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by Blaž Rošer

Quick: imagine a life without electricity. You can’t even begin imagining it, right? And I mean that
literally: you can’t start imagining, because you can’t read this article, because you don’t have a
computer or a smartphone.

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you want Engineering,
to study? there’s no discussion there, so the real problem
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is where should you go study it?

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Well, if you stop to consider these 10 reasons, you will see that the answer is quite obvious, and it’s
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1. It's easy to get your rst job

Electrical Engineering students nd their rst job fairly easily, because most employers search for
fresh minds with good training. They are glad to get young people they can mould to their own
speci c needs and turn them into experts. This is also the reason why electrical engineers are the
most valued on the job market.

2. You can work in another country

Working as an electrical engineer creates lots of opportunities in other countries. The laws of math,
electricity, and physics are universal, and your gained knowledge doesn't limit you to only the country
you studied in. 

There are a lot of international companies that need electrical engineers, and they are willing to
employ people from other countries. Also, most of them operate on an international level, that o ers
you additional options for travelling while working. Besides, you are usually getting paid well for it!

Here are some top countries o ering Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering:

The United States;

The United Kingdom;
Germany;
France;
Australia;
Spain.

3. Electricity won’t be your only focus

Although it is in the title, being an electrical engineer doesn’t mean you will work your whole life
plugging and unplugging electronics.

Electrical Engineering has the immense advantage of covering tens of specialisations, making the
eld very exible and o ering you a great chance of simply throwing a dart at a list and trying on
areas like a nervous person tries clothes before a date: many, in a short period of time.

Some specialisations you could nd interesting are:

Radio-Frequency Engineering;
Signal Processing;
Microelectronics;
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Control Systems;

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Power Engineering;
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4. Top-ranked Engineering schools

The best schools in the world provide top-quality Electrical Engineering programmes. You'll learn the
secrets of the trade from the best international professors, in classes equipped with top-notch
technology.

These are a few programmes provided by universities ranked in top 500 Times Higher Education
Rankings:

Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden;

Brunel University London, in UK;
Koc University, in Turkey;
University of Birmingham, UK;
University of Leeds, in the U.K.;
University of Colorado Denver, in the U.S.;
University of Twente (UT), in the Netherlands

5. The adrenaline rush as a graduate of Electrical Engineering

Maybe adrenaline isn't the rst thing that pops into your mind when you think about Electrical
Engineering, but trust me: there will be a lot of adrenaline rush moments if you get in this eld.

Occasional jolts of electrical charge that hit you when you aren't paying attention and accidently
touch the leads of charged capacitors, or when you connect 2 wires that you shouldn't, or an
electrical component more or less explodes in front of your eyes, because you connected it to the
testing board in the wrong way...

Those events make you jump out of your chair and de nitely raise your adrenaline level! And, on the
plus side, you’ll most likely never do the same mistake again.

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6. Plenty of a ordable study options

Electrical Engineering Master's degrees are some of the most popular in the world, after MBAs, and
many can have steep tuition fees.

However, not all Electrical Engineering Masters are expensive!

You just have to know where to look and nd the perfect location in terms of price and quality. More
a ordable doesn't mean you'll get an inferior learning experience, but you can nd low-tuition
Electrical Engineering Master's degrees in countries
like: Finland, Austria, Denmark, Belgium or Sweden, among many others.

7. You will develop great DIY techniques

DIY or "Do It Yourself" is one of the more exciting reasons to get into Electrical Engineering. When
you know how stu works, what usually malfunctions and what are the basic rules of Electrical
Engineering, you can make your own stu , instead of searching for it and buying it.

And it’s not just everyday xes, like changing a light bulb or a faulty fuse: you will also be able to cope
with more complex problems within your household and those of your friends and family. And that
doesn't only save you money, but also works great as a pick-up line...

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8. You will join an awesome elite
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Maybe you heard of some random folks named Alexander Graham Bell, Michael Faraday, Heinrich
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Rudolf Hertz, Nikola Tesla, Alessandro Volta, and Robert Watson-Watt. All of them majored in 
Electrical Engineering and all of them left a huge legacy behind, in their eld.

There are also famous people who changed careers mid-life, but the in uence of Electrical
Engineering remained and kept them at a steady, upward climb. Personalities like Steve Wozniak,
long-time business partner of a fellow named Steve Jobs, Mike Bloomberg, former Mayor of New
York City, and, last, but not least, Rowan Atkinson, aka the amazing Mr. Bean; all of them were helped
by the intuition they developed as electrical engineers and managed to occupy a high position in the
eld they transitioned into.

9. It will never be boring, as new gadgets get out all the time
Electrical and electronic components are modi ed, invented and reinvented every day, so you will
never be bored! You won’t be using the same processor component for more than 10 years.

New and exciting stu is available all the time and you will have lots of fun testing and assembling it.

10. Only a few simple rules to follow to apply right now to a degree abroad 
Things work better when plugged in.
If smoke comes out, you did something wrong.
If things don't work, read the manual.

So, get admitted to the Electrical Engineering degree of your dreams by meeting English language
requirements of your preferred university.

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If you are ready to apply to a Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Studyportals can help you. You can
apply directly through our portal to universities that o er Electrical Engineering degrees. Here are a
few Masters you can apply to right now:

M.Eng. in Electrical, Electronic and Energy Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University

M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Bahcesehir University
Master in Electronic and Computer Engineering at Gri th University
Master in Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems at Dublin Institute of Technology

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