Michael JaumannInformation CentreDAAD Almaty

International Students at German Universities: Facts,

Trends, the Role of the DAAD

207/2008

German Academic Exchange Service: our network

307/2008

Why internationalisation of German universities?

Because globalisation is a fact.

Because Germany is dependent on exports and international trade.

Because Germany is a demographically challenged country.

407/2008

„The battle for gifted students”

507/2008

University tradition

More than 350 universities in Germany, oldest universities: Heidelberg, Cologne, Erfurt

Approximately 250,000 instructors and researchers at German universities

Wilhelm von Humboldt (1810) – his vision of education: “Unity and freedom of research and instruction”

607/2008

Institutions of Higher Education

• Universities• Technical universities• Universities of applied sciences• Colleges of music, art and film• Private colleges and academies

707/2008

IC work: facts and figures I

807/2008

Facts and figures II

907/2008

Facts and figures III

1007/2008

Facts and figures IV: general opinions

Personal safety, reputation of the institution and financial issues are most important when deciding for a foreign university

21 % believe that Germany is „too expensive“

84 % believe that career options in Germany are good or very good

Quality of study programmes at German universities is estimated as high or very high (94 %)

1107/2008

The result:

252.032 international students at institutions of higher education in Germany (2011, 3% more compared to 2010)

Equals 11,4 % of whole student body in Germany

Most important countries of origin: China, Russia, Bulgaria, Poland, Austria, Turkey

(DAAD/ HIS: Wissenschaft weltoffen 2012)

1207/2008

Acclaim – and some problems

70 % of international students recommend Germany as country for studying (2009) – a success of the „code of conduct“?

Problems considered to be most severe:

- to get orientation in the academic system (40 %)- to make contact to German students (37 %)- financial issues (39 %)- to find accomodation (31 %)

(DAAD/ HIS: Wissenschaft weltoffen 2011)

1307/2008

Tägliches Leben: umweltfreundlich, preiswert u. nachhaltig

Leben aus “zweiter Hand”

Alles wird wiederverwertet, nichts verkommt:

Flohmärkte, Zeitschriften, eBay!

Müllvermeidung und -trennung

Umfassendes Recycling- und Pfandsystem

Verkehr (“Semesterticket”)

Das Fahrrad als universelles Transportmittel!

Gemeinsames Reisen:

Mitfahrzentrale.de (Kontaktbörse für

Reisende), ticket-mitfahrer.de (Bahn), Carsharing

1407/2008

The other side: German students abroad

115.000 Germans enrolled for getting a degree from a HE institution abroad (2009) – main countries of study: Austria, Netherlands, Great Britain, Switzerland, USA

Other forms of international mobility: 30.274 German students abroad with ERASMUS (2010/11, increase of 5%)

62% of all international mobile students from Germany go to Western Europe! (USA 13%, Eastern Europe 10%)

(DAAD/ HIS: Wissenschaft weltoffen 2012)

1507/2008

Information online

Studieren und Leben in Deutschlandwww.daad.de/en/index.html

Welche Hochschule, welcher Studiengang?www.hochschulkompass.de

Studium in Deutschland – speziell für Studenten

www.study-in.de

Sommerkurse an Uniswww.daad.de/sommerkurse

1607/2008

Willkommen in Deutschland! Welcome to Germany!

Vielen Dank für Ihr Interesse!

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