說德語的人在藝術和科學方面都已經成為了世界上最偉大創造中不可分割的一部分，因此不管是在德國，還是在德國之外的地方，幾乎每個學科都有一個很長并且也很出色的成功故事。還有一個事實能夠進一步加強這個觀點，那就是從2014年開始，德國取消了所有的學費，不管是對德國本國學生還是國際留學生都一視同仁。德國大學為每一位學生提供免費的并且國際認可的學位。德國是什么，德國就是你理想的留學目的地。
對于許多來自世界其他地方的學生不明白為什么其他國家不能像德國這樣，這一點也不會感到奇怪了。但是，免除學費只是在德國留學的諸多好處的其中之一。
1、頂尖的高等教育工作人員和基礎設施
德國的高等教育由三種不同類型的機構組成：
-大學
-應用科技大學
-技術、藝術、電影和音樂學院
德國大多數的公立大學的歷史可以追溯到中世紀，有一個在各種學科中禁止定性教育和顯赫人名的重要傳統。其他大學也在第二次世界大戰后或最近不久成立，包括大部分的德國私立大學。
德國的大學憑借其卓越的基礎設施和課程而聞名。最好的設施提供當代最先進的技術，以及多元化的專業人員，這樣對課程的啟發性很有幫助，能夠確保培養出未來一代有前途的專家，不管哪個學科都是如此。創新、國際合作以及以實踐為導向的學習被認為是成為世界一流教育的革命道路。
2、國際認可的學位
所有的德國大學現在都進行了波羅尼亞改革，這是為了確保所有的學生能夠獲得統一的并且國際承認的學位，例如學士學位、碩士學位或博士學位。
-文學士/理學士，相當于為期6個學期的學習
-文科碩士/理科碩士，相當于為期2-4個學期的學習，具體時間長度取決于你的課程
-博士學位，相當于為期4-6個學期的學習，具體時間長度取決于你的課程
這些課程時間長度適用于大多數的學術專業，除了醫學、法律和藥學等專業。在這些專業中，學生仍然受傳統的教育方式，在學習結束會有全國統一的考試，并且課程比普通學士學位課程要多幾個學期。
3、德國的公立大學不收取學費
德國高等教育的經費主要由國家資助，因此就像字面上體現的意思那樣，德國大學對德國本國學生和國際留學生都是一視同仁的，均不收取學費。德國高等教育系統由大約400所大學組成，分為公立免學費的大學，在整個德國有超過240萬名學生在這種類型的大學就讀，此外還有少量的的私立大學，注冊學生人數少于德國總學生人數的5%。
在過去的十年里，德國在政治上一直努力斗爭在全國范圍內免除學費，但是德國作為分散的聯邦制國家，很難使所有的16個州同意。在2014年10月，德國所有的州達成了共識，德國所有的公立大學為其所有接受高等教育的學生提供免費的學費政策，不論學生的國籍是哪里。
4、絕佳的工作機會
拋開德國免收學費的政策，其實在德國留學并不是完全的免費，因為你仍然需要自己負擔生活費用。所以，許多國際學生都想要找一份工作，能夠在德國留學期間養活自己。對于在德國留學的歐盟學生來說，找一份工作很容易，并且沒有任何限制。但是對于想要在德國留學期間工作的非歐盟國家的學生來說，他們必須申請工作許可證，而且他們的工作時間不得多于每年190個全天或者240個半天。
來自歐盟、歐洲經濟區或瑞士以外國家的學生，不允許進行自由職業或個體經營。但是，這很少成為問題，因為德國是非常發達的國家，德國的經濟足以支持每天數千個新工作崗位，能夠為大多數的國際學生提供找到一份體面工作的機會。
值得一提的是，以實踐為導向的德國大學與很多大公司有協議，能夠為學生提供實習機會。這些工作可能并不是都能得到報酬的，但是在你獲得學位之后，可能會提供給你一份未來的好工作。
5、學習英語授課的課程
在德國留學不僅僅是為了免收學費的政策，如果你的德語語言能力不是很好的話，你還可以參加英語授課的課程。英語是一種國際的并且被廣泛使用的語言，在世界各地的大多數學校中，英語都是被當做第二語言教學。當你剛剛開始在一個新的國家的留學生活時，新的大學和新的語言會比你想象的更難適應，因此你可能會想要讓自己更快更容易適應，那么你可以先參加英語授課的國際課程，之后再轉換到德語授課的課程。
6、探索德國生活各個方面的機會
