Number of students without Abitur has more than doubled in ten years
The number of students without a formal higher education entrance qualification has reached an all-time high in Germany: more than 70,000 people…
The number of students without a formal higher education entrance qualification has reached an all-time high in Germany: more than 70,000 people…
Prospective students can currently choose from more than 21,000 study programmes at over 400 higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany. The names…
The three-party “traffic light” coalition has already taken the first steps in reforming the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG), with more to…
The number of people studying part-time in Germany has risen to an all-time high of around 231,000. Germany’s federal states with the…
Many school-leavers will shortly be receiving their Abitur certificates. They will then be free to choose from the majority of study programmes…
In some federal states of Germany, dual students can choose between studying at a university or a vocational academy (Berufsakademie). These two…
It is still the case that the typical head of a state-run higher education institution (HEI) in Germany is male, in their…
Many more people are eligible to study at a German higher education institution (HEI) than official statistics suggest. This is the conclusion…
According to the Federal Statistical Office, around 223,000 people in Germany were officially studying part-time in winter semester 2019/20. This equates to…
Every year in Germany, around 900,000 people start out at university. The majority of degree programmes are open to all first-year students,…
Those wishing to continue their education at a higher education institution (HEI) in Germany now have a wealth of different formats to…