Germany
Served Countries
It is the go to study destination for those who aspire to be an automobile engineer. The World's biggest automobile manufacturers like Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, and Porsche, all started out of Germany. Since October 2014, all state and government universities have stopped charging national and international students tuition fees for undergraduate programs. However, the other expenses such as food, transportation and accommodation have to be incurred by the students. German Universities are internationally recognized for their quality of education and varied number of courses.
The Federal Government endorses partnership programs with a list of international universities. Independent cultural organizations of Germany encourage students by awarding them with scholarships, funds, reimbursement of travel costs among many other types of financial help. Many universities require students to possess basic knowledge of German language for enrolment. It has a national regulatory and quality agency for higher education - the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA).
Germany has state-run universities and colleges, private universities and cooperative universities as well as other schools offering a wide range of courses through full-time and part-time participation. To obtain a Bachelor's degree you must have 12+01 year of education. The duration of your course may be a minimum of 3 years. A one or two year study program equals 120 ECTS points. A student must have a bachelor's degree to apply for a master's program. A master's degree is equivalent to a German 'Diploma' or 'Magister' degree. You can apply for a Ph.D. after completing your master's program. German universities majorly focus on research which is another factor that adds to their reputation. The students are provided with money for the research projects enabling them to do their own projects and learn through real-life situations.
- Humbolt Institute
- Ruprecht-Karls-Universitaet Heidelberg
- Technische University Munchen
- KIT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- RWTH Aachen University
- University Hamburg
- Freie University Berlin
- Passport Copy
- 2 photographs
- Letter of Admission
- Transcript of academic record
- Bank Statement
- Declaration of authenticity of documents submitted
The education system in Germany mainly divides into two parts; paid and fee education. Almost all the universities offering masters Program have free education set up for international students. Some universities offering paid education have fees range from 15000 to 25000 Euros per year. The students applying for Undergraduate program are required to enrol in preparatory year admission leading to admission in Graduation in the second year. German universities also offer free doctoral studies for 3 years.
The student can apply for an 18-month residence permit from local foreign nationals registration office to look for a job as per relevant qualification. During these 18 months, student may take up any kind of employment to support him / her and fund job search.