How to Find English-Taught Bachelor's and Master's Programmes Across Europe (Search Tools by Country)

Why use the official country finders

Europe has thousands of degrees taught fully in English, but they are scattered across dozens of national systems, and no single site lists all of them accurately. The most reliable way to find them is to use each country's own official programme database, because those pull directly from recognised institutions and let you filter by language of instruction.

This guide is about the search method, not a ranking of courses. Aggregator and agent websites can be out of date or incomplete; the official finders below are the ones to trust for what actually exists and is taught in English. Always confirm the specific programme's language, entry requirements and fees on the university's own page before applying.

Germany — DAAD International Programmes

For Germany, the main tool is the DAAD 'International Programmes in Germany' database. It lists internationally oriented bachelor's, master's, PhD, preparatory, language and short courses, and lets you filter by the language of instruction — including English-only.

Use the language filter to restrict results to English, then narrow by subject, degree level, location, tuition and start date. Each result links back to the institution, where you confirm the real entry requirements. DAAD also maintains a separate database on admission requirements to check how your qualification is assessed.

• Tool: DAAD International Programmes in Germany (daad.de)
• Filter by language = English only, plus subject, level, city, tuition, start date
• Cross-check entry rules on DAAD's admission-requirements database and the university page
• Germany's broad English-taught master's offer is why it is a common first stop

France and the Netherlands

France's official route is Campus France, which publishes a dedicated 'Programs Taught in English' catalogue listing well over a thousand programmes taught wholly or partly in English, alongside its general bachelor's and master's catalogues and specialised tools like CampusArt for art and architecture.

The Netherlands has one of Europe's largest English-taught offers. The official Studyfinder on the Study in NL site (studyinnl.org) gives an overview of English-taught programmes, and you apply centrally through Studielink. Between them, these two countries cover a huge share of Europe's English-taught degrees.

• France: Campus France 'Programs Taught in English' catalogue + main bachelor's/master's catalogues
• France (art/architecture): CampusArt; (research/PhD): the Campus France research portal
• Netherlands: Studyfinder on studyinnl.org, then apply via Studielink
• Confirm each programme's exact language mix — some are only 'partly' in English

Italy, Spain and other national portals

Italy's official student portal Universitaly lists programmes and handles pre-enrolment for international students; use it to find English-taught courses and to understand the embassy pre-enrolment step. For Spain and other countries, start from the national 'study in…' portal and the individual university catalogues.

Many countries run an official 'study in [country]' website (for example the national portals for Poland, Hungary, Austria, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland). These typically host or link to a course finder with a language-of-instruction filter. When a country lacks a strong central finder, go straight to each target university's English course catalogue.

• Italy: Universitaly (course search + pre-enrolment for international students)
• Nordics: national 'study in' portals (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland) each with course finders
• Central/Eastern & Southern Europe: study.gov.pl, studyinhungary.hu, studyinaustria.at, and similar national portals
• No central finder? Use each university's own English-taught programme catalogue

A step-by-step search workflow

A repeatable method beats browsing at random. Decide your degree level and one or two subject areas, pick three or four target countries, then run each country's official finder with the English-language filter on and your subject selected.

Build a shortlist in a spreadsheet, and for every promising programme open the university page to verify four things: that the language really is English, the entry requirements, the tuition and the application deadline. Only then decide where to apply.

• 1. Fix your level (bachelor/master) and 1-2 subjects
• 2. Choose target countries and open each official finder
• 3. Filter by language = English + your subject; shortlist results
• 4. Verify language, entry rules, tuition and deadline on each university's own page

Common pitfalls to avoid

Two traps catch students most often. First, a course listed under an 'English' filter may be only partly in English or may switch to the local language after the first year — always read the language details on the programme page. Second, tuition and free-tuition rules differ sharply by country and have changed recently, so never assume a neighbouring country's rules apply.

Finally, English-taught does not always mean no local language is needed for daily life, internships or later work. Factor that in when comparing countries, and treat every fee, deadline and rule as something to verify on the official source before you commit.