๐ 66 country guides
How to apply โ country by country.
Every country runs admissions its own way. Some have one national system that takes every application and every deadline; in others you apply to each university separately. Each guide below names the system, gives the dates for the next intake with the official source for every one, says what changes for international applicants, and ends in a checklist you can tick off.
All 66 guides
28 of the 66 countries take applications through one central system; in the rest you apply to each institution. "Next date" is the next published date that hadn't passed when this page was last updated โ open the guide for the full calendar and who each date applies to.
Americas
| Country | How you apply | Next date |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina | Directly to each institution | 26 November 2026Pre-registration (pre-ingreso) online โ University of Buenos Aires ยท Anyone starting a UBA degree (through the CBC or UBA XXI) in the first semester of 2027 |
| ๐ง๐ด Bolivia | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ง๐ท Brazil | Sisu (Sistema de Seleรงรฃo Unificada), using ENEM scores | 15 November 2026ENEM 2026 exam days (8 and 15 November) ยท Candidates registered for ENEM 2026 (registration closed in June 2026) |
| ๐จ๐ฆ Canada | OUAC (Ontario Universities' Application Centre) โ Ontario only | 7 November 2026Recommended early application date (University of Toronto Scarborough) ยท Applicants to U of T Scarborough through OUAC โ applying early leaves time for the study permit |
| ๐จ๐ฑ Chile | Sistema de Acceso a la Educaciรณn Superior (DEMRE / acceso.mineduc.cl) | 2 December 2026PAES Regular entrance test ยท Candidates registered for the PAES Regular 2026 |
| ๐จ๐ด Colombia | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐จ๐ท Costa Rica | Directly to each institution | 16 November 2026Admission score (Nota de Admisiรณn) published (University of Costa Rica) ยท Candidates who sat the UCR aptitude test (PAA) in the 2026โ2027 process |
| ๐ฉ๐ด Dominican Republic | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ช๐จ Ecuador | Registro Nacional (registrounicoedusup.gob.ec) | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ต๐พ Paraguay | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ต๐ช Peru | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐บ๐ธ United States | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐บ๐พ Uruguay | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ป๐ช Venezuela | SNI (Sistema Nacional de Ingreso), OPSU | Dates not yet published |
Europe
| Country | How you apply | Next date |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฆ๐น Austria | Directly to each institution | 5 February 2027General closing date at public universities ยท Applicants to public universities; programmes with entrance exams and other institution types set their own, often much earlier |
| ๐ง๐ช Belgium | Directly to each institution | 17 May 2027Registration for the Flemish entrance exams in medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine ยท Anyone applying for these programmes in Flanders (taught in Dutch); exams on 2, 3 and 4 July 2027 |
| ๐ญ๐ท Croatia | Postani student (National Information System for Applications to Higher Education) | Dates not yet published |
| ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark | Optagelse.dk (Coordinated Admission) | 15 March 2027Application deadline, 12 noon ยท Applicants with a non-Danish upper-secondary exam (quota 2), and applicants to programmes with admission tests |
| ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland | Studyinfo.fi (Opintopolku) joint application | 21 January 2027Joint application for English-taught bachelor's and master's programmes ยท All applicants to programmes in the January joint application |
| ๐ซ๐ท France | Parcoursup | 15 December 2026Prior-admission request (DAP) for a first-year licence closes ยท Non-EU/EEA/Swiss applicants with a foreign school-leaving certificate, living abroad |
| ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | uni-assist, Hochschulstart or the university | 15 January 2027Hochschulstart application phase (deadline is final) ยท Medicine, dentistry and pharmacy applicants through Hochschulstart (Germans, EU/EEA citizens and others with a German school certificate) |
| ๐ฌ๐ท Greece | Ministry of Education โ foreign-nationals category (ฮฮปฮปฮฟฮดฮฑฯฮฟฮฏ-ฮฮปฮปฮฟฮณฮตฮฝฮตฮฏฯ) | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland | Directly to each institution | 1 February 2027University of Iceland undergraduate application deadline โ one university's example ยท International applicants (other than exchange students) to the University of Iceland |
| ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland | CAO (Central Applications Office) | 20 January 2027Discounted online application (โฌ35), 5pm ยท CAO applicants |
| ๐ฎ๐น Italy | Universitaly (pre-enrolment) | 31 October 2027Last day to apply for the study visa (bachelor's and master's) ยท International applicants who need a visa |
