Europe is the second smallest continent in the world, but has been one of the most powerful areas in the world politically and economically for centuries. Until the collapse of the Soviet Union, Europe was bordered on the eastern side by this formerly powerful Russian Empire. Today, countries of Georgia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Belarus and part of Russia also become Europe. A salient detail is that a fully-fledged EU member state Cyprus does not belong to Europe geographically, but to Asia. A large part of the European countries now belong to the European Union. This association of states works together on many levels. For example, there is freedom of trade within the European Union, passport controls have been largely abolished (the so-called Schengen countries) and joint decisions are made about budget deficits and other financial matters for all countries that use the euro as their currency. For the complete list of nations in Europe, please visit militarynous.com.
Sighisoara Sighişoara is one of the most picturesque cities in Romania, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. The city stands on a hill above the Tirnava Mare River, 175 km northwest of Bucharest. Every year, in July, a colorful medieval festival is held in Sighisoara: with concerts, performances and complete immersion in those ancient […]
Training Belgium’s three language communities – Flemish, French and German – are responsible for the school system in their geographical areas and the teaching is held in each language. Only in Brussels do students have the opportunity to choose a school language. There is a compulsory schooling between the ages of 6 and 18. Many […]
Training Most children in Belarus go to preschool for a few years before starting regular school. Nine years of compulsory schooling prevail, from the age of six or seven. The great majority also go to high school. But the teaching is considered to be of uneven quality and the position of the Belarusian language is […]
Training Children in Austria must attend at least one year of preschool from the age of five. This is followed by at least nine compulsory school years. All children attend four years of primary school (Volksschule or Grundschule). Then they can choose a four-year basic education (Hauptschule), which is followed by various vocational education. In […]
Training Compulsory school is compulsory and free of charge for children between 6 and 16 years. More than one third of children attend Andorran schools, one third in French and just under one third in Spanish schools. Even in the Spanish and French schools some Catalan are included in the teaching. All schools are built […]
Training Most children in Albania attend preschool. The compulsory schooling begins at the age of six and lasts for nine years. Then follows a voluntary three-year high school with both vocational and theoretical programs. The tuition is formally free of charge, but sometimes parents are forced to pay for books and other equipment. This means […]
Training The children in Bulgaria must attend two years of preschool or participate in school preparatory groups before they can start the eight-year primary school. The compulsory schooling rules apply between the ages of 7 and 16. Compulsory preschool activities are free of charge, in addition to a fee for food. Most children attend public […]
Training The school system in Bosnia is divided along the language boundaries and between separate education ministries: in the two entities (Federation and Republika Srpska), in Brčko and in the Federation’s ten cantons. School compulsory schooling is for nine years, between the ages of 6 and 15. Few children attend preschool in Bosnia, but the […]
Training Denmark has old folk traditions. As early as 1814, general education was introduced, but not compulsory schooling. This means that all children must be taught. But if the parents want, the teaching can be done at home provided it provides the same knowledge as the general school. However, very few children are taught at […]
Training School duty applies for children between 6 and 15 years. The majority of the students continue to the upper secondary school where there are theoretical, technical and vocational orientations. Private schools are located next to the state. Low wages mean that young Czechs are attracted to the teaching profession. In 2014, about half of […]
Training Both the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot part of Cyprus have compulsory and free compulsory school. In Greek Cypriot, southern part, the school duty is nine years, while it is one year shorter in the north. The Greek Cypriot children start school at the age of six. After the first six years there […]
Training The children in Croatia start school the year they turn seven and have eight years of compulsory schooling. Almost everyone attends elementary school. Most go on to high school. The school suffers from lack of resources and outdated curricula. Preschool is from infancy, although most preschools are for children from the age of three. […]
Training The German states decide for themselves on educational issues, with the exception of practical vocational training. The school system therefore exhibits major regional differences in curricula, degrees and forms of schooling. There are few private schools. School duty begins at the age of six and comprises twelve years. The first four years of school […]
