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Thanks a lot for your assistance. Is this the only university in Switzerland that treats the PhD as a job?! Or all the universities in Switzerland are the same?

Hi there, As an international student, I have a question regarding PhD programs in Europe. As far as I know, in most countries, international students are responsible for their tuition and cost of living. However, the students have the opportunity to win a scholarship or become a research or teaching assistant at the university and in this way they can afford the high expenses. However, if they are not eligible for scholarships, they have to pay the cost by their own. Countries such as England, Switzerland, etc. are among this group I think. On the other hand, there are some countries that consider doing a PhD as a job, and they pay the students stipend. For instance, in Netherlands, the university makes a contract with the student and they pay for PhD students an amount between 3,000 to 6,000 Euro each month. Or, in Germany, PhD is free and students should be only responsible for cost of living and there is no tuitions. In this case, the student's funding is somehow guaranteed (Although you should first find vacancies and gain admission!). I would be grateful if you could tell me what are other European countries that can be placed in the second group (such as Netherlands). In what countries the PhD is free indeed, are there any?!

Actually my destination is the US, and I've applied for 8 American universities. However, I don't want to restrict myself to a certain country, and therefore, I want to apply to two Canadian universities so as to make sure if I couldn't gain admission from American Universities, or even if I couldn't receive the US visa, I have still another chance to pursue my PhD in another country So two is suficient for my case I think ...

Thanks a lot for your assistance eragon. I appreciate that ...

Hi there, I want to apply for PhD in Civil Engineering for two Canadian universities. However, I really don't know which of these five universities are better to choose (although ranking is important, I need to be sure of gaining admission from at least one of these five!): 1) McGill University 2) McMaster University 3) University of Ottawa 4) Western University 5) Concordia University I would be kindly obliged if you could find my CV here: m-r-ameri.com/Media/uploads/2014/11/Mohammad-Reza-Ameri-CV.pdf And tell me which two of the above-mentioned are better and logical to choose. I do appreciate your assistance. P.S. TOEFL Score: 94 (R17, L26, S24, W27)