| ๐ฑ๐ป Latvia | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands | Studielink | 15 January 2027General deadline for numerus fixus (limited-place) programmes ยท Applicants to programmes with a selection procedure; check the institution's own deadline |
| ๐ณ๐ด Norway | Samordna opptak (NUCAS) | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ต๐ฑ Poland | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ต๐น Portugal | Each institution (International Student Statute) | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ท๐ด Romania | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ท๐บ Russia | Education in Russia (government quota) or each university | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ท๐ธ Serbia | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia | eVล application portal | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ช๐ธ Spain | Each university (with UNEDasiss accreditation) | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ธ๐ช Sweden | University Admissions in Sweden (universityadmissions.se) | 15 January 2027Application deadline, first admissions round (also last day to rank your choices) ยท International applicants (first round) |
| ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland | Directly to each institution | 15 February 2027Pre-registration for medicine (numerus clausus universities) ยท Swiss citizens and foreigners legally resident in Switzerland only |
| ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine | Study in Ukraine online application portal | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom | UCAS | 13 January 2027Equal-consideration deadline for most courses (18:00 UK time) ยท All applicants to most undergraduate courses |
Asia
| Country | How you apply | Next date |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฆ๐ฒ Armenia | fs.emis.am (admission system for foreign applicants) | Dates not yet published |
| ๐จ๐ณ China | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong | Directly to each institution | 25 November 2026First-round application deadline (noon HKT) ยท University of Hong Kong โ applicants with international qualifications |
| ๐ฎ๐ณ India | Study in India (SII) | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ฏ๐ต Japan | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ฐ๐ฟ Kazakhstan | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ฒ๐พ Malaysia | Directly to each institution | 30 January 2027Application deadline ยท Universiti Malaya โ international undergraduate applicants |
| ๐ด๐ฒ Oman | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | Directly to each institution | 20 January 2027Application deadline (earlier group) ยท NTU applicants with qualifications in its earlier group โ e.g. Australian, Canadian, Indonesian, Malaysian UEC, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean CSAT, Taiwan GSAT, and any qualification NTU doesn't list |
| ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri Lanka | University Grants Commission โ admission of students with foreign qualifications | Dates not yet published |
| ๐น๐ผ Taiwan | Directly to each institution | 5 November 2026First-round application deadline (4 pm Taiwan time) ยท National Taiwan University โ international applicants, first round |
| ๐น๐ญ Thailand | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐น๐ท Turkey | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ฆ๐ช United Arab Emirates | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
Africa
| Country | How you apply | Next date |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ฐ๐ช Kenya | KUCCPS (Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service) | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco | AMCI (Agence Marocaine de Coopรฉration Internationale) | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria | JAMB (Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board) โ UTME and Direct Entry | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ท๐ผ Rwanda | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
| ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
Oceania
| Country | How you apply | Next date |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ฆ๐บ Australia | Directly to each institution | 10 December 2026UAC: apply by this date for the 23 December offer round ยท International applicants eligible for UAC (finishing Australian Year 12, the IB Diploma or NCEA Level 3), NSW/ACT institutions |
| ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand | Directly to each institution | Dates not yet published |
Where these dates come from
Each guide is written by hand from official sources โ the national application system, the education ministry or the national study portal โ and every date links to the page it was read from. Deadlines move every year, so each guide carries the date we checked it (most recently 20 October 2026), and you should always confirm a date on the official page before you rely on it. Universities can set earlier dates of their own for particular programmes.
The calendar files (.ics) work with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and Outlook. They are plain files generated from the same dates; downloading one sends nothing to us.