One of the world’s most popular non-Anglophone study destinations, Germany is an increasingly popular choice for international students. In 2017, Germany met, and exceeded, its target of hosting 350,000 international students by 2020 three years early, with 358,900 foreign students enrolled.
The country’s high quality of living comes with relatively low living costs (especially in the context of other similarly developed nations), while its resilient economy offers promising employment prospects, both during studies and post-graduation.
Germany’s growing popularity is easy to understand. The German higher education system is gaining an increasingly strong profile around the world, highly respected for its consistently high standards and success in combining research and practical application across a broad range of disciplines.
Finally, while tuition fees are increasing in many other parts of the world, the majority of Germany’s public universities continue to offer most courses free of charge, for both domestic and international students.
Got your sights set on studying abroad in Germany? Read on for an overview of the German higher education system, answers to common questions, and practical information about applications, visas, costs and funding.
Germany’s public universities continue to offer the vast majority of courses free of charge, for both domestic and international students.