Do not forget to bring your passport. Although, in principle, EU citizens should be able to travel without a passport within the Schengen agreement, only using their national id, new EU regulations came into force in mid-October 2005. According to these regulations, flight passengers going from one country to another are required to show their passport at various check-points before entering the aircraft.

Please make sure that your passport is valid for the period of your time of study plus an additional five-six months. If your passport is new, make sure you have signed it. This may sound obvious, but important, so do not leave things until the last minute.

Students with dual citizenship are strongly advised to bring both valid passports.