Introduction to academic system
Bachelor's degree is a common university graduation degree in English-speaking countries, which embodies the primary qualification. The undergraduate course is generally three years. With the development of the Bologna process, this degree was also introduced to German universities. Students studying for a bachelor's degree must accumulate 180 to 240 ECTS credits according to different study regulations during their study in the university. According to the academic plan of bachelor's degree, if students arrange 40 class hours per week/study for 45 weeks per year, they can complete their college studies within the standard study period.
German graduate students usually graduate in two years. During this period, you can graduate by completing the required course credits and graduation thesis. They choose their own courses every semester. Of course, the school also has some guidance, but they can only take the exam next time and will postpone graduation. Although the master's degree system in Germany is two years, whether you can graduate in two years depends on your personal situation. I usually graduate in about three years.
Students who are interested in Germany should decide their plans to stay in Germany as soon as possible from the beginning of their undergraduate studies, and the sooner they come into contact with German, the better.
If you decide to go to Germany after your junior year, prepare aps audit content in the summer vacation after your junior year and strengthen your English or German. The senior submitted the audit materials and began to line up. In my senior year, I participated in the audit before Christmas and passed it smoothly. In my senior year, I finished my undergraduate course in China, arranged the time for intensive German study, and applied for the entrance season from June to 10 in Germany. After graduating from university, I went to Germany to study languages. 1-2 years later, I successfully enrolled in German postgraduate courses.
If you can get Telford 16 before graduation, you can apply for regular classes directly, but the possibility is slim, except that some undergraduate German majors and specific schools have unique German teaching.
School classification
The first kind is a comprehensive university (Uni for short), which is similar to domestic universities with a wide range of disciplines and complete majors. Comprehensive universities pay attention to the improvement of students' theoretical level. There are more than 120 universities in Germany, with technical university of munich and Berlin universities as representative universities.
The second category is the University of Applied Science and Technology (FH). Universities of Applied Sciences has a short history and a small scale. Usually, there are only a few applied majors, such as engineering, medicine and applied chemistry. The University of Applied Science and Technology pays attention to cultivating students' practical ability.
It is worth noting that the university of applied science and technology is different from the domestic junior college, and its academic qualifications are fully recognized in China and will not be downgraded.
In addition, most German art colleges and universities, as well as sports colleges, can be summarized as applied science and technology universities.
At present, there are more than 250 universities of applied science and technology in Germany, and the representative universities are Aachen University of Applied Science and Technology and Berlin Conservatory of Music.
For international students, students of the two universities enjoy the same treatment, such as work visas and tuition reduction. The big difference may lie in the difference in salary after graduation.
The proportion of students who find jobs within six months after graduation from comprehensive universities is 54%, with 2,000 euros for undergraduates and 2,400 euros for master students. 92% of the students in the University of Applied Science and Technology found jobs, with undergraduates 1800 euros and masters' 2,300 euros.
In parallel with the above two education systems, it is the famous dual education training model in Germany. This is a tailor-made education and training model for "great country craftsmen", which emphasizes students' "integration of knowledge and practice", which not only completes theoretical professional knowledge in vocational schools (about 40% of the total courses), but also improves practical ability in enterprises (about 60% of the total courses).
The first dual university in Germany is Baden-Wü rttemberg Dual University (DHBW), which was established in 2009. At present, there are fewer international students from China in such universities, which are the targets of many enterprises.
At present, German higher education, especially science and engineering, has made great achievements, producing a Nobel Prize winner almost every year.
This is fully reflected in the choice tendency of international students, with engineering students accounting for 36% of the total, followed by "economy, law and society", accounting for about 25%.
Different from the elite education pursued by Britain, America and other countries, Germany emphasizes universal education, so the gap between German universities is not wide, which brings great attraction to German education.
Advantages of studying abroad
Generally speaking, the core of German universities' most advantages is efficiency.
At present, most German universities do not charge tuition fees, and the tuition and miscellaneous fees (registration fees) are also very low, only about 150 euros per semester.
Of course, due to language limitations, you usually need to take a language course for one year before going to Germany, and this course usually needs to be charged, and the tuition depends on the school.
The economy of studying in Germany is also reflected in medical insurance and work-study programs.
Every student can enjoy very favorable medical insurance, the insurance premium does not exceed 50 euros per month, and the coverage is wide, which is very cost-effective.
Studying in Germany offers many opportunities for work-study programs.
Every winter and summer vacation, boys will go to Stuttgart, a famous working city, to work on the assembly lines of large factories such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Girls will go to Frankfurt or Berlin to be exhibition attendants or tour guides. The income from working for one year can reach about 13000 euros, which is very impressive.
The biggest advantage of studying in Germany is the convenience of visas.
As long as there is a certain amount of deposit in the bank account, the visa can be extended, and students can return to China or travel abroad at any time during the validity period. In the United States, this situation is different. As long as you return to China, you need to re-visa, which is far less flexible than Germany.