US students head to Germany for free degrees - BBC News

[@MysLed]

Who would have thought that Americans would one day be saying: "Germany = Land of Opportunity?"

[@jegerslvjegers5380]

I LOVE the irony.

[@AkimboAliTheR]

LOL. I'm from Germany and came to London to study. Now after watching this I'm just thinking wtf did I do :P

[@Fr3ddz0r5]

+AkimboAliTheR it`s more for the experience meating new people practice 2-3e languish and so on, think it was a wise decision

[@AfroBolshevik]

George B Why did you bring the states into this hahaha, the person was just saying how it's ironic that they paid too much for a education while they could have stayed in Germany pay nothing still for it's high class education ^^

[@yognut72]

i think you fucked up m8

[@god-son-love]

London is a great city tho. Enjoy your time there.

[@malmcowy]

I did the same, lol.. but it's worth it!

[@brimcallister8048]

Why would you come back to a country trying to make you into a debt slave? If anything Germany is liberating intellectuals in the USA and UK. We should all appreciate what the German people are doing,

[@mgtowp.l.7756]

You Got That Right.The USA, And The U.K. Are On The Same Page. The USA, And The U.K. Loves Their Debt Slaves..

[@MrWalker1000]

@@adrianmotley8855 in what ways? The German economy is in a recession people have meager salaries and don't own anything

[@BobuxGuy]

@@robertdownes793 It literally takes 1-2 months to learn german

[@menakeldebakel253]

please be aware the german education system is not "free" it's funded by the taxes every german must pay and those are not small. The same counts for the health system. However from my point of view it's still better than the system in USA and UK because it also give people from poor families the chance to get a great education and to rise

[@MrWalker1000]

How is Germany liberating intellectuals

[@MrKenng123]

Danke, Deutschland. Ich bin von Hong Kong.

[@derivativecovariant2341]

Aus

[@Samo46dr]

im from Morocco and have studied in the University of Dresden without paying any fees , and in the Sachsen you can live with 550euros or even less ! thank you Germany

[@OfficialEvoke]

+Samo46dr Dresden was a good choice ;)

[@Samo46dr]

+JeanySullivan hi, I did not rape any women. And im no muslim. im jewish moroccan.

[@Samo46dr]

+JeanySullivan Ist heute was Besonderes oder bist du immer so dumm ?

[@OfficialEvoke]

The stupid everywhere. Don't argue with it :P

[@trackman2300]

+OfficialEvoke i mean it working is it

[@DallasCowboyFan95]

The German Dream,

[@VCYT]

+DallasCowboyFan95 a lot of muslim immigrants have that.

[@Aluzcz]

+DallasCowboyFan95 Don't worry its already destroyed.

[@elias549]

+Aluzcz What do you mean by that?

[@felixkeller4299]

jep the imigrants are working now in the german industrie too, so the make gemany even richer

[@ertzler]

good, affordable education

[@samimqasimi91]

I am currently doing my Master's degree in Brandenburg-Germany free of cost. Thanks Germany.

[@captainpapieto1005]

Did you got it?

[@charr5651]

@samim qasimi did you have to learn German?

[@clydepage1198]

@@charr5651 i hope so

[@notanikdey]

@@charr5651 even if the program is offered in English you'll have to learn German in order to interact with others and most jobs these days require German language skills to a certain extent

[@charr5651]

@@notanikdey ohhh thank you for answering my question 😊

[@azadkaya]

After watching this video and the comments below I am grateful that education is free in Denmark as well.

[@Haexxchen]

+Azad Kaya It should be everywhere. All you have to pay for education should be dedication.

[@nntflow7058]

Denmark is in the top 10, congrats.

[@martinjuulandersen9694]

Its not free for foreigners in Denmark. Unless your from a EU country, otherwise you will have to pay. If you can circumvent this with a permanent residency permit im not sure. But Americans as far as I know have to pay in Denmark...

[@ekaterinas8796]

Martin Juul Andersen why is fair enough! Europe has a little love for its ppl!!!

[@TrippyLiberty]

so students in Germany don't pay for schooling, yet they graduate prepared to join the workforce... while students in the US pay a small fortune for schooling & graduate with useless degrees and zero preparation for the workforce, half the time. gotta love Amurica

[@XDChrissXD6]

+Ken Otieno To be honest I think you're better prepared for work life when you do an apprenticeship (or as we call it, Ausbildung) because you learn the necessary skills and your rights in school. That's why the dual education system here in germany is great, too. I don't think students learn the work laws of germany unless they take a special class in it. But I could be wrong since I don't go to university and probably never will.

[@Dakarn]

+Ken Otieno It doesn't help that Americans get useless degrees like Women's Studies and other bullshit degrees that will never land them any sort of job outside of McDonald's or Walmart.

[@uncleruckus5121]

post of the week ken !

[@wednesday567]

people who bash america never say where they are from

[@ymccorey9236]

Sounds about right.

[@LMR2207]

I am from Germany and this makes me kinda proud :D

[@frankishempire2322]

A proud stupid one

[@LMR2207]

I'm... I'm not stupid.

[@frankishempire2322]

BewareOfTheKraut Nope, especially when it comes from someone who can`t differentiate between Franks and French...

[@BewareOfTheKraut]

Frankish Empire My mother is from Bad Kissingen but she doesn't use the fleur-de-lis from the French heraldry, that's your statement, froggy.

[@frankishempire2322]

BewareOfTheKraut Weil die wenigsten, und insbesondere Frauen, einen Sinn für Geschichte haben. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapetinger Und ich hab nicht vor das Symbol den Franzaken zu überlassen.

