Free Edcuation in Germany

Dear Aspirant,

Looking forward to do your Masters in Germany.. Having toured GERMANY for a considerable amount of time, I would like to share some of my experiences and more importantly would like to answer some of the basic questions you would have before taking the big step of moving to Germany. As a girl who moved to United States at the age of 17, wanting to pursue an Undergraduate degree, I completely understand the anxiety that you go through before answering THE question, WHAT NEXT? Believe me! It is not as easy as it seems to be and you would always want an experienced helping hand to make your transition smooth. So, after my stint in United States, I moved back to a country deleted by a Mod and with all my experience as an international student coordinating with various Universities, I joined some company whose name has been deleted by a Mod. This spammer company is established way back in 1992, rooting itself as the oldest successful firm in today’s Overseas Education market in that same country whose name was deleted by a Mod. I am always available at the office in a city deleted by a Mod for any consultation on studying abroad. We as a team will help you in each step from when you come to our office till you reach Germany and settle down.

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OK, I could have just deleted the post instead of ripping it apart but I thought that the primary message, that there might be schools in Germany that could be accessed for free (or close to free) was, by itself, a worthwhile message. It's easy enough to find a list of German universities without paying spammers.

 

Wow,can you give us a list of these free German universities?Can non-Germans be allowed to gain from this?

 

OK, I'm German and I will try to answer your questions. However, you should know that there is more than only one catch!

First of all, German universities do not make a difference between Germans and "non-Germans". All pay the same fees, but there are fees.
At some German public universities, there are tuition fees, depending on the state where the university is located, but never more than €500 per semester, with the exception of perpetual students who may have to pay higher fees of up to €800 per semester. Additionally, there is a different type of fee at all German universities, called Semesterbeitrag. (literally: semester fee) This is some kind of registration fee, but it does very often include a so called Semesterticket - a ticket for the local public transport network which is valid for one semester. All students have to pay the full Semesterbeitrag, even if they do not want to use the Semesterticket. The Semesterbeitrag depends on the university and is somewere between €40.50 and €246.68.

The cheapest public university in Germany is the University of Greifswald in the north-eastern German state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where students only pay a Semesterbeitrag of €40.50. This means a Bachelor's degree from that German university costs only €243. (Most German Bachelor's degrees are 3-year degrees, with the remainder being 3.5 years long.) However, thats an extreme case. Other German public universities are at least a bit more expensive.

I do not know the fees of all 240 public universities in Germany, of course, but you can find a list of all these institutions here: Hochschulkompass:*Higher Education Institutions*-*Search for a Higher Education Institution - Just choose "state" in the field "Institutional Control". (The original version of that site is of course in German, and the English translation isn't the best one.) Go to the website of the respective university to find the fees of that institution. A search engine with virtually all degree courses at German universities is available here: HRK Hochschulkompass:*Extended Search

And now the catches:
#1 Very most degree courses in Germany are of course in German, but there are also degrees with English as language of instruction, especially at Masters level.

#2 Some Master's degrees are legally considered a "Weiterbildungs-Master", or "further educating Master's degree". Such a degree is academically equivalent to a "konsekutiver Master", or "consecutive Master's degree" - the other type of Master within the German higher education system - but the normal fee structure does not apply to this type of Master's degree. A Weiterbildungs-Master may have much higher tuition fees, even at institutions without tuition fees for other degrees. In most states, there is no legal regulation of the fees for a Weiterbildungs-Master. Many Master's with English as language of instruction are Weiterbildungs-Masters.

#3 There are 325 distance learning degrees in Germany, but only 6 with English as language of instruction. All these 6 degrees are Weiterbildungs-Masters and have their own fees.

#4 German distance learning degrees do always include some residence requirement.

A degree from a German university may be a good choice for traditional students, but not for distance learning students from outside Germany, except you learn German and have no problem with the residence requirement.

 

mintaru,

Thank you for the detailed explanation. Even if this is distance education board, I think there are still some of us, who might be interested in "butt in seat" programs.

Vielen Dank!

Messdiener

 

The country of Germany is the best for providing teaching and learning university free of the charge.Here i provided some university list bellow.
1.Uppsala University,
2.Lund University,
3.University of Gothenburg,
4.Stockholm University,
5.Karolinska Institutet,

 

LOL, all these universities are in Sweden!

 

Maybe he thinks Sweden is in Germany?:indifferent:

 

Looking for the current low cost German options

Good Morning, Thanks for directing me to this post. I share the information I obtain with others so hope you can pin down the two universities in Germany which require no in person requirement. Money for education in many sectors is a thing of the past. Although I think DETC is great it is not viewed as acceptable in education. RA is the current standard but foreign universities have been viewed in a better light because so many foreign language teachers study abroad. Thoughts and suggestions greatly appreciated. Hille

 

In my opinion the best combination of affordable tuition and distance learning "preparedness" is offered by German Open University "alternative".
Masterstudiengänge - Gesamtkosten - Studium - FernUniversität in Hagen (Fees are for the full programs)
The only downside is that you might have to take some verbal or written exams at a local German embassy/consulate.