在德國的學生生活靠你的腎上腺素(這能夠讓你心跳加速、精力充沛、行動迅速)和好奇心。德國人很友好，同時也會給你隱私，相互尊重和遵守秩序就是日常生活和工作的一部分。德國多樣的文化值得你去探索這個國家的每一寸，這能讓你感覺到你是在這個整體中的一部分，而不是一個完全的陌生人。
戶外活動在德國很流行，包括各種運動、徒步旅行、騎自行車、滑雪和更多其他的活動，所以如果你認為自己是運動型的，那么這就非常適合你了。大多數的國際留學生都會選擇住在大城市，他們會發現很多的活動都可以用來消耗他們的課余時間，逛酒吧、夜總會、劇院和電影院都是德國學生生活的一部分。德國大多數城市都有藝術家的氣息，有生動的地下音樂，到處都是時髦的時裝、書籍，以及極具啟發性和有趣的想法。
如果你厭倦了瘋狂，你會發現德國人更多的時候是比較私人的，他們喜歡關起門來的小型聚會，在更親密氛圍中享受他們的食物和飲料。一旦你有機會進入到當地人的朋友圈，你將會了解到德國真正的生活。
德國人都想盡辦法做到綠色環保。公園和綠地是每個社區的一部分，是保持你冷靜頭腦的空間。你可以看看德國超現實的風景，偉大的建筑，以及厚重的歷史。
在德國的生活的另一個真正優勢在于非常棒的公共交通，德國的公共交通是真正的高效、安全、快捷。在德國留學的額外福利就是，你在支付學校注冊和管理稅之后，會獲得一張免費的交通卡，而你用這張卡搭乘德國公共交通所需的費用更是你想不到的低。
7、完成學業后留在德國
最后，當你在德國完成學業后，你會在畢業后有機會繼續留在這里找工作。法律允許國際畢業生再多待18個月的時間，用來找工作，如果你想要的話，你最終可能會在德國待上更長的時間。
8、德國每個州的留學情況介紹
巴登-符騰堡州
巴登-符騰堡州是德國人口和面積方面都是第三大的州，擁有1100萬人口。巴登-符騰堡州除了蓬勃發展的汽車、工程和冶金行業，巴登-符騰堡州還是著名的童話森林和歷史文化名鎮。巴登-符騰堡州擁有兩所德國理工大學聯盟成員大學，分別為斯圖加特工業大學和卡爾斯魯厄理工學院，此外還有德國排名最高的大學，即海德堡大學。
斯圖加特是巴登-符騰堡州的首府城市，以及最大的城市。
巴伐利亞州
巴伐利亞州是德國面積最大的州，也是人口第二的州，巴伐利亞州擁有1250萬人口。巴伐利亞州有各種不同行業，包括技術、工程、啤酒和旅游(有人想試試阿爾卑斯山民的皮短褲嗎)，巴伐利亞州內的兩所頂尖大學是慕尼黑大學和慕尼黑工業大學，這兩所大學都獲得了來自政府卓越計劃的資金資助，并且慕尼黑工業大學還是德國理工大學聯盟的成員。
兩所巴伐利亞州的頂尖大學都位于慕尼黑，慕尼黑是巴伐利亞州最大的城市和首府城市。
北萊茵西伐利亞州
北萊茵西伐利亞州是德國人口最多的州，位于德國西部，擁有大約1750萬人口，約占德國全國人口的22%。北萊茵西伐利亞州是德國非常適合留學的地區之一，北萊茵西伐利亞州擁有數量最多的德國頂尖大學，總共有9所。北萊茵西伐利亞州還有杜塞爾多夫市(北萊茵西伐利亞州的首府城市)和科隆市(北萊茵西伐利亞州最大的城市)。
亞琛工業大學是北萊茵西伐利亞州排名最高的大學，位列世界第147位。亞琛工業大學是北萊茵西伐利亞州唯一的一所德國理工大學聯盟成員(TU9)，也是北萊茵西伐利亞州內兩所獲得政府卓越計劃資金的大學之一，另一所是科隆大學。
黑森州
黑森州人口密集，擁有600萬人口，德國黑森州分裂為兩個大城市，分別是威斯巴登，也是黑森州的首府城市，還有法蘭克福，是歐洲大陸最大的金融中心。黑森州排名最高的大學在法蘭克福，即法蘭克福大學，位列世界第217位。達姆施塔特工業大學是黑森州唯一一所德國理工大學聯盟成員。
下薩克森州
下薩克森州是德國最后一個免除學費的州，擁有約800萬人，汽車和能源是下薩克森州的重要支柱產業。此外，下薩克森州還有歷史童話名城哈梅林和哥廷根，下薩克森州的首府城市為漢諾威。下薩克森州的三所國際排名的大學中有兩所是德國理工大學聯盟成員，分別是布倫瑞克工業大學和漢諾威大學，另外一所是哥廷根大學，這是下薩克森州排名最高的大學。
柏林州
柏林既是一座城市也是一個州，柏林是一個文化多元化和國際化的留學城市，也是德國議會和政府的所在地，并且柏林的文化和歷史使得其成為廣受歡迎的旅游目的地。柏林擁有三所德國頂尖的大學，比任何其他城市都多。其中，柏林工業大學是德國理工大學聯盟成員。
薩克森州
