Germany
- The most important reason for studying in Germany is that most courses have no Tuition fee.
- Many courses and degree programs are being offered in English, especially at the master’s degree level.
- The cost of living in Germany can be still considerable. Various means of funding like scholarships like DAAD and part-time jobs called “HiWi” (Research assistant) or “Werkstudent” (Part-time job in a company) are available to students for coping up with the living expenses.
- You can work part time during study (20 hrs a week) and full time during vacation (40 hrs a week) and earn up to15€ per hour.
- Germany provides excellent job and Ph.D. opportunities. After completing your degree in Germany, you can stay on in the country for up to 18 months to look for a job related to your qualification. As per a study, Germany is likely to face a shortage of 3 million skilled workers by 2030.
- Germany also has a reputation for having one of the best healthcare systems in the world.
- Germany has many Top universities in the World. There are 44 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2018, which is more than any other country after the United States and the United Kingdom.
- German Universities follow EU ECTS Credit point system & the degrees are accepted throughout the globe.
- Engineering, biotechnology, medicine, IT, and business management are most popular among Indian students in German universities.
- The number of US citizens studying in Germany rose by 10% in the year 2004.
- Study programs in some Universities are smoothly followed by compulsory internship in top multinational companies.
- Transportation and library cost is usually covered in the semester fees.
- Visa process is straight forward. It is one of the safest places in the world to live and study.
- It is one of the world's largest and most technologically advanced economies with leading research and development.
Funfacts
- Germany is the EU’s largest economy. With a gross domestic product (GDP) of 3.73 trillion USD, and lies fourth place in the world behind the US, China and Japan.
- There are more football fan clubs in Germany than in any other country.
- There are over 2100 castles in Germany. Ulm Cathedral is the tallest church in the world with the height of 161.53 meters.
- Berlin is nine times bigger than Paris and has more bridges than Venice.
- The following cities have all at one time or another been capitals of Germany: Aachen, Regensburg, Frankfurt-am-Main, Nuremberg, Berlin, Weimar, Bonn (and East Berlin), and, since 1990, Berlin again.
- Germany is one of the world’s leading book nations. Publishing around 94,000 titles every year.
- Germany was the first country in the world to adopt Daylight saving time – DST, also known as summer time. This occurred in 1916.
- Germany shares borders with nine other countries. Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
- German is the most widely taught third language across the world. German remains the language with the most native speakers in Europe. Moreover, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein have German as the official language.
- Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft is the longest word in German language. It is 79 letters long.
- There are over 1,000 kinds of sausages in Germany.
- German people are the second biggest consumers of beer in the world after the Czechs.
- There are over 1,500 different beers in Germany.
- The biggest Beer Festival in the world is of course the Oktoberfest in Munich, Bavaria, where the size of the beer glass is not 500ml but a whole liter!
- The Christmas tree (Tannenbaum) tradition came from Germany.
- Germany has over 400 zoos, the most in the world.
- 70% of the highways in Germany (Autobahn) have no speed limit.
- In 2013, the top-selling car brands in Germany were Volkswagen, Mercedes. Audi and BMW.
- Most taxis in Germany are Mercedes.
- The Chancellor’s office in Berlin is known locally as as the “washing machine”.
- In Germany there’s no punishment for a prisoner who tries to escape from jail, because it is a basic human instinct to be free.
- Germany is part of Schengen nation, means you can travel any of 25 group European nations without any separate visa.