The success of German education is closely related to its unique education system, and free education is an important part of it. Unlike other countries, the German government provides free public education services, so Germany has become one of the few countries in the world where education is not market-oriented. So why are German universities free?

German universities are free and charge.

The free policy is limited to public schools, and private universities still have to pay. At present, there are 393 universities recognized by Germany, including private institutions 102. Tuition fees in private universities range from1000 to 3,000 euros per semester, and some popular majors have higher tuition fees.

Since public universities are free, is there room for private universities that charge fees? Of course, there is still room.

The reason is simple: there are too many students in public universities in Germany and they lack the necessary "services". Compared with public universities that are often overcrowded, the attraction of German private universities lies in fewer students and more opportunities for students to contact teachers. Some schools can provide one-on-one guidance to professors, so that students have more opportunities to contact teachers.

Although the tuition fees charged by private colleges and universities can sometimes reach nearly 10 times that of public colleges and universities, and most of them come from Universities of Applied Sciences instead of comprehensive universities, they have the advantages of relatively good hardware conditions such as employment market and teaching equipment, flexible curriculum and strong practicability. If you study in a public university, you must have a high awareness, otherwise it will be difficult to graduate.

Studying in private universities, you can enjoy more services, including small class teaching, organized teaching management, life counseling and so on. Moreover, private universities can hire more well-known professors, offer more targeted and practical courses and provide more internship opportunities.

If family conditions permit, it is more cost-effective to attend a private university. Private universities tend to have shorter educational systems. For Germans, if they graduate early, they can work early.

Although the proportion of private universities in Germany is still insignificant compared with the United States, the proportion of students in private universities in Germany has increased from 1.4% to 4.5% in the past nine years. Meanwhile, the total number of private colleges and universities has more than doubled.

It is because of these preferential policies that German students are attracted to China.