Studying a PhD in Europe
Among the many things that you need to do administratively with your promoting University, there are certain facts that you must consider before embark in the journey.
Cultural facts: It appears an unimportant consideration, but you must think about it twice. The Culture of some European countries can be hard to you specially if you arrive from America. Some details can impact negatively your performance (and health); stores that close early, the food taste, the living style, the flats, the clothing, etc.
Facts about law enforcement: It is of high importance that you consider the local laws, since if you do some breakthrough research, the applicable laws protects you. If the chosen country has a lack of legislation on the matter of study or if the law (in that country) is applied selectively (in favor of Nationals), think it carefully since you can fall in a ugly situation.
Racism in the department, University or Country: The racism in Europe is raising, fueled by the financial crisis, etc.
- You must consider a country free of racism, that clearly has a deep understanding of the World Cultures and are racism free. Choose a University that has good evidence and tradition of good practices to foreigners.
- Look for how many foreigners has been graduated from your elected department (research group), and in what conditions.
- Look if the foreign and national students obtains equally support and promotion. You can do that through the Curriculum Vitae of the students/professors of the research group where you go.
Two cases of study:
The Prof. Rene Alcantara PhD, and the non-reasoning’s Universidad Rovira i Virgili. http://endogamia-en-la-universidad.blogspot.com/
http://www.lavanguardia.es/lv24h/20071025/53405572826.html
The Universidad de Murcia and the Plagiarism to a PhD Student.
Plagiarism to a PhD Student, Euskadi.
Plagiarism to a PhD student in Murcia.
Remember that you want a research department that provides good (equal) oportunities for your career, and you want to earn some money from your research (and not to be victim of plagiarism or racism).
Since the European authorities are making nothing to stop such practices, you need to be very careful when choosing a University/department/advisor.
Some Principals are acting very slow. Specially where Latin-Americans, Asians and Africans are involved. What we can think is that is a Regional Policy to promote racism, to neglect equal career opportunities to Africans and Latin-Americans, delay the Latin-America, Asian, and Africa development and protect the work-places (in the European Union) from foreigners.