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 Studying in Germany requires the graduate degree Abitur
(secondary school diploma) or the advanced technical college
entrance qualification. International students have to show a
similar graduate degree. Until now it was not possible to build
a central organization for application and award of university
places. Because of this the applications still need to be sent to
every university or advanced technical college.
 The admission requirements are also defined by the
universities. Therefore, they can be different for the same
subjects at different universities.

 In Germany there are three different kinds of advanced
colleges or universities :-
 Arts, film or music advanced colleges offer practical education
in the artistic subjects.
 Advanced technical colleges however, cover the scientific and
social subjects. They also set value on practical experiences in
their education.
 The third category is the so called university. They offer all
different kinds of subjects. Practical experience is an
important point as well but the universities are especially
famous for their firm theoretical education.

GERMAN GRADING SYSTEM
International students who want to study in Germany need to
know about the German grading system for two reasons.
First, one needs to translate the school certificate or report into the
German grades for the application to the German university.
Second, it is important to understand the grades one achieves
during his or her studies for other applications and to pass the
exams.

There are two different grading systems in Germany.
The first one contains grades from one to six. One means very
good, six means very poor. If one achieves only the grade four or
worse he or she didn’t pass the exam. This system is mainly used
in Germany. It is used in school from the first year till year ten
and it is also used at advanced colleges and universities.
• 1.0 Very Good
• 2.0 Good
• 3.0 Satisfactory
• 4.0 Adequate
• 5.0 Poor
• 6.0 Very Poor

The Second system gives points f rom 0 to 15 and is used because
in the exams of the Abitur there are points to show the final grade.
Because it is easier to calculate the final degree the system is
introduced earlier. This grading system is also the basic system for
the application for university. But the points can also be expressed
in grades from the first system.
15 Better than very good
14 Very Good
13
12
11 Good
10
09
08 Satisfactory
07
06
05 Adequate
04
03
02 Poor
01
00 Very Poor

SEMESTER FEES
Semester fees not only cover administrative costs, such as enrolment fees and re-
registration fees, but also include a social contribution to the Studentenwerk (local student
services organization) for running the mensas, cafeterias, halls of residence, and advice
services. The semester fees also contribute to the official body that represents students at
the institution, such as the AStA (student union), and also go towards funding semester
tickets for public transport, where applicable. You are obliged to pay semester fees if you
wish to study at a higher education institution.
TUTION FEES
Tuition fees are usually charged by private higher education institutions and for
postgraduate programmes. Students who exceed the standard period of study by more
than four semesters (long-term students) may also be liable to pay tuition fees. In 2007,
general tuition fees began to be introduced in Germany, which every student had to pay
from the first semester onwards, allowing other fees – such as long-term study fees – to be
dropped. In the meantime, however, most German states have abolished tuition fees.

Baden-Württemberg - no general tuition fees at state higher education
institutions (abolished from summer semester 2012)
Bavaria - general tuition fees of between 100 and 500 euros
per Semester (abolished from winter semester
2013-14)
Berlin -
no general tuition fees at state higher education
institutions
Brandenburg -
institutions
Bremen - no general tuition fees at state higher education
institutions; 500 euros per semester for long-term
students
Hamburg - general tuition fees of 375 euros per semester
(abolished from winter semester 2012-13)
Hesse -
institutions
Tuition fees in the German federal states – an overview

Mecklenburg-West Pommerania -
institutions
Lower Saxony - general tuition fees of 500 euros per Semester
(abolished from winter semester 2014-15); long-
term students’ fees between 600 and 800 euros
per semester
North-Rhine-Westphalia -
institutions
Rhineland-Palatinate - no general tuition fees at state higher education
institutions; long-term students’ fees of 650 euros
per semester
Saarland - no general tuition fees at state higher education
per semester
Saxony -
institutions
Saxony-Anhalt - no general tuition fees at state higher education
per semester
Schleswig-Holstein - no general tuition fees at state higher education
institutions
Thuringia -
per semester

• According to DAAD , cost of living is around 700 Euros per
month (one third goes to accommodation, this includes health
insurance, food, clothes, transportation etc.)
• Students get discounts in Public transportation and can eat at
the university.
• Munich and Frankfurt are the most expensive cities in
Germany.

