Germany will win for foreign students. In terms of the number of foreign visitors, it has left all the other English-speaking countries behind. There are reasons for this.
Germany is in demand as a location of science and education. In the meantime, the Federal Republic of draws among all the non-English-speaking countries, the majority of students. According to the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia were enrolled in Germany in the year 2016, the majority of foreign students. Thus, Germany has left even the leading France behind.
This is from the documentary “the science of the world to 2019” that presented by the German academic exchange service (DAAD) and the German centre for higher education and scientific research (DZHW).
Therefore, have Anm in the year 2016 nearly 252.000 so-called educational foreigners (foreign students who have not finished high school in Germany. d. Red.) at German universities are registered. About 16,000 more than a year earlier. The Trend continued in the following years. So the semester 2017/2018 were enrolled in the winter in Germany, capable of storing 282,000 international students.
Reasons for the attractiveness
For the popularity of Germany among international students, there are several reasons, says Julia Hillmann, speaker of the DAAD. The good reputation of German universities attract many prospective customers, so hill man. This applies in particular for the engineering Sciences. These would offer in addition to good career prospects.
“An important factor is also that in the last years, the number of English-language Master programmes has increased. In the public universities, there are currently over 800 of these programmes, in public colleges, nearly 250.” Thus, an important hurdle: omit the language. Students should learn not only English, but could start directly with the study.
At the Europe-University Viadrina (Frankfurt / Oder) are students enrolled from 76 Nations
Another reason to be added, says hill man: Many international students would enrol on a private universities and their number has increased steadily in recent years: “there are in proportion to their number, a relatively high percentage of English-language Master programmes.”
It’s called a advantage of the study site in Germany: most German länder do not charge tuition fees. “This is of course in comparison with other countries, which are also popular destination countries, but very high tuition fees, a decisive factor for many”, says Julia hill man in an interview with DW.
Chinese, Indians, Austrians
Particularly attractive Germany is for Chinese students. In 2018, they formed with 37,000 at German universities enrolled men and women, the largest group, followed by those from India, 17.300, and Austria, with 11,000 students. It is followed by Russia with just under 11,000, and Italy with nearly 9000 Registered. You, the Syrians with a 8600 registered students to follow.
The majority of students see their expectations fulfilled: More than 80 percent said that they would recommend to their friends and Acquaintances in their home country of Germany, as a place of study.
Germany internationally more attractive, stressed the Federal Minister of research Anja Karliczek (CDU) on the occasion of the presentation of the report: “we can be proud of, and this should spur us on to be even better.” Also, the number of foreign scientists at German universities has risen sharply. According to information provided by the DZHW has doubled in the past ten years, almost.
Efforts to further appeal
The Federal government takes the success of the occasion, to strive even more strongly than before to the students. Currently, the Federal government and the Länder tried to optinmieren the study conditions, says Julia hill man. Thus, attempts in the research in higher education, the needs and problems of the foreign students to understand better. The Problem of student dropout in the case of foreign students: “with 45 percent of the bachelor’s degree is still very high, especially in comparison with the German students. The proportion is only 28 percent.”
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On the basis of the previous findings could suggest that the student might struggle with language problems, but also a different culture of teaching and learning to be. Also, financial difficulties prevented many students at a conclusion.
Yet there was on this subject of comparatively few studies. Now, however, the Federal Ministry for research and education (BMFB) in cooperation with the DAAD, a study in order. The goal is a personalised Advisory and learning is to develop a platform that help foreign students to your time at a German University will be prepared. The DAAD is working on such Offered for international students.