Where could you study? Guides to the main destinations
How applications, entry requirements, English tests, costs, scholarships and intakes work in the countries students from the UAE, the Middle East, India and Asia most often consider. Read before you meet universities, so your questions are specific.
Which countries are popular for studying abroad?
The United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia attract the largest numbers of international students from the Middle East, India and Asia, with Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Malaysia and Singapore close behind for particular subjects and budgets. Which is right for you depends on the length and cost of the degree, entry and English requirements, scholarships, and the work and residence rules after graduation, which each government sets and changes.
Each guide below explains one system in the same structure so they can be compared, links to the official source for anything that changes, and lists the questions worth asking a university from that country. Universities from a destination take part in World Study Expo only when confirmed; the guides help you ask better questions of whoever is there.
Study in the UK
UCAS applications, three-year degrees, one-year master's, Student visa, September and January intakes.
Read the guideStudy in the USA
Holistic admissions, four-year degrees, cost of attendance, assistantships, F-1 visas, fall and spring intakes.
Read the guideStudy in Canada
Provincial applications, study permits and attestation letters, co-op programmes, September, January and May intakes.
Read the guideStudy in Australia
Direct applications, CRICOS, Confirmation of Enrolment, Student visa, February and July intakes.
Read the guideGuides that apply to every destination
How to compare universities before applying
Total cost, course content, entry realism, outcomes and work rights.
ReadHow to find scholarships for international study
The kinds of funding that exist, how to ask, and what to check.
ReadQuestions to ask university representatives
Ten questions that produce specific answers.
ReadKnow the dates before you plan.
UAE 22–26 September 2027, then online 7–31 October 2027.