{"id":254,"date":"2018-11-29T14:22:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T14:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeinalmaha.com\/?p=254"},"modified":"2018-11-29T14:22:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T14:22:21","slug":"top-100-safest-european-student-cities-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeinalmaha.com\/?p=254","title":{"rendered":"Top 100 safest European student cities revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vienna, Prague and Stockholm are the top three safest cities in Europe for international students according to housing platform,\u00a0HousingAnywhere<\/a>, which has announced its first top 100 safest cities in Europe for international students index.<\/p>\n

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This was the first Safest European Cities for International Students 2018 Ranking produced by HousingAnywhere. Photo: HousingAnywhere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ranking was created to help students make informed decisions for their futures regarding study, internships and work placements as every year more young people are choosing a study or internship program abroad. In 2017, some 725,000 students went on exchange through the EU\u2019s Erasmus+ program alone and more students \u201care choosing an experience abroad every year\u201d said Djordy Seelmann, CEO of HousingAnywhere. \u201cWe hope that this study will help prospective international students make an informed decision about where they want to go next,\u201d added Seelmann. According to the housing platform, personal safety is among the primary concerns of mobile students. Earlier in 2018, a report highlighted<\/a> that international students were increasingly flagging\u00a0safety concerns as influencing their study abroad decisions. \u201cWhen studying abroad, the safety of the city is a\u00a0key factor in the\u00a0choice of study destination,\u201d Simone Pouw, HousingAnywhere\u00a0PR manager told The PIE News.\u00a0<\/em> \u201cSafety comes in third, right after the cost of the experience and if they speak the language of the country,\u201d Pouw added. One of the main categories for calculating numbers was transportation, accommodations, attitude towards international students and the evaluation of international students towards the city itself. \u201cThis metric was developed with the help of figures on Inclusiveness by Social Progress based on discrimination against minorities and a ranking developed by Travel Bird. The Travel Bird ranking was based on a city\u2019s openness to tourists and general English language proficiency,\u201d said Pouw. \u201cThe combination of the two is a good representation of how locals perceive people \u2018not from here\u2019 as international students would be more \u2018permanent\u2019 compared to tourists, but less compared to people staying in the country.\u201d While the capitals of Austria, Sweden, and the Czech Republic took the top three places, two Spanish and German cities made it in to the top 10 list of safest cities in Europe. Cities in Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, and the Netherlands also featured in the top 10. Just three cities in the UK \u2013 the European country with the largest international cohort \u2013\u00a0were placed in the top 20: London, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Three French cities featured in the top 30, while the German cities of Cologne and Bremen were placed 97 and 98 respectively, with Galway in Ireland placed 100th.<\/p>\n

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