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asoftskeleton in deutsche_kultur

University in Germany

Sep 13, 2007 22:39

This post kind of follows the one previous. I will be moving to Germany and I have no idea where to even begin searching for schools. The internet is so vast that it's difficult to find good information ( Read more... )

illum_inated, universities, exchange programs, questions, school system, education

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miss_herbstmond September 14 2007, 04:45:23 UTC

Here is one: (http://www.uni-liste.de/universitaet/)
but you should be able to read German, since the website is in German (and you cant switch languages :/ )

asoftskeleton September 14 2007, 04:56:43 UTC

Ahh. I'm still a beginner but thanks anyway.

psychicherz September 14 2007, 05:26:23 UTC

I found the best site ever a while back. It's in English, and you can sort by degree type, major, language of instruction, etc.

http://www.daad.de/deutschland/index.en.html

I don't know how strong your German skills are, but there are a ton of degrees taught partly or entirely in English, especially in the sciences.

asoftskeleton September 14 2007, 05:32:50 UTC

This helps so much! Thank you!

nesaia September 14 2007, 09:04:07 UTC

There's also the Goethe institutes, institutes in several countries to "spread" German culture. They've fairly useful information on their sites and there are several institutes in the US. In case you can't go there in person I am pretty sure that you can contact them via email for further information on Germany and studying here. They also offer certified language courses, though I heard that they are rather expensive.

http://www.goethe.de/enindex.htm
The web portal for the US: http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/lp/enindex.htm
About studying and universities: http://www.goethe.de/wis/stu/enindex.htm

nesaia September 14 2007, 09:12:26 UTC

If you attend university in Germany, where do you go and approximately how much does it cost you?

They introduced tuition fees lately in Germany. Most universities have started demanding them from their students, some still haven't but those are in the minority. The tuition fee is generally 500 € per semester plus about 150 € for administration purposes and your ticket for local traffic. Some courses of study are a bit less expensive, why I don't know.
We have two semesters each year. At universities the winter semester is from October untill March, the summer semester from April until September. So you'd have to pay about 1300 € per year if you study here. Whether the fees are as high for exchange or guest students I don't know.

liquetes September 14 2007, 11:07:08 UTC

Do you have to be a German citizen? :/ or at least a member of the EU? to attend university as a local student? . Though I'm guessing there are plenty of international degree options ...

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akiko September 14 2007, 13:07:57 UTC

Foreign students didn't have higher fees when I went 10 years ago, but things could have changed. Fees have increased, for one... I paid DM180/semester (that's, what, 90 E?) plus housing.

Of course, compared to the cost of tuition at an American university, that's still dirt cheap. My undergraduate institution cost USD20,000 per year (incl. housing & food; 12,000 just for tuition) 10 years ago. A "tier 1" school like Duke will cost 45,000+ per year, including housing. Even state schools are fairly expensive, though closer to 20,000/yr.

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Language certificates waveringgirl September 14 2007, 11:04:19 UTC

If you want to study at a German university you usually have to take a language test before you can be admitted (exceptions may apply for degrees taught in English ( ... )