There are many universities all over Europe. Undoubtedly many of them give unique and good education but there some universities that can be a real classic of education. Here is one of the top European universities – Bologna University.

 Bologna University (Alma Mater Studiorum Universita di Bologna, UNIBO) is one of the oldest durable universities in the world and is the second in size among the Italian universities. It was founded in 1088 AD and is known by its church and civil laws courses.

Near 100 000 students study at the university. There are 23 faculties there. It has regional centers in Redgo-Nel-Emilia, Imola, Ravenna, Forli, Cesena and Rimini and a branch office in Buenos Aires.

Bologna University history is a part of the history of the greatest thinkers and scientists. This fact makes the mentioning of the university indispensable while learning about the European culture. The university got the modern model of the high education instance in the 11th century when Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic scientists began to devote themselves to teaching. The first registered university teachers were Pepone and Irnerius. In the year 1158 under the 4 doctors insistence Frederic the First proclaimed Constitutio Habita that is he turned the school into the university where the education and studies could exist independently from the other power.

In the 14th century Medicine, Philosophy, Astronomy, Logic, Rhetoric and Grammar scientists began to cooperate with lawyer’s school. And in the year 1364 theological faculty was founded. Dante Alighieri, Francesco Petrarka, Gido Ginizelli, Ccino de Pistonia and other famous thinkers got their education in Bologna.

Gaspare Taglokocce finishes his first studies in plastic surgery here in the 16th century. 17th century is considered to be the golden era of the university due to the Medicine development when the students began to use microscope to do the experiments. This fact drew many guests to the university. Riko Della Mirandolla and Leon Batista Alberti that devoted themselves to ecclesiastical jurisdiction, such famous figures as Giovanni Cappelline, Frederico Enrique, Avgusto Murri also contributed much to the University development. In the year 1888 the 8th university century was celebrated in a big way. The representatives of the universities from all over the world gathered together to pay homage to the “mother of universities”.

Today the university has 128 “Laurea” or “Laurea breve” degrees of the first level (three years of studding) and “Laurea specialistica” specialized degrees (2 years of studding). There are also university schools of various specializations, scientific centers and institutions of doctoral candidacy. 

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• The Faculty of Agriculture

• The Faculty Aldo Rossi architecture

• The Faculty of Economy

• The Faculty of Forli Economy

• The Faculty of Rimini Economy

• The Faculty of Eductaion

• The Faculty of Engineering

• The Faculty of Sport and Physical Education

• The Faculty of Foreign languages and Literature

• The Faculty of Industrial Chemistry

• The Faculty of Right

• The Faculty of Philosophy

• The Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural sciences

• The Faculty of medicine

• The Faculty of Pharmaceutics

• The Faculty of Poilitical Science

• The Faculty of Roberto Ruffili Poilitical Science

• The Faculty of Psychology

• The Faculty of Veterinary Science

• The Faculty of Statistic Science

Advantages of studding in New Zealand

• New Zealand is famous to be a mild climate country with wonderfully beautiful nature, hospitable and friendly habitants

• The cost of studding at universities is low (14-20 NZD), that is twice lower than in Great Britain or in the USA

• In the year 2004 New Zealand was awarded as the best state for foreign visitors. The life level is high here and the crime one is low.

• New Zealand is one of few countries where foreign students can work legally.

• New Zealand educational system is based on the British one.

Education statistics in New Zealand
Education system in New Zealand is divided into 4 parts

• Primary school

• Secondary school

• Technician colleges and technological institutions

• universities

Children under the age of 6 to 16 should obligatory attend school. Foreign children should also attend language courses.

School education in New Zealand
Education statistics in New Zealand shows that there are near 440 schools, 20 of them are private there. Primary education lasts from the first to the 8th grade. At the age of 13 children go to the secondary school and study to prepare to enter the university. In the 11th grade children get the secondary education certificate. In the 12th form they pass exams for the Certificate, and in th 13th they pass final exams that are also entrance exams to the University..

Technician colleges and technological institutes
Polytechnics are very popular there. The studies last from 6 months to 3 years. When finishing it the student gets professional or bachelor diploma. There are various of professions in polytechnics. Besides standard ones there are many unusual such as “Viticulture and wine-making ” and so on.

New Zealand high education
Therea re 8 universities in New Zealand today: University of Otago, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, Lincoln University, University of Waikato, Massey University, Victoria University, Auckland University of Technology.  First New Zealand universities appeared 2 centuries ago. Today they have British education model. The first wasOtago University located in Dunedin. It was founded in 1869. The hugest country university is Massey University, which numbers 32,000 of students. New Zealand universities give a wide range of specialties, but everyone has its own zest. For example, Otago is famous for medical faculty; Canterbury University turns out highly skilled engineers and forestry specialists.

It can really become determining to host an exchange student. Moreover the hosts get a good experience, new communication and friend and can even try themselves in the role of parents. But how to host an exchange student and what is it?

Hosting an exchange student is to give him your dwelling for the time he stays in your country attending public high school. Hosts can take student for 5, 10 or 12 months. The hosts shouldn’t worry about the unknown foreigner coming to their house. The students pass exams to win the program. The Association checks their language level, makes them pass psychological tests and provides them with pocket money, free education, health insurance and entertaining programs. The family should only offer its dwelling and feed a student. The students come under the age of 15-18. They are taught to be a careful family member, attend school regularly, and participate in program activities.

But what does a host should be? How to host an exchange student?

First of all the hosts should be working parents, couples without children or even singles and single parents, adoptive parents and those, whose children are grown ups. They should be not less than 25 years old.

Every host should provide his student with a separate bed, a place for studies, food, transport, care and communication, a kind of upbringing according the rules of his family or country. They should be open-minded, have a wish to travel, responsive, curious and they should make a good psychological atmosphere for a student. It doesn’t matter if the potential hosts live in villages, on farms, towns or cities.

Note! Hosting families don’t get any material compensation from the student exchange program. But they receive some benefits. They learn about new culture and may be they get a new friend abroad.

Their expenses are only food and transport for a student. Moreover every family gets $50 of tax deduction per month to pay off the necessary expenses for a student.

Every student is informed to pay for his everyday lunch at school and entertainment. Moreover his is paid monthly allowance by his association for clothing, sport and social activities, school expenses and so on.

If hosts have some problems with their student they get an everyday support from a program. The family also can choose their future student according to similar interests and photos, have advocate service and get a consultant that helps to solve all the documents problems and answer all the questions.