Prague, Oct 14 (CTK) – Two thirds of Czech students do not plan to study abroad, 8.2 percent of them studied abroad and the remaining one fourth wants to do so, the Eurostudent VI survey conducted among 16,653 bachelor’s and master’s degree students from 46 Czech universities this spring has shown.
The main reasons why the students do not want to study at foreign universities are fears of separation from their family, partner and friends, their expenditures not covered from the stipend, the loss of their job and insufficient knowledge of foreign languages.
Half of the students said they command two foreign languages well or very well, and 38 percent said they speak English very well and further 45 percent said they speak English well. The knowledge of English seems best among the students of artistic, humanities, social sciences and legal branches, while students of farming, forestry, veterinarian and teaching faculties consider their English the worst.
Students of artistic schools, humanities, social sciences and law are those who leave for study stays abroad the most often. On the contrary, three fourths of students of teaching faculties do not plan to study abroad.
Most Czech students pay the costs of their foreign study from European Union funds supporting student exchange programmes, especially the Erasmus+ programme. Others get money from their parents or partner.
