It’s a bit tricky, because at your level it’s a small world, and news of you applying elsewhere will propagate and may further complicate affairs at the home un

It’s a bit tricky, because at your level it’s a small world, and news of you applying elsewhere will propagate and may further complicate affairs at the home university! Beginning with working in a startup might be an option. After a year or two industry experience, you can apply to bigger companies. Unfortunately, I have seen a lot of EU universities like that, sometimes worse. Politics, politics, politics … literary killing each other for status, power and positions. Many of them couldn’t solve their own homework problems. Curious, which country?