[@fleurdepapaye9635]

I was starting my master degree in chemistry on 2014 at Uni Erlangen and finished it on middle 2017. Free education in Germany even for foreigners is an outstanding program. I wish, I could pay back the fovour for German people and society in the upcoming years after I finish my docotral program.

[@ekaterinas8796]

You can! Stay here and find a decent job! :)

[@SaschaHusenbeth]

As a German, i think this is great as long as they stay, learn German and don't just take advantage of the German tax payer.

[@benet9582]

Ganz genau👍👍

[@skorpion1474]

I want to live in Germany but scared to be alone once I go there

[@QuincyIsCrispy]

Its not like if you live there you're not also paying taxes lol, citizen or not

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

I'm from Indonesia and I want to live in Germany... 🥺

[@lauranceboyd6365]

I mean yea thats the plan. Give back to the country for a few years.

[@jannoottenburghs5121]

Pretty smart from Germany. A lot of students who go for their master remain in Germany.

[@philipdudingston6855]

It's actually pretty okay. There are people staying but also people going. Till now the taxes they pay ar higher after 5 years then the expense. Great actually.

[@briankamras2913]

My 30,000 dollars in student debt that I'll never be able to pay back is tasting pretty sour now. Would be real nice if the US followed the rest of the civilized world and subsidized education, healthcare, insurance, and child care.

[@oscarperla8652]

Brian Kamras Jesus Christ. do you not understand basic economics? do you not understand the reason that Europe enjoy these social benefits is because of the American taxpayer. OUR military pays for THEIR defense, so we get the bill, they get the benefits. thanks Europe!

[@briankamras2913]

Oscar Perla Dude, what are you even.

[@oscarperla8652]

Brian Kamras what do you mean???

[@Cthulhudesabimes]

Oscar Perla No, we don't. Most European nations have decent-sized militaries, heck the French, Italians and Germans alone participate in a lot of operations. And besides what would Europe need a bigger military for? Who would invade them? Only China would have the manpower and tech, and they're both far away and more interested in trading with Europe. US military is bloated, its size is for offense not defense and that offense has gotten us tangled in a lot of disastrous wars and defeats since Vietnam.

[@oscarperla8652]

***** here in the US, the military is HIGHLY respected. it is considered a very honorable path of life. it teaches discipline and grants you many perks and connections throughout the entire US. i WISH the Germans would spend more on military, so that the US doesn't have to spend so much on this "intimidation war" with Russia. the EU enjoys all these social benefits because they don't have to put so much of their GDP into military. imagine if the US sized down their military to the average european country's. it would still be large because of our high GDP, but Russia and China would run all over their regional neighbors, and make fools of the EU and US. just look at the Ukraine crisis. it was originally an EU vs Russia situation. but because the EU is so damn weak, it quickly became a US vs Russia situation.

[@SBha30]

Great video. I took 4 years of German in high school and forgot a lot of it. I have a tremendous respect for the German people and what they have accomplished. They seem like very practical people who think things through. Ich liebe Deutschland :)

[@bvlampe6801]

Danke! :)

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Eat Bull's Penis (GBP EBP)

[@MichaelRicksAherne]

Even if they start making people pay, if it's something reasonable like 5 grand, it's still a massive savings off of US colleges that are all 60k+.

[@izarscharf7845]

im studying in Germany because the 11000 euro tuition fees in the UK scare me XD, still nothing compared to the extortionist fees in the US, its not like they will teach any better...anyway

[@freebird1975]

Well, I live in Germany and went to College and to a University in Germany free of charge (many moons ago lol). Universities now have started charging foreign students a fee of, hold your hair, a thousand Euros not a semester but A YEAR. It was and continues to be amazing. I stayed in Germany first because I love the country and second because it was somewhat easy to find a well paying job. And I for one don't mind paying taxes in order to help other achieve the goal of a good education and also because for some odd reason, I love being surrounded by smart people :-)

[@thinhphan3816]

Cc the cheapest in my state would be 7,500 that wouldn't include the books that cost hundreds, mandatory insurance, library, other fees

[@notanikdey]

@@freebird1975 IIRC it was Karlsruhe Institute of Technology that charges that amount. Other universities take very meager amounts, not as tuition fees but as semester contributions and administrative charges

[@DerGrueneBaron]

good report, greetings from germany

[@RareAirTwo4]

Berlin here I come

[@sicherdigger6709]

ErsatMar So IF you're german please tell me your Bundesland and Postleitzahl:D I don't know why you're writing such a bullshit. EVERY German would like to have more smart and young people in his country. We have a huge shortage of qualified and young worker. It seems that you´re a supporter of russia or at least an anti-west guy. And please stop answering other users comments. If you want to start a discussion on my comment, you should know that i won't answer you. Best regards from Hesse, Germany ;)

[@ersatmar4290]

Sicher Digger We have a conservative right-wing in Germany like this guy. He thinks in good and bad genes. US genes for him are good genes, because he was brainwashed by hollywood movies and pro-western press. Other genes are not welcome to Germany, because they are less educated by nature. It´s about the same like you think about Mexicans and lets say...Japanese And when I say that Americans are not welcome to Germany, guys like him pop up to defend the case and show how open minded they are. If I think that Russians are welcome to Germany and go comment on Russian Videos, this guy would be the first to fight me, stating that we only need "smart" people. But in fact you guys know that you are not necessarily smarter than Russians. It´s just the right-wing mind (for you this is republican I believe), that makes that difference in their foolish head. This is an intelligence level below zero. This is the consequence of beeing an American Colony since 1950 and all the secret contracts our governments have. You did well making Germany an US Market.

