Dr. Guido Schnieders DAAD - Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst

Information Center Kuala Lumpur

Studying in Germany -

Opportunities and Prospects

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Founded 1925 by students....

...the DAAD is celebrating its 90th birthday these days!

...a self-governing organisation of German universities 239 Member universities 122 Student bodies

DAAD is ...

Deutscher German Akademischer Academic Austausch Exchange Dienst Service

DAAD is your partner. Worldwide.

•  We promote academic co-operation between Germany and the world

To achieve this, we

•  provide scholarships;

•  help establish university co-operations;

•  offer free information and counseling on study and research opportunities in Germany;

•  promote German language and German studies in Malaysia.

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DAAD-budget 2014: 441 Mio EUR (ca. 1,8 bn RM)

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ): € 41 million = 9 %

European Union (EU): € 65 million = 15 %

Other funding bodies: € 55 million = 13 %

Federal Foreign Office (AA):

€ 177 million = 40 %

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF):

€ 103 million = 23 %

€ 441 million

*Figures: 2014

Other

EU

BMZ BMBF

AA

Total:

Germany – a Gateway to Europe

Germany lies in the heart of Europe and has nine direct neighbours. With many of them, Germany forms an area of free circulation (no border controls, no visa) which makes it easy to travel within Europe.

Some facts about Germany

  Largest member of the EU

  A popular tourist destination

  4th largest economy in the world

  World’s export champion for five consecutive years (until 2009)

  Malaysia’s most important trading partner in Europe

  Muslim population of about 4 Mio. (= almost 5%)

  Soccer world champions 2014

  Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Volkswagen (Lamborghini, Bugatti, Bentley...)

  Sportswear from Puma and Adidas

  Pharmaceuticals from Bayer

  Siemens, Infineon, Bosch, SAP...

  400 German companies in Malaysia

Products “Made in Germany” are well known for their high quality

German Higher Education: Producing Innovation and Economic Success

German research – a track record of success

More than 100 Nobel prize winners. In recent years: 2014 Chemistry (Stefan Hell) 2013 Medicine (Thomas Südhof) 2009 Literature (Herta Müller) 2008 Medicine (Harald zur Hausen) 2007 Chemistry (Gerhard Ertl) 2007 Physics (Peter Gruenberg) 2005 Physics (Theodor Haensch) 2001 Physics (Wolfgang Ketterle) 2000 Physics (Herbert Kroemer)

almost 4,5 Million international students world wide

Where do international Students go?

Sourse: OECD Education Indicators in Focus 2013

USA 17%

Others 46%

Great Britain 13%

Germany 6%

France 6%

Australia 6%

Canada 5%

ca. 12% of all students in Germany are international (more than 320.000) (2015)

Malaysian students in Germany (HE degree programmes)

Quelle: Wissenschaft Weltoffen

ca. 65% of the Malaysian students in Germany study in UAS

Bachelor Master Doctoral degrees

(exception: medicine, pharmacy, law)

Degree programmes

Database with list of all courses:

www.study-in.de

Humboldt’s vision of education:

“Unity and freedom of research and instruction”

Tradition of enlightenment „Academic freedom“

>> Self-dependent, self-responsible personality as educational goal

University tradition

Wide range of study opportunities

ca. 380 public Universities (state funded)

  106 Research & Technical Universities

  212 Universities of Applied Sciences

  53 Colleges of Art and Music

  Private universities and colleges (only 4,5% of students)

University of Applied Sciences

ø Student number: 4.000

•  close cooperation with industry

•  Practise-oriented education and integrated internships

•  duration: 3-4 + 1-2 years

•  application-oriented thesis

•  subjects: engineering, business, social sciences, design

•  degrees: Bachelor, Master

•  ca. 850.000 students

ø Student number: 15.000

•  theoretical/academic orientation

•  duration: 3 + 2 + 3-4 years

•  research-based thesis

•  wide range of subjects

•  degrees: Bachelor, Master, PhDs

•  ca. 1,67 million students

University/Technical University

Financial Aspects

World-class education at competitive costs!

  no (or very moderate) tuition fees

  generally no tuition fees at PhD level

  Living cost: ca. Euro 8.000 (= RM 37.000) per year

Admission Requirements: Bachelor

  STPM / A-levels for all institutions subject-specific subject combinations required

  Proficiency in German for courses taught in the German language

  Proficiency in English (e.g. TOEFL 550/213, IELTS 6.0) for international degree courses taught in English

see www.study-in.de

  Individual requirements by university / programme

Check the website of the course of your choice!

Admission Requirements

Master

  BA from an internationally recognised university

  proof of relevant language proficiency

  specific requirements by the individual university

Check the website of the course of your choice!

Working in Germany

  Studying is a full-time occupation, but students may find a part-time job on or off-campus in order to gain practical experience and to improve their financial situation. Up to 120 full days or 240 half days per year are allowed!

  After graduating from a German university, you may stay on for another 1,5 years to search qualified employment. Those successful in their search can have their residence permit extended.

How to find the right university / the right course?

All information you need is available in the internet!

General Information www.daad.de

www.daadkl.org

www.study-in.de

University Ranking ranking.zeit.de/che2015/en/

DAAD Information Centre Kuala Lumpur

Address German Business Center, Suite 47.05 Menara AmBank, No. 8 Jalan Yap Kwan Seng 50450 Kuala Lumpur

Contact E-mail: info@daadkl.org Web: www.daadkl.org facebook: DAAD Information Center Kuala Lumpur

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