In order to study at a German university, generally a form of higher education is necessary: To study at a university general or technical university, to study at a technical college, the college entrance. Furthermore, even people are admitted without university admission to some courses to university studies in Germany if they are professionally qualified and demonstrate the high school; Further special tests and a probationary period of study are required depending on the educational institution and study program.
In some fields of study consist of entry. In subjects that are nationwide restricted admission at many universities, justice for the places on the Foundation for Higher Education Admission are awarded in Dortmund. The trend is the effect that the individual universities to select their students themselves. In addition there are also local admission restrictions for individual subjects at universities and colleges.
When admission to study advises, among others, the Academic Advising the respective colleges. For some time there is a tendency that offer more universities as part of their study consulting study selection tests. Moreover, the drop of an aptitude test is required more frequently; the latter primarily from private colleges. In Germany, the academic year 2015, a total 493,469 people have begun to study.
The students going for further studies in Germany are given an assurance by the Bologna Reform Universities to get the degree which is internationally known like Bachelors, Masters or PhD. In all these degrees the semesters of study depends upon the program. But along with all the packages of advantages in Germany there are also some expenses which a student will have to incur while he is studying in Germany but this also has a solution because EU students can easily find a job. Talking about the non EU students they have to get a work permit which can be either 190 full days or 240 half days per year.
What benefit Germany provides to the students is an option to stay back after getting the graduation degree, so that a student can stay there and find work. This work permit can be extended up to 18 months which helps a lot to search for the work and even the student can stay for much longer than 18 months.