[@Hunde-js3pe]

any proof of secret contracts? wikileaks etc? or just another conspiracy? anyways, any secret contract is not valid if if hasn't been approved by the german parliament. so i wonder who the executors are...

[@johnyang6969]

WHERE WAS THIS VIDEO WHEN I WAS STILL IN HIGHSCHOOL?????

[@izarscharf7845]

m8 thats just typically american, cant imagine anywhere else is better, so you dont even look, and as Mia said its common knowledge that european education in the best in terms of cost (and a lot else too)

[@abyssstrider2547]

Jonathan Yang in my country you can get university degree for like 500€ a year, yeah. You pay 500€ when you wanna sign up for the university and that's it for that entire year! Yes! 500€ per year!

[@Isaac-ci5wy]

@@abyssstrider2547 where?! a sophomore in highschool, and I'm interested!

[@abyssstrider2547]

@@Isaac-ci5wy Bosnia And Herzegovina

[@abyssstrider2547]

@@Isaac-ci5wy Or just any other Balkan country

[@DaedalusHelius]

What a great country! I love Germany

[@TheGamingSyndrom]

thx

[@VCYT]

+DaedalusHelius would a Polish person agree?

[@AVolpe86]

VC YT ? Polish ?

[@EliasRoy]

@@VCYT Wtf are you saying the Poles are one of the largest immigrant group in Germany

[@GrEEnEyE089]

As a german allolw me to clarify the difference. You have to pay a administration fee of 200-300€ per semester which in turn allows you to use university facilities like libaries and usually includes a semesterticket that allows you to use public transport for free. however you have to pay for rent, food etc yourself so most students get a part time job. You also need to have health insurance, but im not sure how this works with forigne students. for germans insurance is mandatory and you get insured by your employer or your parents insurance if you havent worked before. hope this helps

[@shiletta100]

or (over 25 and not married) you have to pay for it yourself :)

[@kevinluh5086]

Unfortunately, many people are simply looking for free stuff, so I highly doubt that they are going to take your clarification seriously. In the US, when some foreigners do not get what they want, they just start a violent riot. Trust me, the same thing will happen in Germany.

[@alexwholland]

almost ever university is like that, may i ask why you put the prices so high? is that including textbooks?

[@robertaylor9218]

Alex Holland that sounds like community college fees, not university.

[@robertaylor9218]

I meant that the University fees in Germany appear to be on par with community college fees in the US.

[@iplaygamesforfun8769]

The language shouldn't be that big of an issue. Once you start speaking/listening to a foreign language you get the hang of it quite easily plus all your fellow students speak english as well. If you're considering to study in germany be aware that all universities have offices for foreign students to help with finding a place to stay, language courses and other issues. Welcome to Germany, we can always use more brilliant minds!

[@Dakarn]

+IplayGames ForFun hehe. I used to speak German to one of my co-workers all the time. Just because I knew he didn't understand a single thing I was saying. I was trying to teach it to him, but he just wasn't that interested. It always made me laugh real hard, though. He would tell me that no matter what I said, I always sounded angry.

[@ekaterinas8796]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@piroDYMSUS]

7 years later and it still free for everyone. Good job Germany!

[@bigsmoke4380]

I'm from Jersey, and I'm out to Germany ✌🏼😁

[@emperordonaldtrump1st614]

Big Smoke how's it going fam

[@MrWhite-pn7ui]

Weren't you libtards supposed to leave after Trump crushed Billary?

[@Michael76721]

enjoy your stay here :D

[@MrWhite-pn7ui]

+Huschibaba Economically feasible for whom? They're just taking advantage of germany's socialist model. This should serve as an excellent reason to not adopt such a flawed and economically unfair system which punishes taxpayers.

[@MrWhite-pn7ui]

+Huschibaba If the OP travels to germany for a taxpayer-funded education and then leaves then it is economically feasible for the OP. But the germans are hoping that students will stay and pay germany's outrageous taxes to continue the ponzi scheme. That's not so feasible.

[@shreyans2224]

As an Indian there are lot of my Indian friends who did masters from Germany as it's called silicone valley of mechanial engineering

[@lewyn4k]

Another reason why I think Germany has the best education system in Europe, and a lot of the world.

[@batboy-wb2cn]

iwontupload yeah yeah its so bad here the world comes to learn but why? WHY?! dont make me laugh

[@dudedude5332]

iwontupload you arent even German lol

[@Bukkawarnis]

+11volt meh, Finland gets it better in results...And it is a common fact south Korea and Finland offer the best education in the world according to the results....

[@JohnDoe-mm6kj]

+batboy 1989 can you please tell me why... I'm not German, but I love to know why...

[@goodman5836]

+iwontupload Deutschland ist aber bestimmt nicht der beste Studienort...der billigste schon. Wie wird's in Finland gemacht?

[@Psychosisfunny]

I wish I studied german now...

[@Sloth7d]

ㅤㅤ Agreed

[@fdpirigyi]

They said the classes were likely to be offered exclusively in English within the next four years....

[@Sloth7d]

fdpirigyi Not talking about for the classes. If you're going to live in Germany, it would be helpful to know the language.

[@Psychosisfunny]

They said spanish would be more useful... Lies!! e.e

[@XxBloodyHorizonxX]

ㅤㅤ Pero el español es un lenguaje bonito.

[@reazkhan5255]

I DONT KNOW WHY BUT I ALWAYS FELT THAT GERMANY IS THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD...I REALLY WANTED TO VISIT THIS GREAT COUNRY AND GREAT PEOPLE WHO BUILT THINGS FOR LAST...I WANT TO VISIT BERLIN FIRST.

