5 Friendly Cities for African Students Studying Abroad

African students leave their cities to look for higher education abroad. The QS survey assesses Lagos, Accra, Addis Ababa, and Nairobi as the best African cities where young people usually leave to study abroad.

Where are they going? Where do the best cities choose Africans for their education, and why? Are you looking to study abroad, but are you wondering whether the city would be completely welcoming, especially as a black student?

Below are 5 African-student-friendly cities. The population of students with a black/diverse student culture, costs of housing, costs of tuition fees, and employment opportunities assesses the list.

We have already incorporated these into our lists because everyone must be able to experience and pay for the kind of education they need.

Some of these cities have at least one university in those that have reached such a ranking as the most prestigious school in the world.

Below is a list of Friendly Cities for African Students Studying Abroad;

1. Toronto

The University of Toronto, York University, Ryerson University. Although Toronto is one of the best cities in Canada with the most African students, it offers various cultural activities, outdoor adventures, and career opportunities.

It is, therefore, an exciting and varied place to live, with the inhabitants’ heterogeneity reflected in the city’s culture and cuisine.

Cost of Housing

Housing usually varies from USD 1800 to $ 3500 per month.

Cost of Tuition Fees

The tuition fees in Toronto usually range from $16,000 to $18,000 per year.

Student Employment

All international students must apply for a study permit via a Canadian visa agency or the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) website to school and work in Canada.

International students can work on campus without further documentation as a full-time student with a valid study permit.

International students who want to work outside the campus are automatically permitted to do so through their study permit as long as they do not work for more than 20 hours a week during the term.

Canadian law says international students must enroll in a six-month or longer program at a designated institution to qualify for this.

After graduation, all international students wishing to have a permanent residence permit in Canada are to compete with a larger pool of skilled workers to apply for a permanent residence permit.

Each student receives an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residency. Those who receive an ITA can then continue to complete the application process for permanent residence status via one of the newly opened immigration programs.

Canada is happy to use this new method to create an enthusiastic workforce that is willing to pay taxes and stimulate economic activities.

2. Boston

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University, Boston University, Tufts University, Boston College, Northeastern University, Brandeis University, University of Massachusetts, and Boston.

Various Population Groups

The Unesco Institute for Statistics reported 31,113 students from Sub-Saharan Africa last year, including 4% of the 886,052 international students in the US. The leading countries of Sub-Saharan Africa are Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Cameroon, and Ethiopia.

Boston is certainly one of the world’s best-known academic hubs. Boston’s leading position is strengthened by universities in the Greater Boston area, a neighboring city of Cambridge.

Thanks to the two showstoppers, MIT and Harvard, Boston scores high in many university rankings of the Best Student Cities index, and Afterschool Africa also agrees.

Student Employment

It is also one of the highest scorers in the ’employer activity’ category.

Cost of Tuition Fees

Although the costs of these schools may consume the ceiling of student bags, both MIT and Harvard offer emergency blind access to international students and free financial resources.

3. Melbourne

International Universities

The University of Melbourne, Australian National University, Catholic University of Australia.

Diverse Population

Melbourne, Australia, has many black and Afro-American students taking classes in these universities, especially the University of Melbourne, with more than 13,000 international students from 40,000, according to News.

Melbourne is proud that he gets the highest score from students from different races. Apart from the student population’s size and cultural diversity, social integration and tolerance levels are also quite remarkable.

Cost of Tuition

The tuition fees plus the cost of living of these seven universities in Melbourne, on average, according to QS, is about $13,700, which is less expensive than cities in other major countries in the world.

Student Employment

Students can easily get a job with their study permit in Melbourne because there are many vacancies on campus, such as employees and shop assistants.

4. Kuala Lumpur

Universities

Universiti Malaya, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

Cost of Housing

According to Mercer, Kuala Lumpur scores high regarding affordability, whether it is low housing costs and relatively low tuition fees (on average $3,900 per year).

Diverse Population

Kuala Lumpur has a large population of African students and is the preferred city for many Africans from Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Kuala Lumpur is also home to international branches of universities such as the Australian Monash University, allowing students to follow the same course with the same prestige, possibly more than half the price.

5. Seoul

International Universities

Seoul National University, Korea University, Catholic University of Korea, Yonsei University, University of Seoul. Universities from Seoul are to be reckoned with, according to these statistics.

South Korean city is one of the most exciting study destinations, not only because of the rich cultural heritage but also because of the cheap training.

With $6,300, an international student can get a quality education in Seoul while enjoying the sounds of vendors in the night market, the atmosphere of the tea houses that go on all night, or the shouting of gamers in game centers.

Cost of Housing

Student housing, which students can share with other students, usually goes between 400,000 and 600,000, around $420 per month.

Conclusion

I hope you’ve found this article useful. If you’ve never studied abroad before, but are considering it, remember to use a search to look up these different universities in top-ranked universities in the world we have listed.

You should be able to find at least a few schools that offer a range of programs in English if English is your second—or third—language.

Congratulations to you in advance.