In my niece's (relatively rural) US high school class several students decided to attend university in Europe with no family ties to the countries in question. It was pretty common in my generation to see, as you note, kids moving to Berlin etc after their studies, but this strikes me as relatively new. Anecdata that seems supported in some of the public numbers [0].

[0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2025/07/21/reco...

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rembal 12 hours ago | parent [-]

Many countries in Europe have free universities: avoiding a few hundred thousands in debt maybe be worth moving in the long run.

	▲	agentcoops 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, it's been a relatively rational decision for a while now, but one I personally hadn't really seen taken until recently. Again, all anecdata, but I am curious to track how much of a trend it really is.