[@xxkq0]

Reaz Khan OKAY!!!!!!!!

[@llKoopav2ll]

Cactus Jack i love me some national socialism

[@easternwind4435]

Germany will die as a nation, maybe some cities will survive if we stop the increasing centralisation

[@ekaterinas8796]

The Last European bs

[@willease]

If I was 18 again...

[@aena5995]

@Mia is it easy to get a job afterwards and which uni would be good for architecture,graphic design or marine biology forensic science or data science however i have heard that they kick the students out if they dont get a good grade and the germans are really mean theres no social life is it true? Btw is law useful in germany whats the procedure and would u recommend a bachelors degree to be taken in europe? Is it expensive to live and whatbare requirements for uk students doing alevels??

[@BobuxGuy]

@Mia Western Europe* the eastern part is still recovering from the damage of communism

[@flashnfantasy]

One difference between the US and germany is, that we have simply more politicians that have a moraltity that last longer than a 4 year term - no offense.

[@Cthulhudesabimes]

+Mathias Weitz True that.

[@Celrador]

+Mathias Weitz While they are nearly non-existant in the US, you can't say though, that we have plenty of them here either. More? Definitively. Then, however, there are also a lot of spineless politicians, who just change their mind every few months/years, once the public has forgotten their old stance. (i.e. "Mit mir wird es keine Maut geben!" ;-p Gut dass ich die Perle von Anfang an nicht gewählt habe.)

[@MrWhite-pn7ui]

Morality for whom? Kraut politicians have been throwing the white german taxpayer under the bus for years. Not that it's a bad thing, socialist countries deserve to fail.

[@JoBikotch]

Once again a conservative has no understanding of what socialism is, that there are differences between socialism and communism and that not having a completely unregulated market doesn't equal socialism. I'd love you if you explained to me in what way the workers are holding the means of production in the german car industry for example. You can't? Whoops. Must've missed something there. Try to at least know what a thing is all about before complaining about it, especially in such diversified fields as political and economical systems.

[@MrWhite-pn7ui]

+JoBikotch Government-funded tuition is socialism, you libtard. There is no market, the taxpayers are footing the bill and are unable to opt out. It's the same with the flawed public healthcare system.

[@kevinhealey6540]

Germany has free tution, however in Germany: College presidents as well as staff do not get salaries of hundreds of thousands of dollars as well as of millions of dollars. American universities are easy to get into, but more difficult to stay in. That's why the drop out rate in Germany is considerably less than what the drop out rate is in the United States. The reason for that is, Universities in Germany will only acccept students who can score at least 1100 on an SAT test. (Press Read more) They save money by not letting people in there who don't belong there. German students and educators have gone to American universities. They see that it's a circus type of atmosphere. There are no scholarships for cheer leaders in German universities as well as scholarships for athletes. There are no sports programs. The average university in the US loses money every year on their athletic programs. Germany is old fashioned. They believe that a university is for learning. There is very little next to no crime in Germany in comparison to the US. There's no need for campus police.

[@gammondog]

America also had free universities until the 1970's. Now the only free option left are the military universities at West Point and Annapolis.

[@faithlesshound5621]

One of Ronald Reagan's proudest accomplishments was abolishing free tuition at California's public universities.

[@jillhbaudhaan]

First...I'll be able to drink...really Hunter, so sad

[@orirbjrk5573]

Lol....Fortunately there is a big caveat to this. The german education system isn't molded around alchoholism like in the us, so those drinking laws he'll so proudly be taking advantage of, will probably only reach as far as a bar or small apartment party.

[@uncleruckus5121]

like black man....where da white womenz at ? lol

[@diecouch6362]

Þorír Bjørk Wtf of course you can drink and study at the same time. And i m from Germany btw

[@aruytpadyugf]

Awww give him a break lol he's a freshman, you didn't drink your freshman year of college?

[@redsquirrel3893]

It's probably more like forbidden fruit I drank too much in my first semester and got sick of it now I think iv been T total for the past 3 years just because I don't like drinking or want it to make me fat.

[@FavJam]

The U.S. is falling behind

[@andreiplane8380]

It's not falling behind at all. If you live here it's great.

[@IRosamelia]

Basically anywhere in the world is cheaper to study than in the USA lol

[@Ettibridget]

I respect any american who dares to leave the US and go to study/work abroad. It is so good for americans to see and learn of other types of lives. And surely, some of these american students will end up staying in Germany. It all pays off in the end.

[@Freigeist2008]

There are no fees, but mention that our system is totally different. In the system you are totally alone. No pampering by profs, no campus with room service etc. You must make your studies and your life by yourself

[@sebastianharrer1822]

And German students who couldn't attend university in Germany go to Austria and sometimes make up up to 70% of the students in one class. Because universities in Austria are (still) free AND do not consider your A-level exams' grades (while German universities do Most of the time) so we like to call them "education refugees"

[@angelagonzales1727]

In NZ, university is not free. We have to get student loans, but there is no interest. And you get allowance and rent as well if you need it.

[@anguswallace5548]

People migrating to a country with better opportunities than their own? The horror!

[@virginmojito1183]

I live in Berlin and I am German - l always wondered why so many young Americans are running through the city! 😊 Tourists? Exchange-Students? Now I know.

[@jmmjjmmj8994]

Its not free degrees. You study hard to get them.

[@MrCoco24681]

Amazing. I am a Freshman in high school, and I better start studying my German!

[@alexanderlindner5808]

+Garrett Walsh Almost everybody in Germany speaks some english.

