speaking student. :)</p>