The Local Germany

Foreigners face pricey prep for universities

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:43:00 +0200

Germany’s affordable universities have long attracted foreign students, but free language and introductory classes could soon be a thing of the past. Erin Huggins explores the trend toward pricey preparatory courses.

Unpopular tuition fees could soon be history

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0200

German universities have been allowed to charge tuition fees since 2007. But many states have decided to ditch them, soon leaving only Bavaria and Lower Saxony still taking money from their students. Hannah Cleaver reports.