Similarities and differences between Swiss free universities and private universities

Since 2007, free universities in Europe began to charge fees one after another. For example, Denmark began to charge full tuition fees for students from non-EU countries, and Sweden and Finland also started to charge tuition fees for students from non-EU countries. But in contrast, the fees charged are much less than those charged by private schools.

At present, there are still countries in Europe that provide free education, such as France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Norway. These free schools are generally public universities, and they need a registration fee and living expenses of 500 euros per year. However, all these countries need experience in learning local languages. Not only that, these free university applications are also very strict, which require not only high grades on weekdays, but also proof of college entrance examination results and even proof of language learning cycle.

Private universities in Europe were mostly aristocratic institutions at first, but now private universities are all over Europe. These private universities generally have high fees, unique teaching and strong professionalism. However, the high cost discourages students in China who don't know the situation.

Are private universities in Europe really expensive? Let's compare private universities and public universities in Switzerland. This year, Swiss Hotel Management Institute is deeply loved by international students in China. Take Lausanne, the most famous school. Lausanne Hotel Management College, with a budget of about 400,000 a year, can guarantee all your expenses in Lausanne Hotel College, Switzerland, and have enough living expenses and pocket money. Take the University of Zurich, which is also very popular with international students. The University of Zurich is located in German-speaking Switzerland. The annual tuition fee of the University of Zurich is about 1 1,600 Swiss francs, or about 1 1,000 RMB, while the living expenses are about 2,000 Swiss francs per month. It is difficult to rent a house in Zurich, and the price is high, calculated at 500 Swiss francs per month. In this way, the annual budget is as high as 200,000 RMB. Although it seems that the budget of private universities is still higher than that of public universities, we have overlooked a very important point. Switzerland allows international students to work. Although it allows international students to work in Switzerland, it is difficult for China students to find legal jobs. Because of the language, Swiss enterprises rarely employ China students, even hotels and restaurants. Of course, you can do illegal jobs, which are not only dangerous but also have low wages.

For Swiss private universities, allowing international students to work is undoubtedly a means to help international students solve high expenses. Private universities generally recommend and help international students to work. As for the School of Hotel Management, there are five months of internship every year. This virtually reduces the expenses for international students. Take Lausanne Hotel Management College as an example. It turns out that the budget of 400,000 yuan is about 300,000 yuan, which is enough for you to finish studying in Switzerland for one year.

But there are many private universities in Switzerland, and not all of them are as expensive as Lausanne. Still taking the Hotel Management College as an example, the annual tuition fee of HTMi International Hotel Tourism Management College in Lucerne, Switzerland is only about 6.5438+0.5 million, and the accommodation is the responsibility of the college. Together with the living expenses, 200,000 yuan is enough for you to easily finish your one-year undergraduate career. From this point of view, there is not much difference in tuition fees between private universities and public universities, and there are also colleges in Switzerland with lower tuition fees than HTMi College. These low-cost institutions do not mean that their teaching quality is low, and the choice of institutions should be decided according to their own conditions.

As for academic qualifications, public universities will naturally be recognized by China's Ministry of Education, but whether the recognized academic qualifications can solve the employment pressure is also a helpless thing. Only Lausanne has been recognized by the Ministry of Education of China, but its popularity and teaching quality have been recognized by the industry and even the whole world. Swiss Hotel Management Institute once boasted that the employment rate 100% was not bragging. The scarcity of senior talents in hotel management industry and the teaching quality of Swiss Hotel Management Institute make it very easy for international students to find jobs easily.

The comparison between free public universities and private universities is to explain to international students that learning is not blindly pursuing profits or minimizing costs. Many expenses may be intangible expenses, and the employment pressure after graduation is something you have to consider carefully when choosing a university and major. Whether to go to a professional and expensive private university or a free university with high recognition really needs careful consideration.