The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German students turn to private universities More and more German students are opting to study at private colleges and universities rather than state ones. Attendance rose by ten percent over the past year and has increased six-fold since 2001, despite some costing around €10,000 a semester. https://www.thelocal.de/20140507/private-colleges-more-popular-with-german-students Wed, 07 May 2014 13:54:00 +0200 private-colleges-more-popular-with-german-students