薩克森州是歐洲最大的微電子產業基地，被稱為薩克森硅谷，此外薩克森州還有豐富的文化、建筑和自然環境，薩克森州的人口只有400萬。德勒斯登是薩克森州的首府城市，這也是薩克森州唯一一所德國理工大學聯盟成員，德累斯頓工業大學的所在地。
除了以上之外，德國還有其他七個州擁有至少一所頂尖的德國大學，包括既是城市也是州的漢堡和不萊梅，這兩個州也是德國最小的兩個州。漢堡是一個世界性的海港，不萊梅是一個歷史文化名稱，擁有強大的工業和工程技術。
其余五個擁有國際排名大學的州分別是石勒蘇益格-荷爾斯泰因州，是一個沿海的州;萊茵蘭-巴拉丁州，因為好酒而出名;圖林根州，在學生中口碑非常好;薩爾蘭州，一個與法國毗鄰的擁有多元文化的州;還有薩克森-安哈爾特州，因為其藝術和文化機構而聞名，例如德紹包豪斯建筑。
萊茵蘭-普法爾茨，著名的好酒;圖林根州家到堅強的學生人口;薩爾州，多元文化的國家，毗鄰法國;與薩克森-安哈爾特著名的藝術和包豪斯紹等文化機構。
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The German-speaking population has been an inseparable part of the worlds greatest creations in both arts and sciences; thus almost every academic discipline has a long and outstanding tradition of success stories, in Germany and beyond. Add this to that the fact that as of October this yearGermany abolished all tuition fees for national and international students alike, offering free internationally recognized degrees for every prospective student. There you have it: the ideal study abroad destination.
No wonder students from all around the world are confused as to why can every other country cannot make such a convenient move as Germany. However, the lack of tuition fees is just one of many benefits of studying in Germany. Lets go through all the advantages Germany has to offer to international students
1. No tuition fees at public universities in Germany
Higher education in Germany is mainly funded by the state and as such it is literally free of charge for domestic and international students alike. The German higher education system consists of around 400 institutions, divided into public tuition free institutions that host over 2.4 million students across Germany, and a smaller number of private institutions that enroll less than 5% of the total student body.
