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My kids have dual citizenship in these two countries. We live in the U.S. in a state with expensive college tuition and limited opportunities for enrollment. I would like to explore their options for university education and future residence in Europe or elsewhere abroad. How can I open up opportunities for my kids to obtain free, high quality education (which would also afford them the benefit of travel while in school!)? I do not know any other languages, and we no longer have property or relatives in Finland.
Second question -- our local high school has an I.B. Program. Would this type of degree carry more weight for university admission in another country compared with a standard U.S. High school degree?
Wow you really planned ahead. They really have dual citizenship and are Finnish nationals? They should be able to qualify fairly easy I would guess for tuition free university there.
I have no idea how to plan or proceed, though. I've found a few IB websites that list general university entrance requirements by country, but these vary by school and many require command of the native language. I appreciate all input. It would be amazing if my kids ultimately developed career skills that are marketable here and abroad, or at least learned how to navigate travel and day-to-day living in another country. I can't afford extensive travel and do not have a career that is valued outside of the U.S., but maybe one day their passports will offer them the world! : )
The most difficult part will be in understanding how/if courses taken for a U.S. high school diploma (or the degree as a whole) meet admission requirements. School is structured a bit differently here...
The most difficult part will be in understanding how/if courses taken for a U.S. high school diploma (or the degree as a whole) meet admission requirements. School is structured a bit differently here...
If you can't find any infos on that on the university's webpage I'd just write to their international desk. Admission requirements for students with a high school diploma from abroad vary from country to country, from uni to uni and from degree to degree.
It might also depend on the courses your son takes in high school. An Austrian friend of mine got her diploma from an international school in Beijing, but ultimately couldn't study biology in Austria because she didn't get enough credits in Beijing.
In the end, she just had to take some additional exams at Uni Vienna.
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