Knowledge comes with a price tag, and rightfully so. I mean, it takes a huge chunk of cash to run an institution, recruit talented faculty, provide educational resources, and then have some set aside for providing scholarships to the exceptional students. There are many such reasons why degrees have become so costly. In the US alone, knowledge is one of the costliest commodities. That is why international students are opting to study abroad free in Europe.
While some parents have started saving up for their kid’s college even before they intend to have a family! But there are, surprisingly, methods that you can explore if you want to enjoy free tuition education in a meaningful way.
In this article, we have put together a comprehensive list of best study abroad destinations, from the European continent, that have policies, and the subscribing universities, that make the pursuit of a free tuition degree feasible without the issues of an inconceivable student debt.

These include undergraduate as well as graduate courses . The list below is not comprehensive, but provides a rather useful glimpse at the trends in the European university system.
Tuition free universities in Europe for international students
A Report on Low & Free Tuition universities in Germany, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, France, Denmark, Austria, Italy, Spain
Tuition free universities in Germany
Germany has been one of very few countries leading the race in treating education as a tangible investment rather than a consumer product. All public universities currently enjoy tuition free policy for not only German, or EU students, but also for other international candidates. Understandably, a Masters degree would come at a small cost, however much smaller as compared to US universities. PhD degrees on the other hand are largely free for at least the first six semesters. Unfortunately though, this happy situation has been reigned back with reforms in the Ministry of Education – Baden Wuttemberg Act on State University Fees 2017 – to compensate for the country’s debts. Sadly,undergraduate degrees, in a few public universities, are no longer free for non-EU internationals who don’t qualify under the following criteria:

International students who have received education in Germany.
International students from the European Union.
Non-EU students who are termed as German permanent residents.
And refugees who qualify to stay in Germany.
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Note that the tuition fees for qualifying students, exempt from tuition, is less than $250 per semester for administrative costs. For the rest however, it is pegged at $1,800 per semester plus administrative fees. While most of the public universities are generally free, we have put together a list of ten to give a sense of the range of financing, you may need, to get a degree under their excellent tutelage for undergraduate and Masters degrees.

University of Teubingen (No tuition charged for EU/EEA students. Only semester fee of roughly $180. Other internationals are expected to pay $1,800 + semester fee).
Freie University of Berlin (Bachelors: No fee charged. Masters: Some like Executive Master of Business Marketing costs pegged at $17,000).
Humboldt University in Berlin (No tuition charged. Only semester fee of $350).
Leibniz University Hannover (Free for 6 semesters with only a semester fee of $550. After 6th semester, pay $600 + semester fee).
Technical University of Munich (Semester fee of $155).
University of Hamburg (No tuition except for professional Masters degrees. Semester fee of $390 applies).
University of Cologne.
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (All Non-EU students will have to pay tuition ~$1,800 per semester).
Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (No tuition-fees. Semester fees ~$300 applicable).
RWTH Aachen University (No tuition-fees. Semester fees ~ $310 applicable).
The reforms seems to have touched various public universities to varying extents. Some still offer free education with a semester fee cheaper than an iPhone four generations ago.
Tuition free universities in Finland
Though not a popular study abroad destination, graduating from a Finnish school keeps your pocket from running dry. Their institutions are well regarded with University of Helsinki amongst the top schools in the world. As far as how much you’ll spend to obtain a degree in Finland, well, it depends. You can study for free as long as you are an EU candidate. That said, you can also qualify for a tuition exemption if you satisfy one of the following golden criteria.
Are a Non-EU/EEA student who began her degree, in Finland, before autumn 2017.
Classified as a permanent/long term (Blue Card in Finland or Type P-EU) resident.
A EU/EEA citizen, a relative of an EU citizen, or a citizen of Switzerland.
A PhD or a temporary exchange student based in Finland.
A student enrolled in a degree taught in Finnish or Swedish.
As long as you satisfy these conditions, you wont have to pay the tuition of $5,000 to $24,000 (minimum of $1,800) depending on the aspect of your degree, note that professional degrees are more expensive. Find below some of the public universities that charge free tuition for international students.
University of Helsinki.
University of Eastern Finland.
University of Jyvaskyla.
University of Lapland.
University of Oulu.
University of Tampere.
University of Turku.
University of Vaasa.
Abo Akademi University.
Lappeenranta University of Technology.
Hanken School of Economics.
University of the Arts Helsinki
Aalto University
Tampere University of Technology.
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Besides these, you’ll find a bunch of Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) like the Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Centria University of Applied Sciences, Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, and about 20 more that fall under the same category and follow similar tuition free policies.
Tuition free universities in Norway
State Universities, in Norway, are equally free only if you commit to the payment of a small semester fee of the order of $100. Certain specialized Masters degree would have a slightly higher price tag though. This is true for all students, whether Norwegian, EU, or from any other part of the world. Note that your health insurance also automatically falls under the care of the National Insurance Scheme, as long as you are enrolled in a program of a duration greater than a year. What you need to keep in mind is the cost of living in Norway. It can go as high as $1,300 monthly expense for a single person, in Oslo. So while tuition will never be a concern, your daily meals would. Find below a list of some of the Norwegian state schools with low/absent tuition-fees.
University of Oslo.
University of Bergen.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
University of Tromso.
Norwegian School of Economics.
University of Stavanger.
Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences.
Ostfold University College.
University of Agder.


