Country Guides

Tashkent Has Something No Other Central Asian City Has — International Branch Campuses From Five Countries Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and Central Asia’s largest city. It is also, by a significant margin, the most internationally connected higher education destination in the entire region. In a city of three million people, you can enroll

An Honest Introduction: What Tajikistan Is and Isn’t as a Study Destination This guide is different from others in ScholarWing’s “How to Study” series because Tajikistan is genuinely different from Kazakhstan, Estonia, Hong Kong, or Malta as a study destination. Tajikistan does not have a robust, well-advertised international scholarship program with hundreds of places available

Most Guides About Kazakh Scholarships Make the Same Mistake — Let’s Clarify It First Bolashak is Kazakhstan’s most famous scholarship. It is also a scholarship exclusively for Kazakhstani citizens, not for international students from other countries. This is the same common error found in guides about Indonesia (where LPDP is for Indonesian citizens only) and Indonesia

Croatia Is the EU’s Youngest Member — And One of Europe’s Most Overlooked Study Destinations Croatia joined the European Union in 2013, making it the EU’s youngest member state. Its universities are fully EU-recognized. Its degrees carry the same academic standing as German, French, or Italian qualifications. And its cost of living is significantly lower

Most Guides About Oman Scholarships Get the Three Tracks Wrong — Here’s What’s Actually True The Oman government scholarship system has three distinct tracks. The vast majority of online guides either don’t know this or lump them together, causing applicants to fill out the wrong forms, miss the right deadlines, and sometimes apply for scholarships

Most Guides About Indonesian Scholarships Contain a Critical Error — Let’s Fix It First Before anything else: LPDP (Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan) is one of Indonesia’s most prestigious and well-known scholarship programs. It is also a scholarship exclusively for Indonesian citizens. The LPDP scholarship is for Indonesian nationals pursuing Master’s and doctoral degrees in Indonesia

Estonia Is the World’s Most Digitally Advanced Country — And One of Europe’s Best-Kept Study Secrets Most international students know Germany, UK, and France. Very few know Estonia. That’s a strategic advantage worth understanding. Estonia is a full EU member state with a genuinely exceptional digital infrastructure. It is the birthplace of Skype, Wise (formerly

Malta Is the Only EU Country With English as an Official Language — And Most Students Don’t Know It When international students think of English-speaking study destinations in Europe, they think of the UK and Ireland. Few think of Malta. That oversight is a competitive advantage worth using. Malta is a full European Union member

Hong Kong Has Four Universities in Asia’s Top 10 — And One of the World’s Most Generous PhD Scholarships Hong Kong is one of the most competitive study destinations in Asia and one of the most underestimated outside the region. Four Hong Kong universities consistently rank in Asia’s top 10: The University of Hong Kong

Luxembourg Is One of Europe’s Most Overlooked Study Destinations — And That’s a Competitive Advantage Most international students have Germany, UK, France, or the Netherlands on their radar. Very few target Luxembourg specifically. That’s precisely what makes it interesting from a scholarship perspective. Luxembourg has one public university — the University of Luxembourg, that is