[@Cthulhudesabimes]

+Alexander Lindner Meh, not really. I worked there on and off for two years and very, very, very few people really spoke decent English, a lot of people knew a few words here and there but almost no one spoke fluently (many didn't speak it at all). No reason they should, they're Germany after all and historically, languages like French and Russian (and more and more today, Spanish and Chinese) are important for Germans to learn. Any American going there really needs to at least make an effort to learn German, they'll help you with that there.

[@TheFoofights]

+Alexander Lindner because we're educated

[@neues3691]

+Cthulhudesabimes I am german and a lot of germans speak basic english. It is enough for simple conversation but that´s it. Also most have a very thick accent.

[@tanyag5646]

Cthulhudesabimes Can I ask in which city you spent those two years?? That's actually a major exception for Germans not to know English,.

[@Hildegarden]

True in this last years there are a lot of Americans coming in Germany 🇩🇪 for a Degree and also for Health care!!! Not only in Germany but also around Europe...

[@PureHatredCimaira]

Just so you fellas know, same thing applies to Austria. It's basically the same country, just with more mountains, funnier accents and a shitload of cows. Holy shit so many cows. Still Education is free, Healthcare is aswell, public transport is free as long as you are school or university. You get housing benefits, have a fixed minimum income (meaning if you only earn 400€ a month the state pays you the rest until you have your 830€). I for one have a side job as a paramedic, earn almost nothing. The state pays me my 800€ a month, pays my rent and public transport. Why that system works? Because I will be paying for the next generations education, housing and income with my taxes when I have my degree. Its a beautiful system, we just rely on each other. Greetings from Vienna.

[@RealKansasMan]

I am wanting to go to college still but could never decide where and for what. Now after watching this, I am strongly thinking about going to Germany for my education. Plus, I am half German as well.

[@jamiedavies4545]

I live in the UK I like Germany and Switzerland as well they are beautiful countries of the world German mates.

[@blagfire]

One has to say that that does not hold true for all German states. For example, in Baden-Würtemberg there are tuition fees of 1500 Euro per semester for no EU Citizens. But in most states its still free.

[@luvperu1]

Wonderful...

[@ABC-td7zm]

Germany A country For The People. All we are Taught in School in England is All the Bad stuff Germans Have done in the Past. They need to inform us of the Good Stuff they are doing Too. Education should Be free for all And if you pay for it, It shows what Your Country Think Of You.

[@dothedeed]

I think they should charge foreigners. After awhile your own citizens may face so much competition from outside they get out numbered in the institutions that should serve them. That being said, I can't argue with the fact that immigrants that have studied in your country are the best future citizens.

[@Cthulhudesabimes]

dothedeed AFAIK German universities do reserve a large number of slots for their own citizens so international applicants are in a different pool Obviously applications are quite competitive due to the free tuition, but on the flip-side even if applicants don't get into a German university, there are German-language programs also in neighboring programs like Slovakia, Czech Republic and Poland as well as in Austria that are pretty good too.

[@dothedeed]

Cthulhudesabimes Ok good - thanks for the info. Recently some Ivy league schools have been sued by Chinese students with high grades because they weren't admitted. While I see their frustration, I also think schools should serve their own citizens first. Happy to hear Germany has that issue sorted.

[@dothedeed]

ErsatMar I'm Canadian...Why would I want to go to your country? Jog on.

[@dudedude5332]

Also those damn foreigners dont pay taxes while Germans have to pay taxes. Germans pay for the education of foreigners.... Germany makes no benefit at all.

[@keitoimon]

Dude Dude they do pay taxes and germany actually profits from it economically quite a bit

[@oldyetrylarpbableatertho3196]

well we do hope for you guys to come over, take the free education and stay! black, white, asian w/e you all welcome!

[@lattemeowcchiato3767]

Phuc googl Yea, don't just take the free education and leave, no one likes freeloaders. Work hard, pay us back-->everyone profits.

[@justinwolfe4845]

Phuc googl SI

[@tinchentinchen2079]

+Phuc googl (Fuk Googl) But we haven´t enough study places for our own children. Do you think that is fair to our children? We citizen pay the universities with our taxes and our own children can not study because of lack of study places? Really?

[@oldyetrylarpbableatertho3196]

smilla summer No, we dont lack the places, ppl just jump into the big towns. the goal is for them to become citizen and stay.

[@frankishempire2322]

No, they are not.

[@MartinMllerSkarbiniksPedersen]

Or come to Denmark where education is free. And students gets about 1000 USD every month (not as loan). If you work and live one year in Denmark you will also get the 1000 USD per month while study in Denmark.

[@j.w.5510]

Now I want to move my family there and go back to college.

[@chamkampis1309]

There is a catch to it. Its more difficult

[@SnarkierThan-U-R]

Shit I should have went to Germany when I was studying for mmy Masters , didn't even cross my mind. Damn :o(

[@juanescalante3332]

Education is a right

[@allbeen]

9k a year ! Joke's on you UK i'm studying in France

[@TheGamingSyndrom]

the german dream is american the american dream is made in china

[@liuyonglovewenwen]

+Das_Gaming_Syndrom 狗屁

[@TheGamingSyndrom]

if you say so .... 猪头

[@theroamingtofu9628]

+Das_Gaming_Syndrom His name does say 'commie supporting ambassador' anyways.

[@fjellyo3261]

There so many foreigners in Berlin... you hear english, french, italian...

[@AVolpe86]

fjellyo32 they all dont like their own homeland. Pathetic...

