Comparison of Advantages between German Comprehensive Universities and German Business Schools
Studying in Germany, a strange and distant term for the general public, has gradually warmed up with the continuous development of German economic and technological level and the gradual transparency of German study information. Especially in the past two years, although the information about studying in Germany on the Internet is still mixed and there are some inaccurate information about studying in Germany, the number of students studying in Germany has developed extremely rapidly. In 20 14, the number of students studying in Germany reached 28,000, and it exceeded 30,000 in 20 15, and the number of students studying in Germany increased rapidly.
At present, the students studying in Germany are mainly science and engineering. After all, German technology is more famous than others, especially in the fields of machinery and automobiles. However, with the steady development of German economy attracting more attention, the proportion of students studying business in Germany is increasing, especially in big cities.
At present, there are two choices to enter German business major, one is to enter a comprehensive university, and the other is to enter a business school. However, due to the small number of students studying in Germany and the low information exposure rate, and of course, because German universities are too "low-key", unlike some for-profit universities in some countries, they rarely do marketing, so many children's shoes and parents don't know German business majors. Here, GBSAC collates the basic information of mainstream comprehensive universities and business schools in Germany and makes a simple comparative analysis for your understanding:
Comprehensive universities belong to public universities and are funded by the government to complete teaching tasks in a certain area. Their teaching is more rigorous, and they are more inclined to academic research (so they are also called research universities) and do not charge tuition fees. Business schools are private institutions, usually funded by enterprises or individuals. They pay attention to cultivating practical talents needed by enterprises (relative to academics), and are more inclined to cultivate academic ability to solve practical problems. They charge corresponding tuition fees according to actual expenses. Generally, the annual tuition fee ranges from 70-65438+10,000 RMB. Nature of institutions: public institutions tend to do academic research, while business schools tend to practice employment.
Professional setting and academic admission requirements
Comprehensive universities generally offer business economics or management, which is an academic major. The choice of professional modules is generally fixed, but it can be selected within a certain range of courses. However, it should be noted that comprehensive universities must require students' undergraduate majors to be consistent with graduate majors, including but not limited to undergraduate majors with the same name as the majors they apply for. Why is this happening? The key point is that comprehensive universities attach great importance to academic coherence, so even if the professional names are the same, there are compulsory credits for corresponding courses, such as macro/micro economics, mathematics, management and so on. Yes, many schools require credits to be accurate to single digits. Therefore, if you are not a related major, you don't need to consider business in a comprehensive university in Germany, because these universities will basically not consider admitting you to a master's degree (of course, there is a chance to admit you in the first year of undergraduate course, if you like).
Compared with comprehensive universities, business schools offer a wider range of specialties, such as public management, international business, finance, accounting and so on. Therefore, for applicants, the degree of personalization of major selection is relatively high, which can be tailored according to their future career planning. Compared with the model education in comprehensive universities, it is more like customized education. In the academic background, the requirements of business schools will be more humane than those of comprehensive universities: for example, students in the department of mathematics want to study finance, and if they are good at mathematics, they can generally apply; For example, if liberal arts students want to study international business or management, even if the professional courses are too different, they can choose to take preparatory courses to supplement the shortage of business courses and transfer to graduate students with corresponding business majors. Of course, careful students may also find that this preparatory course is actually to let students from other majors have academic backgrounds related to business. For example, ISM Dortmund International School of Management, whose preparatory course is the most popular master's preparatory course in German business schools. Students with non-business backgrounds can apply for admission. Details of the preparatory courses can be found on the ismde.com.
Standardized test requirements for application (such as IELTS, TestDaF, etc.). )
Since most majors in comprehensive universities are taught in German or English and German, Calderon is generally needed, and he can get 4 points (out of 5 points for each item). In addition, even if the major is taught in pure German, there will be some English teaching modules, so students generally need to achieve results in English language tests such as IELTS/TOEFL in order to meet the requirements set by the school, such as 6.5 or 7. The universities in the table have a large number of applicants in recent years because of their high popularity. In order to screen some applicants, students also need to provide more than 600 GMAT scores. Finally, kindly remind students that comprehensive universities value students' academic performance, so if you want to apply for a prestigious school, try to control the GPA above 3.5.
Business schools generally provide pure English teaching and English-German bilingual teaching. English-German bilingual teaching is generally aimed at German students, and it is necessary to provide both TestDaF and IELTS/TOEFL scores, and some schools also need GMAT. Because business schools need interviews, if you choose to teach in English and German, you may need to attend an interview in German, which is more difficult for China students. Pure English teaching is relatively simple. Generally speaking, IELTS/TOEFL scores are provided, and some schools submit GMAT scores, and then they can participate in interviews in English. If you have full confidence in your English, but haven't got IELTS for the time being, you can try the preparatory course of ISM Business School, which is not needed before entering the school. As long as you get it after half a year/one year, you can connect with the six master's majors of ISM.
Education system and employment
The academic system of a comprehensive university is generally two years. Of course, it is a reality that Germany is relatively difficult to graduate. In addition, some students may have to make up undergraduate courses, so it is true that they graduated for more than two years. Regarding employment, well, please refer to your alma mater's help in your employment. Generally, you can still find a good job when you meet great and enthusiastic teachers, but after all, teachers don't have such a good opportunity every year, and most of them still have to rely on themselves.
The academic system of a business school is generally 1.5-2 years, and a two-year school usually has an overseas semester. Because of the close communication between teachers and students, the teaching effect is generally better than that of comprehensive universities, and the graduation rate will be more gratifying. At least apart from personal physical reasons, family reasons and so on, I don't think I have heard of business school postponing graduation. Employment is actually a major feature of business schools, and it is also the main reason for their existence and continuous development. General business schools will spend a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources to set up special employment offices to guide students' internship and employment, including skills from preparing resumes to attending interviews. It is precisely because business schools attach importance to the employment of students that the employment rate of graduates from these schools is very ideal every year, attracting more and more German local and international students to enter business schools.
summary
From the above analysis, it is not difficult to find that comprehensive universities and business schools in Germany have their own characteristics in the field of business education: for students preparing for academic development and business majors, if they plan to continue their doctoral studies or engage in teaching in the future, then comprehensive universities are definitely the best choice with very high cost performance; For students who are more concerned about future employment, or students whose undergraduate major is not business, business school will be more suitable for you and can exercise all kinds of abilities you need in the future workplace. Therefore, in the choice of school types, the European Business School Ranking Alliance of GBSAC(gbsac.com) advises students to combine their own situation and future career planning, and the one that suits them is the best.