Going to universities and colleges

Q: The argument put forward for Muslim women attending western universities, particularly to study medicine, pharmacy etc. is as follows:

1. Female medical issues can only be dealt with by other females. If Muslim women are not present in these fields, then Muslim female patients will have to interact with men.

2. If a Muslim is steadfast in Deen/modesty, then there shouldn't be a problem of women and men obtaining secular education. What is the Shar'i response and evidences to such fallacious arguments, if indeed they are fallacious?

Q: If I am going to college, can I share an apartment with my friends (all girls and bestfriends) away from family?

Q: I am a 23 years old girl studying in a medical university. I wanted to ask that can I continue my studies in the medical university? Is it allowed
in Islam to get education? The university is co-education but I don't talk to any male. I go to university in proper parda so can I continue it? I have heard that a female cannot go out of home without a mahram. As I don't have a brother, or a husband nor can my father go with me so in such a case is it permitted in Islam to go?

Q: Is it permissible for a female to study away from her home town if she has a mahram take her back and forth?

Q: My sister has joined the muslim students association at natal university. They are having a national camp in Johannesburg were they will be staying for 2 nights. Boys and girls are attending. She says she will be learning about Islam etc. so it will be a good thing and she has to go for it. What can I tell her?

Q: Sending Baaligh Muslim girls to other schools for quizzes, science fairs, debates etc. with the school bus accompanied by female staff members.