• The accommodation situation for students is generally
difficult, as cheap accommodation is hard to find. The
monthly rent is the biggest item in the monthly expenses and
costs students an average of 298 euros per month. Regional
differences apply: The situation is most difficult in the major
cities in western Germany and in the traditional university
cities such as Heidelberg, Tubingen or Freiburg. By contrast,
the situation is more relaxed in eastern Germany, where the
average rental prices are lower.

There are over 380 officially recognized universities throughout
Germany.
The majority of higher education institutions are financed by the
state and therefore fall under its regulatory control. However,
there are also higher education institutions run by the Protestant
and Catholic Churches, and by private institutions that are
officially recognised by the state.
Germany has 83 private universities and 45 church-run
universities Similar to the state-run universities, they are
subdivided into :- Universities of applied science and art schools.
Private universities in Germany need institutional accreditation by
the state.

UNIVERSITY RANKING
The "Webometrics Ranking of World Universities" is an initiative of
the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo
Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public
research body in Spain.
The Ranking Web or Webometrics is the largest academic ranking
of Higher Education Institutions. Since 2004 and every six months
an independent, objective, free, open scientific exercise is
performed by the Cybermetrics Lab (Spanish National Research
Council, CSIC) for the providing reliable, multidimensional, updated
and useful information about the performance of universities from
all over the world based on their web presence and impact.
The following ranking is from webometrics website which states
415 officially recognised universities in Germany

Language Institutes in Germany

According to DAAD there are 1678 International Programmes in
Germany ( 2015) provided in the following levels and fields ( as of
27th January 2015 ):-
Degree / Level
• Bachelor
• Master
• PhD / Doctorate
• Prep Course
• Language Course
• Short Course
Field of study
• Economics, Social Sciences, Law
• Languages & Cultural Studies
• Natural & Computer Sciences
• Engineering
• Medicine
• Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine
• Art & Music
• Sport

Bachelor Programmes
Field of study Duration
Economics, Social Sciences, Law 3 semesters to 8 semesters
Languages & Cultural Studies 6 semesters to 8 semesters
Natural & Computer Sciences 6 semesters to 8 semesters
Engineering 6 semesters to 9 semesters
Medicine 6 years
Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine 6 semesters to 7 semesters
Art & Music 6 semesters to 8 semesters
Sport 6 semesters

Master Programmes
Field of study Duration
Economics, Social Sciences, Law 2 Semesters to 6 Semesters
Languages & Cultural Studies 2 semesters to 5 semesters
Natural & Computer Sciences 2 semesters to 6 semesters
Engineering 2 semesters to 4 semesters
Medicine , Health Sciences 2 semesters to 4 semesters
Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine 2 semesters to 4 semesters
Art & Music 4 semesters
Sport 4 semesters

Popular Courses studied in Germany
by International Students
• Medicine
• Engineering
• Computer Sciences
• MBA
• Pharmacy
• Architecture

For getting into the field of Medicine
in Germany , students need to have a
GPA of 95 % or higher ( A* student)
because it is a very competitive field
with limited seats. The student
needs to learn German for one year
and pass the language test after it,
then do a foundation year for one
year and pass the test after it, before
getting his final approval from
university.

When it comes to Medicine, the German Education system is
different.
 The language of tuition is German.
 International students apply directly to the universities.
 Admission is based on , a person's final GPA on the Abitur
(secondary school diploma) or equivalent.
 After 2 years of preclinical studies and 4 years of clinical studies
(from which the last is practical year), the students graduate as
general practitioners.
 The next step is the "Facharztausbidung" ( Residency )

The degree course in medicine is called medizinisches
Staatsexamen (medical state exam) and actually includes two
exams (Erstes Staatsexamen and Zweites Staatsexamen). A
person who graduates from a Staatsexamen degree course
doesn't receive an academic degree, in the sense of an
academic title. However, graduates are authorized to use the
German professional title Arzt (physician), and are informally
addressed with the honorific "Dr".
The title Dr. med is obtained after writing a dissertation

