Student case study · Cyprus
Asmita, from Chitwan to Nicosia
MBA, February 2025 intake
An MBA in the EU for under Rs 25 lakh. She chose Cyprus for the cost, and a recognised university for the degree's future.
- After bachelor's
- Budget
- EU degree
- Starting point
- BBS, 61%
- English
- IELTS Academic 6.0
- Study gap
- 2 years after her bachelor's, bank teller
- Paid for by
- Her own savings and her parents' savings
- First call to visa
- 98 days
Where Asmita started
Asmita had worked as a bank teller in Chitwan for 2 years and wanted an MBA. Australian and UK MBAs were far outside her budget of about Rs 25 lakh.
What we found
A one-year MBA at a recognised private university in Nicosia fitted her budget, and it's an EU-recognised degree she could build on later. We checked the university's recognition before anything else.
We were clear about the limits: no general post-study work permit, and limited work during study. She was planning to come back to banking in Nepal with an international degree, so those limits mattered less to her.
Step by step, with dates
16 Sep 2024
First counselling. Recognition and post-study limits explained.
5 Oct 2024
IELTS: 6.0.
10 Oct 2024
Application with bank experience letters.
22 Oct 2024
Offer for February 2025.
6 Nov 2024
NOC; deposit paid; entry permit documents submitted.
23 Dec 2024
Entry permit issued, 98 days after the first call.
28 Jan 2025
Flies to Larnaca for Nicosia.
The result
Asmita finished her MBA in January 2026 and returned to Nepal, where she now works in a commercial bank's international trade team.
In Asmita's words
I didn't need a famous name. I needed a recognised degree I could afford, and someone to tell me the limits up front.
If your profile looks like this
- 1
Check that the university is recognised in the Republic of Cyprus before you apply. See Cyprus essentials.
- 2
If you plan to come home after study, Cyprus's post-study limits matter less.
- 3
See business and MBA abroad to compare countries.