Low and free tuition universities in Sweden
Unlike other countries mentioned above Sweden is not as forgiving when it comes to tuition. The cost of a degree would depend on where you are from. You may be exempt from paying a single dime if you happen to be
an EU/EEA citizen,
a Swedish permanent resident,
a temporary Swedish residence permit for non-academic purposes,
a family member of an EU citizen/permanent resident,
foreign exchange student,
or one from Switzerland,
For the rest, it can vary from around $20,000 per year, for a Masters course like Bioinformatics, to $17,000 per year, for a Bachelors in Physics. Find below a list of public institutions where EU citizens can enjoy free education, in Sweden.
Lund University (~$20,000/year for Masters. $17,000/year for Bachelors).
Uppsala University ($9,000 per semester).
University of Gothenburg (~$8,000/year for Masters and Bachelors).
Royal Institute of Technology (~$19,000/year for Masters in Science).
Stockholm University ($11,300 for Masters and Bachelors).
Karolinska Institute ($22,000 for Masters in Biomedicine).
Linkoping University (Between $10,000 to $17,000).
Umea University ($11,000 to $18,000).
Linnaeus University ($10,000 to $33,000).
Malardalen University ($11,000 to $17,000)

Low cost and Tuition free universities in Denmark
This is another Nordic nation where its tuition fee policies are similar to that of Sweden. EU/EEA citizens, permanent residents, exchange students, temporary residents who can otherwise upgrade to permanent residentship, children of non EU/EEA parent holding a resident permit, and citizens of Switzerland, are exempted from paying study fees. All others can pay fees within the range of $7,000 to $20,000. A glimpse of some of the universities, and their payment, are shown below.
Technical University of Denmark (~$18,000 tuition. $9,000 per semester applies only if Masters students enroll for less than 30 credits or extend their period of study beyond the normal duration + one year).
University of Southern Denmark ($10,000 to $20,000)
University of Copenhagen (~$12,000)
IT University of Copenhagen
Aarhus University ($9,000 to $15,000 for Masters and Bachelors).
Aalborg University ($12,000 to $17,000)
Roskilde University ($17,000/year for Mathematics & Computer Science).

Low cost and Tuition free universities in Belgium
A highly multilingual nation, the teaching medium mainly follows French with some courses offered in English as well. While it may not be completely free, the tuition is comparatively low and manageable. We have listed some of the low cost education centers in Belgium.
Katholieke Universitiet Leuven (~$700 for Bachelors. $1,200 to $10,000 for Masters)
Ghent University (~$1,000 for Bachelors. $2,000 for Postgraduate)
UC Louvain (~$1,000/year)
University of Antwerp (~$300/credit for Masters. Certain Masters have a reduced fee for EU/EEA citizens).
University of Liege ($1,000 for EU citizens. Non-EU citizens pay an increased fee depending on the program).

Low cost and tuition free universities in Austria
In the case of Universities, in Austria, students from the country and other EU/EEA nations are exempt from paying any fees for the normal plus two semester tolerance of the course duration. Beyond the extra two semesters, they are allowed to pay $480 per semester, for Bachelors, Masters and even Doctoral programs. Other categories that fall under the exemption include,
Swiss nationals,
persons entitled to Austrian asylum,
Turkish students living with their parents in Austria, or whose parents have been employed in Austria.
And finally students with a residence title – Red-White-Red Card plus, family title and residence card holder.
For students from third countries, a fee of $870 per semester applies. Tuition for Applied Sciences universities doesn’t come cheap and the individual amount is the discretion of the particular university. The same is true for private universities. Here are some of the public universities in Austria.
University of Vienna.
Johannes Kepler University
TU Wein
Graz University of Technology
University of Salzburg

Low cost and Tuition free universities in Italy
As you can probably already guess, tuition in public universities is lower than private. Public universities, however, can charge tuition in the neighborhood of $1,000 a year, but a lot depends on the applicant’s financial situation. Some of the universities have individual means to determine the cost of a degree. Here are some public universities listed.
University of Bologna (Tuition decided on an Equivalent Financial Situation Indicator – ISEE. Exemptions are given to anyone with ISEE values below $27,400).
University of Milan ($190 to $5,000 based on your economic situation).
Sapienza University of Rome (Reduced fee for low economic background, foreign students with less means, and families with more than one child enrolled at the university).
Polytechnic University of Turin ($3,000 per academic year liable to reduction based on economic condition).
University of Turin (Fee reduction based on ISEE evaluation of less than $35,830).
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