Work during / after study
 The remuneration during internship is in between Euro 40
–60K (approx.)
 Students are allowed to stay for 2 years after the
completion of their degree, during which they can very
easily earn Euro 50,000/ annum (approx.)
 As Germany is the part of European Union, students can
move to any of the European country including UK for
practicing.
 Upon completion of the MD degree, students get work
permit very easily in comparison to other countries.
 Students can apply for permanent residence after
working for 5 years

TOP MEDICAL UNIVERSITIES IN
GERMANY
 Heidelberg University
 Rwth Aachen University
 Lubeck University
 Witten/Herdecke University
 Magdeburg University

 Munster University
 Wurzburg University
 Tubingen University
 Freiburg University
 Leipzig University

With a long and distinguished tradition of engineering education, Germany
has many of the world's best engineering programs and offers a wide
variety of degrees in Civil, IT, Mechanical, and renowned for its world
leadership in engineering products such as automotive engineering, offset
printing technology or high-precision machine tools, which always
represent the leading edge of technological expertise. The highly
competitive qualities of German technology result directly from engineers
with excellent education and from technicians with extensive vocational
training.
Engineering can be studied in Germany at universities or at technical
colleges. For the university the Abitur grade is required, for the technical
colleges only the suitable degree is required. For international students a
similar degree is enough.

There are a lot of innovative programs offered at the top ranked
German universities and Universities of Applied Sciences :-
Research Opportunities in various fields, e.g. Natural science, Engineering,
Information Technology, Humanities, Medicine and Economics.
Technical courses on Mobility and Automobiles, Simulation and Automatic
control in Mechanical Engineering and Production systems, Steel
engineering and Manufacturing technology.
Explore the possibilities of green building considering the changes implied
through global climate change, Civil engineering, Production Engineering,
Sustainable Energy and the Environment.
Aerospace engineering, Mechatronics and Microtechnology, Metrology,
Automotive engineering , Automotive Mechatronics ,Thermodynamics ,
Design of Lightweight

• Structures, Automation and Robotics, Process Science Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering.
• Computer fluid dynamics, Information Technology, Networking and
Communication systems, SAP, Computational sciences.
• Advanced biology, Applied Mathematics, Biochemical and Chemical
Engineering, Bioinformatics.
• Automotive Engineering Technologies combines theoretical classes,
hands-on experiments and visits to core German automotive
companies with an opportunity to complete internships.

• Language of tuition
For international students it is possible to study in Germany in English
language. More and more universities offer study programs in English
language. Especially in the Master- degree English programs are
widespread. But many Bachelor-programs are offered in English as
well.
• Career Prospect:
The field of employment for engineers are very varied, ranging from
the construction industry to company related services. Highly qualified
Engineers are urgently sought after in Germany in Production and sales
as well as research and development in particular

Top 5 Universities in Germany to study
Electrical Engineering
• Technical University of Darmstadt
• The University of Kaiserslautern
• TUM (Technical University of Munchen )
• RWTH Aachen University
• ULM University

Top 5 Universities in Germany to study
Mechanical Engineering
• Clausthal University of Technology
• Technical University of Braunschweig
• Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg
• The University of Magdeburg

Top Universities in Germany to study Material
Engineering
• Technical University of Darmstadt
• The University of Kaiserslautern
• Technical University of Munich
• ULM University

Top 5 Universities in Germany to study Industrial
Engineering
• Technical University of Clausthal
• Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg
• The Technical University of Ilmenau
• The University of Duisburg-Essen
• Magderburg University

In Germany we get the MBA degree in different ways. Doing it as a
full time study program it takes 12 to 24 months to get the degree,
depending on program, state and university.
Those who want to keep working during the MBA course can also
choose another model, called the Executive MBA.
Third option is :- Distance Learning . With the internet it is possible
and easy to get the necessary documents and one can learn on his
own sitting at home.