[@tomviemont6429]

There are more than 1,700 degree programs taught at over 300 universities that are taught in English, so you don't have to learn a foreign language to get a degree. For more information, visit: www.beyondthestates.com/

[@Kreek04]

Admittedly I am a bit annoyed by calling such an investment free. The German society invests in young people by offering education and pays for this education. When these students graduate some will stay, get a well-paid job or open a company. So they will contribute to the system and also pay for the education system. But I wonder how US students deal over here with things like that we do not care much for micro aggressions and that there are no trigger warnings? ;-)

[@faithlesshound5621]

Not only does the US have the most expensive universities, effectively the last two years of high school cost as much as university does. I say that because 18 year old Americans "graduate" from high school (without AP exams) at the academic level of a 16 year old in England, France or Germany and the first two years of college are at what other countries would consider high school level.

[@JustMe-12345]

Really? Wow thats extreme.... Why force everyone to go trough 12 years of school when you only get a level of 10. Whereas in other countries (Switzerland and i also think Germany) give the option to leave after 9th grade and do an apprenticeship-school mix for 3-4 years and have a full education and certificate for that job later. (Oh, and ofc ppl still do 12 years and go to uni, but then you can learn more in these 12 years)

[@Sam19509]

Canada is a better deal - they offer the same benefits except you still pay tuition that is a fraction of the rates in the US. Add to that Canada has higher wages and is more immigrant friendly so American English speaking students can easily find part-time work to help pay for their education. It is also easy to get permanent residency in Canada if you are an American with completed Canadian education not to mention the fact you can work under a TN visa (NAFTA).

[@barakapatrick4474]

Graduating soon for my BSN and I will be moving to Germany for my MSN. Very inspiring 😍

[@Nicholaszhyang]

Ich bin glücklich, dass ich ein bisschen Deutsch sprechen kann :)

[@user-jo8uh3gt7o]

Ich lerne deutsch im moment. Ich spreche deutsch sehr gut.

[@user-dl1xz3mj3i]

@@user-jo8uh3gt7o gut..weiter so

[@user-jo8uh3gt7o]

@@user-dl1xz3mj3i danke

[@rimothergoose761]

some tuition's in USA are cost prohibitive but there are some free ones but if other countries can offer it free we should too !!

[@strongyang]

I did my undergraduate studies in London, and now I'm back in a prestigious private university in the U.S. for graduate program. I will be transferring to a university in Europe to continue my studies because I like European culture .

[@jesusgonzalez6715]

By the way, Munich is considered an "expensive" city by most Germans

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

Education is VERY important.

[@bsdpowa]

That’s what happens when spend tax money into the community and not into fighting imaginary wars

[@izimmt]

it is not free, it is 250 € per semester

[@Flyfan24]

Igal Marcelo Zimmt but that's almost free compared to other states and you can get it back if you don't have enough money to afford it

[@izimmt]

How do you get it back, I am studying in Germany almost 3 years, and I got nothing for free, now they have also a new law, that the profesor cannot put the lacter online, because it is against the copy right law

[@Flyfan24]

Igal Marcelo Zimmt it depends you can only get it back if you don't earn enough money by yourself but you can go to the Arbeitsamt and get the money back if you need it

[@izimmt]

Can you refer a link to it?

[@angelafaye9357]

hi Igal Marcelo Zimmt ...may I know what school are you studying right now? I'm really interested to pay 250 euros per semester.. Please if you can provide some info.. Thank you so much!

[@nugrohokun640]

In my opinion...Germany made smart move...free or affordable education...so student from around the world came to Germany...those students need rent house or dorm...foods...clothes...books...computer...and other thing to support their studies...so that can help local bussiness...after graduate those students was familiar with culture in Germany...so if German company needs to hire them there no more culture boundaries...and even those student go home to their country those student can be a German business partner...its a long run target...sorry for my broken english...

[@AeroAngle]

is their any information on how to start college in Germany?

[@wanderlust660]

College is Angloamerican. There are no colleges in Germany. Try DAAD.

[@TheBingleichwiederda]

Just google "Univerity" or "Fachhochschule" in Germany.. Fachhochschule is what I believe similar to college and you need a lower degree to join than at university... But most websites have an English version and explain how to apply as an foreigner

[@bvlampe6801]

The programs "Fachhochschulen" are usually more practice-oriented (in english that would be a university of applied sciences) than those in universities, which are globally more theoretical. Still, the Bachelors and Masters you get at both are identical in value. It's simply a question of what you prefer. However if you plan on getting a doctorate (which is the equivalent to the american PhD), you'll have to go to university as Fachhochschulen aren't permitted to offer those yet.

[@foodie360d]

*Not only US but also other developed countries doing this*

[@RichardVrong876]

This reminded me of progressive era, the golden age of capitalism. The good old days when Rosevelt was in charge. Now we only have trickle down dark age reagonomics. Australia is copying our model. Sad!!

[@MiyaSamaCo]

Rechard kk Notice how the countries that copy the model fail miserably? Japan got strong-armed into doing so and now their economy won't grow. Northern Europe was not so foolish and are doing well...

[@RichardVrong876]

MiyaSamaCo People seem to be ignorant to the fact that it was Rosevelt's middle class prosperity also known as social democracy or democratic socialism that defeated communism. The nordic model is the envy of the world and they copied it from America. If it was Libertarian version of free market capitalism, we never know who will ended up as winner between the two failed ideologies: pure capitalism and communism.

[@soccerlovin1]

MiyaSamaCo Europe's recovery has been far slower than America's.

[@MrLukasboys]

Rechard kk You know you are doing it wrong, when Australia is copying you.

[@RichardVrong876]

NexoFX ISKU I always curious to know why Aust copy our failed system.

