Some German universities have Max Planck or Fraunhofer Institutes attached to them. They do interesting and cutting-edge work, and take local students for assis

Some German universities have Max Planck or Fraunhofer Institutes attached to them. They do interesting and cutting-edge work, and take local students for assistant work, etc., which is great to do something "real" during your studies. Denmark (Aarhus and Copenhagen) seem to have pretty good CS programs as well. I don't know though how feasible these programs are if you only speak English. Some degree programs are being offered in English these days, so it may be worth an inquiry.