Training From 2019, it will be compulsory for all 3-year-olds to attend preschool in France. It is the lowest age for compulsory schooling among EU countries. The compulsory schooling then applies to the age of 16. About two out of three students complete high school. The preschool (maternelle) is divided into three stages and contains […]
Training The school system in Finland is similar to Swedish but has better results. Finland’s schools are among the best in the world. There is a voluntary one-year preschool for six-year-olds. The children start primary school at the age of seven. The nine-year compulsory school is compulsory and free of charge. After elementary school, 95 […]
Training The level of education in Estonia is high. The compulsory compulsory school lasts for nine years, from the age of seven, and almost all pupils go on to three-year high school or vocational school. There are Estonian and Russian language schools as well as mixed schools. Estonia is high in the international PISA measurements […]
Training The compulsory school is ten years old and the compulsory schooling is compulsory from the age of 6 to 16. After primary school there are theoretical or vocational upper secondary education and special schools. Over 90 percent of students continue to study after primary school. COUNTRYAAH: Country facts of Iceland, including geography profile, population […]
Training Most students attend state schools, but there are also a small number of private schools run by religious communities. Hungary’s officially recognized minorities can be taught in their own language, but especially Roma are discriminated against in the school system. There is a compulsory school requirement for all children between the ages of 6 […]
Training The education sector was hit hard by the economic crisis in the 2010s. Government spending on the school was cut by about a third during the crisis years and the teachers’ stoppage of employment led to problems. As the economy has improved in recent years, the government has increased its efforts to strengthen teaching. […]
Training The choice of school and education is strongly related to the social class to which you belong. There are both state and private schools. A change that has occurred in recent years is that a number of new alternatives have emerged within the state system, which are partly financed by private actors. Compulsory school […]
Training The children in Ukraine start school at the age of six or seven, depending on their parents’ choices. The school duty is valid for nine years, divided into two stages of four and five years respectively. In 2018, the two-year upper secondary school has been extended to three years, and the same applies to […]
Training The Turkish level of education is quite low compared to most European countries. For the big city elite, however, there are schools and universities of the highest class. The current government has prolonged compulsory schooling and invested heavily in new universities in areas that previously lacked higher education, but is accused by the opposition […]
Training All pre-college education is the responsibility of the cantons. Therefore, there are 26 different education systems in the country. Responsibility for higher education is shared between the cantons and the federal government. The lack of a uniform school system poses a number of problems, including for students who move and in admission to higher […]
Training As of 2018, compulsory schooling applies from six years of age and includes one year in preschool class and nine years of primary school. The right to preschool applies from one year of age and the vast majority of children go to preschool for several years. Almost everyone goes on to high school after […]
Training The 10-year primary school is free of charge and compulsory for all children from 6 to 16 years. The state also offers free preschool for children up to the age of 6. About a third of all students attend private schools, which are often run by the Catholic Church. About a tenth of the […]
Training School compulsory school rules apply from the age of six in Slovenia and comprise nine years of compulsory school which are divided into three stages. The school is free of charge and almost all go to state schools. The Hungarian and Italian minorities are also taught in their own language. At the upper secondary […]
Training The educational system in Slovakia is well developed at all levels. Most children go to preschool from the age of three and start primary school when they turn six. The compulsory school covers nine years. More than nine out of ten pupils continue to high school. At the upper secondary level, students can choose […]
Training In Serbia, children start school at the age of seven. After the eight-year elementary school, students can choose between a four-year high school, which gives admission to higher studies, and any vocational school or technical education. The compulsory schooling includes one year in preschool in addition to the eight compulsory school years. Voluntary preschool […]
Training The school is compulsory for ten years up to the age of 16. Those who go on after high school can choose between a secondary school (lyceum) with a specialization in the humanities, language or natural sciences, a technical institute or a vocational school. COUNTRYAAH: Country facts of San Marino, including geography profile, population […]
Training Russia today has a well-educated population but a large proportion of college educated. The school system is mainly based on state schools, but there are private alternatives. The nine-year elementary school is free of charge. You can also study for free at university level. The compulsory school comprises two stages: a low school from […]