[@eacorion]

WOW, greatings from Germany, stay healthy guys.

[@avalanch2456]

So what do I say when I go to a shop in Berlin

[@ekaterinas8796]

ava lanch „Hi, bitte ein Sterni“ 😅

[@emilionomdo1]

is it still free for non eu students to study in Germany.

[@BewareOfTheKraut]

+Emilio Nomdo Yes, it is.

[@gta1kev]

+Emilio Nomdo only when you are a refugee

[@ragecontrol2874]

+Sebastian Schubert Still less than $5000 a semester here

[@izarscharf7845]

yes, but expect to pay up to 800 euro per year for admin fees, transportation etc, its not technically tuition fees, more like material fees etc

[@الجزائر-ي-س]

Just in Germany people use motorway for free and uni for free. Love u German people

[@alexanderrot2270]

Education is not a rigth nor a privilege it's a duty!

[@Some_Sleepy_Guy]

But it´s a human right sooooo....ehhh it´s more right than duty. It is duty to bring it in countries wich are lagging far behind, wich can´t even pay for the education of their People.

[@bvlampe6801]

I'd say it's a duty for society to provide the right to the individual

[@mauriciorv228]

No it’s not a privilege. Your parents bank doesn’t decide your opportunities, specially if a have a great talent and motivation.

[@Chrischi4598]

The problem of the free university's in Germany is that the professors main goal during the first 4 or 5 semesters is not to teach you something but to get rid of the majority of students, instead of helping them pass with good grades This results in higher dropout rates, harder exams and gpa with an way worse average then compared to other States

[@Mangafan47]

That's a misunderstanding in some parts. German university education is based on the principal of self-work and self-discipline. In the US you get a teacher helping you with everything & checking on you; in Germany it's just assumed you're an adult and you go to them if you noticed something's not working and you can't help yourself. It's the students responsibility to earn good grades, not the teachers/professors to just give them out on sale. That's why the exams are harder & the drop out rate is high, as well as the one switching mayor after the 1st year. The idea of college education from US to Germany is different. Germans have a 2nd educational way through apprenticeships in some jobs you can study and in craftsman jobs. You can be a federal certificate computer scientist without setting a foot into Uni as well as a bank manager. In the US there just college or high school degree jobs so you get more pulled through uni, make it easy so everybody can get a degree. Right now Germany is moving toward that, but it's highly criticized since it devalues the degree.

[@ekaterinas8796]

Absolutely not true!

[@519saphire]

This is a damn smart strategic move for a country which is suffering from a low birth rate.

[@alexanderrot2270]

+Mahir Jawad Well we had 1.3 million migrants just last year.I think we're allready compensating it

[@peek_a_boo4168]

The funny thing is: american degrees are not accepted are not in Germany, if you studied medicine in the US, you must study it in Germany to be a doctor in Germany, but as a German you can be a doctor by doing 1 or 2 semesters in a US uni, you can be a doctor

[@Sedna063]

That is false. In Germany if you are a medical student from abroad you will need to do a few years as a resident before you can have a final exam that would then allow you to be recognised as a fully trained doctor. In the US, if you are a foreign medical student you will have to write all the US exams (USMLE Steps 1 - 2 and later on 3) and do the residency completely from the beginning to the end.

[@manfredschmidt9872]

Come to the Fatherland young brains of the world, because Future is made in Germany!

[@PrincessAshley12]

Motherland*

[@mauriciorv228]

@@PrincessAshley12 no, that’s for Russia. Fatherland is for Germany.

[@PrincessAshley12]

@@mauriciorv228 Thanks for correction.

[@hannes3d]

It's free but first not every course is held in another language than german and second and this is way more important there is a limiting factor in germany thats called nc Numerus clausus that means to limit the nummer of students if you have the nc thats needed you may find yourself in a group thats still overcrowded .

[@tstrrtstrr745]

"USA leads the world in foreign college students and best universities!" That totally depends. Maybe best in computer science. But go to German technical university like TU Munich or RWTH Aachen or so, get an engineering degree and you can work for any company in the world you want including in US, Germany, Japan or any other highly competitive country.

[@danielsolomon4600]

tstrrtstrr I think you’re forgetting that MIT and CalTech exist

[@meisen1988]

@@danielsolomon4600 yeah, they exist. But they're 'Muricaaaaaaaan! Just kidding, just because their reputation in the US is great, doesn't mean it's the same outside the US.

[@meisen1988]

@Zlar Vixen really? Then why are most of those who get their degree in the US not outside the US and work there? Many companies offer good benefits, Audi for example. But in 6 years I haven't met anybody from CalTech or MIT there. Why?

[@meisen1988]

@Zlar Vixen one thing I don't get about you 'Muricans is, that you call us Europeans socialists. Why? We all live in democracies, like you live in an upcoming dictatorship. We just don't let the poor die, because we know that, if you want to see how good a country is, you need to look at how it treats the people who are less wealthy and poor.

[@meisen1988]

@Zlar Vixen and I think they don't go over here, because their degrees are worthless here. They aren't accepted as easy here, so they fear rejection.

[@kevinluh5086]

I'm sure that German universities have some strict standards. Otherwise, the degree would be worthless. In the US, there are many degree mills. A bachelor's degree is sometimes treated as a high school diploma. Sigh.

[@karimsultan2007]

some, but not as many as you think. And not that hard to achieve www.study-in.de/en/plan-your-studies/requirements/

[@jascrandom9855]

In Germany, you can't get into University even if your Rich parents can afford Harvard, if you don't have an Abitur, Which you can only get if: -You Graduate from a Gymnasium School. -You Complete 2-3 years of Ausbildung. -In the Case of Foreigners, they ought to have Equivalent qualifications to a Gymnasium Graduate, or do Ausbildung.

