Reputation and research were key for Rasmus Valanko when he began looking for a university at which to study for his Masters Degree. Six months later, the Finnish student had enrolled in a post grad program at King's College London. He speaks with Topgradschool.com about the value of his degree.
Masters
You've already survived three, possibly four years of undergraduate study, you've most likely got a student debt against your name, and by now you're probably wishing for a regular pay cheque to be coming your way. So, why then would you be considering graduate study?
Increased competition leads to greater opportunities in postgraduate education.
Times of economic downturn usually spark an increase in university applications as people utilise their time on skills upgrades and to retrain before re-entering the workforce. QS looks at the implications of increased competition for postgraduate programmes.
Language is no longer a barrier, and new opportunities abound for students in Canada to earn a top-quality degree while living abroad.
Tapping into some of the world's best universities while experiencing the rich cultural life in Europe has never been as easy as it is today. Where once international students faced the challenges presented by the differing degree programmes, language barriers, and opaque information sources, the newly-created European Higher Education Area opens the higher education systems of 46 countries across the continent to top students from around the world. Nowhere is this more evident than at the level of the Masters degree, now a one- or two-year degree offered in these countries.




