In the past decade, Germany has been politically struggling to ban tuition fees throughout the whole country; yet as a decentralized federal country it was difficult to bring all 16 of the federations to agree. In October 2014, consensus was reached and Germany is now offering access to free higher education to all students, regardless of their origin.
2. Excellent higher education staff members and infrastructure
Higher education in Germany consists of three different types of institutions:
Universities
Universities of Applied Sciences
Technical, Art, Film and Music Colleges
Most public universities in Germany date from the Middle Ages, barring a significant tradition of qualitative education and prominent names in various academic disciplines. Other institutions were either founded after the Second World War or fairly recently, including most of the private universities in Germany.
Universities in Germany are known to excel in both infrastructure and curricula. Optimal facilities providing contemporary technology, and a diversified professional staff that contributes to compounding an enlightening curricula, ensure promising future generations of experts regardless of the discipline. Innovation, international cooperation and practice-oriented studies are considered to be the revolutionary roads to a world-class education.
3. Internationally recognized degrees
Universities in Germany now all operate under the Bologna reform, which ensures all students get a unified and internationally recognized degree such as bachelors, masters or PhD.
BA/BSc equals 6 semesters of study
MA/MSc equals to 2-4 semesters, depending on the program
PhD equals 4-6 semesters, depending on the program
This applies to most academic disciplines, except for medicine, law and pharmacy. In these subjects students are still educated in the traditional way; a state exam is conducted at the end of studies, and the course lasts a few more semesters than an ordinary bachelors degree.
4. Study programs taught in English
Studying in Germany not only comes for free, but you can also do it in English if your German language skills are not so good. English is an international and widely spoken language, taught as a second language in the majority of schools around the world. A fresh start in a new country, a new university AND a new language can be tougher than you think; therefore you might want to go easy on yourself and take up an international program taught in English while your German language skills advance, and then perhaps switch to studying in Germany.
5. Great job opportunities
Regardless of the free tuition fee policy, studying in Germany doesnt come entirely for free you still need to meet the living costs. Therefore many international students tend to look for a job to support themselves while studying. It is very easy for EU students to find a job, as there are no limitations whatsoever. Meanwhile students from non-EU countries have to apply for a work permit, and their working hours are limited to 190 full days or 240 half days per year.
Students from countries outside of the EU, EEA or Switzerland are not permitted to work freelance or self-employed. However, this has seldom been an issue since Germany is a very well-developed country where the economy supports thousands of new jobs every day, giving the majority of international students the possibility of finding a decent job.
Its worth mentioning that practice-oriented universities in Germany have agreements with great companies, providing students with internships. These may not always be paid, but could lead to a great future job after obtaining your degree.
6. A chance to explore all aspects of life in Germany
Student life in Germany thrives on adrenaline and curiosity. German people are friendly but give you privacy; mutual respect and order are part of the daily routine; and cultural diversity is worth exploring in every inch of the country, as it makes you feel part of one entity rather than a total stranger.
Outdoor activities are pretty popular in Germany, including sports, hiking, cycling, skiing and more so students who consider themselves athletic are going to fit in just fine. As most international students choose to live in metropolises, theyll find lots of activities to fill their spare time; hanging out in bars, clubbing, theater and cinema are all part of student life in Germany. Most of the great German cities are artsy and have a vivid underground music scene, full of hipster fashion, books and ideals which all make for an enlightening and interesting experience.
If you get tired of the frenzy, youll find that Germans are for the most part more private people, who prefer smaller gatherings behind closed doors, enjoying their food and beverages in a more intimate atmosphere. Once you have a chance to join local friendship groups, you will start learning about real life in Germany.
Germans are by all means green. Parks and green spaces are part of every neighborhood and remain the ideal space to calm the mind. Travelling in and out of the country promises surreal landscapes, great architecture and loads of historical data to be revealed.