[@FYTJ]

It's not true that all universities in Germany have abolished tuition fees. I study at the University of Cologne and I have to pay for every semester. So does every other student I know here. The fees are BY FAR not as high as the ones in the U.S. But reporting that German universities have absolutely no tuition fees is misleading.

[@FYTJ]

Jan Aike Some of them are even cheaper. I pay around 500€ for a full year and that includes free sports and transportation within the region. It is indeed very cheap! But it's just not entirely free either.

[@johnvogel]

FYTJ No, Germany has abolished all tuition fees. The costs you are talking about do NOT cover your education, but expenses around them (like administration, transportation etc).

[@FYTJ]

Still, they are fees and you have to pay them in order to be enrolled in university. If you don't pay them you're exmatriculated, that's just the way it is. Claiming that education in Germany is completely free is simply wrong.

[@JamanWerSonst]

FYTJ What you pay aren't tuition fees, though. You usually pay a semester fee. One part of the semester fee is for student services and the other either fully or partially pays for public transportation ticket for the semester. Technically thats not tuition. In munich I pay 113€ per semester, 52€ go to student services, 61€ pay for a basic public transportation ticket(its only valid at certain times, I don't really know because I upgraded mine). I can get a 24/7 public transportation for the whole bus, tram and train network in munich for an additional 155€ per semester(6 months). Thats extremely cheap. Normal price for a ticket like that is 70€ a month. So my overall costs are 268€ per semester, that includes public transportation in the whole city at any time over the course of the whole semester. Also, free healthcare. Rent is a bitch in munich, though and its hard to find a place.

[@neues3691]

+FYTJ Depends on the federal state. In bavaria you have to pay 93.30 per semester

[@1103MusikBerlin]

nice video thanks

[@MrTana48]

German system and planning is the best. And they are people of there words

[@roguee529]

I decided to go to Europe too. I was deciding between France and German. Will go to France, but visit Germany.

[@tjazz979]

The American Dream became Germany Dream

[@timothytim6645]

you mean germany free

[@BossChronicles]

are the admission requirements harder? where can i learn more?

[@bew7192]

EVERYBODY'S PAYING TAXES, DON'T BE STUPID! when you buy food, you pay taxes... when you buy alcohol or tobacco, you pay taxes... when you pay the rent, you pay taxes... when you have a job and your income is above 450€, you pay taxes... why do you think that people who live, work and study here would not have to pay taxes? and the german citizens do have to? bullshit! think, everybody! please!

[@doromantea1903]

Yes, that is true. But then the amount of taxes a university student pays would never sum up to the costs of his or her university education. So it is the sum of all tax payers paying for the education system. Which I think is a really good system. I strongly believe that everyone should have the same chances to be successful and not reserving education for the already rich.

[@bew7192]

You are absolutely right, Doro. The tax income of only the students in Germany is not enough to pay the education of all students. But since everybody's paying taxes, everybody takes a share. It's nice to hear that not every German (Ich nehme mal an, dass du Deutsche bist, richtig?) is so unsatisfied with everything. The universities in Germany - though I never visited one - are exemplary. Especially compared to other systems in the world.

[@harry9333]

i'm from bangaldesh, doing my graduation in Computer Science. after watching this i'm planing to move to germany for masters

[@garrofwar148]

"Every class will be offered in English exclusively" And that ladies and gentlemen, is how we won the cultural war.

[@jba.9385]

they just think about doing it at this specific universitie because it has a lot of guest students

[@harry9333]

Danke germany. love germany

[@cristobalcosta1132]

Don't think this is the right path to follow for Germany. I come from a country which has the same plociy (Argentina) and everyone in South America comed to take free college degrees and then return to their country, not contributing anything to Argentina. Germany should charge its foreign students, but with the whole EU problem that are sure to face having free universities is a disaster wating to happen

[@Mysterios1989]

Cristobal Costa Honestly, I am also happy for the people going back to their home-nation. Germany is a trading-nation, it depends on exporting their industrial products, mostly highly specified, all around the world. In special when Ingenieurs study in germany and got to used to the german material, where do you think they will look for supplies when they are back in their nation? When people go back, they are basically exporters of the german idea and lifestyle. If they go back, we have a foothold to do further trade.

[@Mysterios1989]

Cristobal Costa Honestly, I am also happy for the people going back to their home-nation. Germany is a trading-nation, it depends on exporting their industrial products, mostly highly specified, all around the world. In special when Ingenieurs study in germany and got to used to the german material, where do you think they will look for supplies when they are back in their nation? When people go back, they are basically exporters of the german idea and lifestyle. If they go back, we have a foothold to do further trade.

[@deeqokismideeeqo6384]

i denmark is free and you get sort off paid

[@DomoniqueMusiclover]

I wish I could, but MIGRATION ISSUES are something else :(

[@TheBingleichwiederda]

Brianna McCollum just to clarify: I went to Canada last summer to visit family and whenever I watched news there and they reported about the refugee "crisis" I wondered in which country they filmed... Let me tell you as a german girl who lived next to a refugee facility all its live: Yes there are more people from the east BUT the way I live my life did not change... There is a peak of crime rate but it is caused by rightwing people attacking refugees... Yes sometimes you may find cultural differences but you will also find them between you and Asian immigrant... Overall I tend to see way more nationalties in germany... I hear more english, spanish, thai, Arabic etc. on the tram... So please do not believe everything they tell you in the news... It is not even half as bad as they make you believe