Antony’s Personal Opinion

I have talked to many people about education, and surprisingly many of them don’t know that we can study in Germany for free. Yes, it’s true…. public universities in Germany are tuition free. The good thing is that it is free for international students too. It’s even cheaper than tuition fee in Chinese universities, isn’t it? As a matter of fact, many Chinese students are studying in Germany nowadays. When I was studying in Germany five years ago, 1/4 of my classmates were Chinese.

Do we need to speak German to study there? Short answer is no. Many universities are offering English-instructed Bachelor and Master programmes in English. We can learn German while studying there (just like me). Just for your information, Germany has actually its own degree, called Diplom. Originally they didn’t have Bachelor and Master Degrees. The Diplom degree is the combination of Bachelor and Master. They introduced Bachelor and Master a few years ago to attract more international students.

Although German public universities are tuition free now, the situation will change next year. I heard that some public universities will start to charge tuition fee. Fortunately, it applies only to certain conditions. You can find more information about it at DAAD’s site. What is DAAD? DAAD (Der Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst) is an organization that helps students, teachers, researchers and scientists, especially from developing countries, to study and do research in Germany.

Why isn’t Germany popular as destination country to study? I don’t know either. The first country that pops in many of my friends is the United States. May be because the US is the only super power country in the world now. I have written a blog about American Dream too, because many people are dreaming about America.

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