• Tuition fee is not charged by public universities. Tuition fee by
private institutions for MBA is in the range of 25000 – 50000 ( AED)
per year depending on the institution.
• Language of Tuition – Majority of the Post graduate programmes
in Germany are in English.
Admission Requirements for MBA
• A first degree ( bachelor’s level) or a qualification for equal value
(i.e extensive work experience in a related field)
• Language tests for non – native english speakers: most courses that
are conducted in English require either a sufficient TOEFL OR IELTS
• A satisfactory GMAT score
• Application form – online or in print form
• Essay or personal statement
• References
• Resume or CV
• Personal interview ( depends on the institution
• Proof of sufficient bank funds
• Visa documentation

Student Schengen Visa
A student visa best translates into a genuine authorization
the government of the designated country issues to students
who are already accepted at a certified educational
establishment. The holder of this type of visa is not required
to have the citizenship of the designated country in order to
follow studies yet it is no immigrant visa either. Every student
with the citizenship of a country that requires a visa to enter
the Schengen zone must obtain a student visa in order to
follow studies in the educational institute of the designated
Schengen country.

Who needs a Schengen Visa?
The students who are not citizens of any European country yet still
wish to come and study in Europe must apply for Schengen student
visa. Together with the visa, if the duration of the studies is longer
than 90 days as it happens with most of the students that wish to
complete a whole academic year or even more, students must also
apply for the residency permit that allows you to reside in the
designated country for a period of one whole year.

Documentation Required
 A valid travel document/ passport (At least 3 months up to its
expiration date)
 Documentation to prove how you intend to support your stay in
Europe. You may present the following as a proof of means of
subsistence: cash in convertible currency, travellers cheques,
cheque books for a foreign currency account, credit cards or any
other means that guarantees funds in hard currency.
 Proof regarding your accommodation. This is not necessarily
required in case the students proves that he/she will have
sufficient funds to maintain themselves during their stay in the
foreign Schengen country.

Two current passport-sized photos (Appropriate for the
designated embassy/consulate).
Travel itinerary.
Medical/travel insurance valid for your entire stay in the
Schengen country.
Letter of acceptance from your university.
A bank receipt to prove you have paid the processing fee

Depending on the embassy/consulate that you will be
applying to, they might require additional documents to
assure the request and the information are genuine, as for
example, some embassies/consulates require a certificate
that proves you have no legal issues pending or a criminal
record. As, the students must personally hand the
documentation at the previously made appointment (as
usually it is required), the person in charge at the
embassy/consulate will notify you if there is any additional
documentation needed and the nature of that
documentation.

Where to submit the application?
You have to submit your application for a Schengen Visa to the
consulate or embassy of the country ( Germany ) where you will be
starting your studies.
How long is the visa valid for?
The Schengen visa is commonly valid for stays no more than 90
days. For the students who are planning to study in the Schengen
country, it is mandatory to apply for a residency permit at the
appropriate authorities. Commonly, you apply for the residency
permit after you arrive at the Schengen country with the Schengen
visa. The great thing about the residency permit is that it allows
you to freely travel throughout the whole Schengen area, without
any additional documents needed. The residency permit is
stamped in your passport.

The Schengen visa validity is predetermined by the authorities the day
you are issued the visa. As aforementioned, as a student visa it
commonly encompasses duration of up to 90 days, with multiple-
entries, however that is no rule. During that time, students are allowed
to travel in and out of the designated country, within the Schengen
area. However, you have to notify the authorities if you intend to make
trips in and out of the Schengen space.

How long does it take to receive the visa?
• It takes a maximum of 3 months to get a reply after one has
applied for a Schengen visa in order to study in Europe. In
case one doesn’t receive any response during this time
(commonly the appropriate authorities reply even if the
response is negative), one must assume that the request has
been denied. For student visas, the usual response is
delivered in about 1 month.

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Consultancy
Service charge for MBA – 4000 AED
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Fee for counseling – 300 AED

https://www.daad.de/en/
http://www.studying-in-germany.org/
http://www.webometrics.info/
http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/
http://www.studienwahl.de/en/index.htm
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