Malaysia’s only APEX university, based in Penang, offering bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees across science, engineering, medicine, pharmacy and the arts, with a direct International Channel for overseas applicants.
Budapest University of Technology and Economics is Hungary’s leading technical university, with international applications through its own e-admission portal and English-taught engineering, computing, architecture and business degrees.
A large national research university in Osaka, renamed from Osaka University in April 2025, with English-taught undergraduate programmes and a dedicated help desk for international graduate applicants.
Seoul National University — ranked joint 38th in the QS World University Rankings 2026; bachelor’s tuition KRW 4,884,000–9,290,000 a year.
A large private university in Noida that has welcomed international students since its founding, with a dedicated international student office, separate housing and a 50% scholarship for international students.
A private deemed university in Chennai offering engineering, science, health, pharmacy and management programmes, with NRI and international admission based on merit in the qualifying examination.
A private deemed university in Mangaluru whose constituent colleges admit foreign nationals directly, with strong programmes in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, engineering and management.
A women’s deemed university in Coimbatore where international students are admitted to all courses through the Office of International Affairs, with a student visa endorsed to the institute.
Columbia University in New York City is home to one of the most internationally diverse student bodies in the United States, and its admissions process is largely the same for everyone regardless of citizenship.
University College London is a large research university in central London offering more than 400 undergraduate and over 700 graduate courses, and it welcomes international applicants through the same application process as UK students.
