Studying in Germany

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General information on studying in Germany

In Germany a variety of international degree courses offer you the possibility to study in English. Did you ever consider Germany as a place where you could study? If not, these facts should give you ...

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DAAD - Scholarships

The DAAD is the major organisation in Germany responsible for the management of the country’s government-sponsored programmes for the support of higher education cooperation and exchange with all othe...

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Studying in Germany - Jonelle Jones shares her experience as an Erasmus Mundus scholar

Jonelle Jones studied in Germany as a recipient of an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. Find out what she experienced during her stay in Germany!

Anika Gellineau in Berlin

My study experience in Germany - Trinidadian Anika Gellineau reports

"I received a scholarship from the DAAD to read for my Masters of Science at the Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus, Brandenburg, 125 km southeast of Berlin. There I was enrolled in the i...

Stipendiat Zhu Jun, Prof. Jürgen Krause, Uni Göttingen 2010

Scholarship programmes: opportunities for the best minds

The Federal Foreign Office funds a variety of scholarship programmes, which are important for the implementation of its research and academic relations policy. The programmes enable the top international specialists of tomorrow to undertake periods of study or research in Germany. At the same time, they lay the foundation for research partnerships with the world’s best minds. Jun Zhu, a lawyer from China and doctoral student in Göttingen, is one of them. Like many highly qualified young graduates from abroad, he receives financial support from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Facts about the German higher education system

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Some 1.98 million students are currently studying at German institutions of higher education. Almost half of the them (48%) are women. A total of 376 higher education institutions offer study programm...

Germany is an attractive place to study

Studenten während einer Statistik-Vorlesung im Hörsaal an der Universität Leipzig

The Initiative for Excellence, greater autonomy for institutions of higher education, the introduction of new subjects, more bachelors and masters degree courses and larger numbers of students from ab...