Another true advantage to life in Germany is the excellent public transport, which is efficient, safe and fast. As an additional perk of studying in Germany, you get a travel card for free by paying enrollment and administrative taxes that are ridiculously low.
7. Staying in Germany after your studies
Finally, after studying in Germany, youll have the chance to stay on and seek work after you graduate. The law allows international graduates to stay for an additional 18 months to seek work, and you may even end up staying longer, if that is what you wish.
North Rhine-Westphalia
The most populous German state, North Rhine-Westphalia is located in the west of Germany and is home to approximately 17.5 million, some 22% of the nations population. A prime location to study in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia claims the highest number of top German universities (nine) and is home to the city of Dsseldorf (its capital) and Cologne (its largest city).
Rheinisch-Westflische Technische HochschuleAachen is the top ranked university in North Rhine-Westphalia, at 147th in the world. It is the only TU9 member in the state and one of two institutions in the region to receive funding from the governments Excellence Initiative. The other is Universitt Kln.
Baden-Wrttemberg
The third largest German state in terms of both population and size, Baden-Wrttemberg is home to 11 million people. As well as thriving automobile, engineering and metallurgical sectors, Baden-Wrttemberg is famous for its fairytale forests and historic towns. Baden-Wrttemberg is home to two TU9 members (Universitt Stuttgart and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT) as well as the highest-ranked university at which to study in Germany Ruprecht-Karls-Universitt Heidelberg.
The capital and largest city of Baden-Wrttemberg is Stuttgart.
Bavaria
The biggest state by size and the second-largest by population, Bavaria is home to 12.5 million people. With diverse industry in technology, engineering, beer and tourism (anyone for lederhosen?), the states top two universities two are Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Mnchen and Technische Universitt Mnchen (TU Mnchen), which both gain funding from the governments Excellence Initiative and one of which, TU Mnchen, is a member of TU9.
Two of the top universities in Bavaria are located in Mnchen (aka Munich), the capital and largest city in the state.
Hesse
With a densely packed population of six million, the German state of Hesse is split between two of its biggest cities Wiesbaden, the capital, and Frankfurt am Main, the largest financial center in continental Europe. Frankfurt is also home to the highest-ranked university in Hesse, Universitt Frankfurt am Main, which is ranked 217th in the world. The Technische Universitt Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt) is the only TU9 member in the state.
BerlinBoth a city and a state, Berlin is a multicultural and cosmopolitan student city, the seat of the German parliament and government, and a hugely popular tourist destination for its culture and history. Berlin boasts three of Germanys top-ranked universities, more than any other city. Of these, Technische Universitt Berlin (TU Berlin) is a TU9 member.
Lower Saxony
The last German state to get rid of its tuition fees, Lower Saxony is home to around eight million people, with key industry in automobiles and energy. As well as the historic, fairytale cities of Hamelin and Gttingen, Lower Saxony calls Hanover (or Hannover) its capital. Two of the three internationally ranked universities in Lower Saxony are TU9 members Technische Universitt Braunschweig (TU Braunschweig) and Leibniz Universitt Hannover; the other, Georg-August-Universitt Gttingen, is the states highest ranked.
SaxonyHome to Silicon Saxony, Europes largest micro-electronics industry, as well as rich culture, architecture and natural surroundings, the Free State of Saxony is home to just four million people. Dresden, the states capital, is home to the states only TU9 member, Technische Universitt Dresden (TU Dresden).
Seven more German states are home to at least one top German university, including the city-states of Hamburg and Bremen, two of the smallest states in the country. Hamburg is a cosmopolitan seaport, while Bremen is a historical city with strong industry in technology and engineering.
The remaining five states featured within the rankings are Schleswig-Holstein, a maritime state; Rhineland-Palatinate, famous for good wine; Thuringia, home to a strong student population; Saarland, a culturally diverse state bordering France; and Saxony-Anhalt, famous for its arts and cultural institutions such as the Bauhaus Dessau.
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