Trends and discussions in the internationalisation of higher education in Germany - German Education Server

Universities in Germany have recently increased efforts to recruit international students, and many courses are offered in English. The universities have implemented support programmes and international student offices support applicants and students, for example in finding accommodation. At the same time, Germany has been reluctant to charge international students tuition fees and a fairly new debate has emerged: how can the process of integrating an increasing number of students from abroad be made sustainable? 

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Germany is preparing and providing for international students.

In February 2017, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research published a new strategy for the internationalisation of education, science and research, which links up to the strategy paper for internationalisation published in 2008. The five strategic areas are: strengthening excellence through global cooperation, developing German strength in innovation, developing international aspects of VET, worrking [...]

Annual data report focusing on  international  students and scientists aat German universities and Germaan students and scientists abroad. The 2021 edition  also looks at tthe Corona pandemic and its effects on internationalisation.

Figures and informatioon on the mobility of students, graduates and researchers - Germaan persons abroad and international  persons at German universities.

The German Higher Education Rectors' Conference  prresents  an audit  which German  universities  can  sign  up to  in order to make their programmes  better visible and accessible for an international audience.

The indicator-based national report on education is published on a biennial basis - it offers a systematic account of the entire education system in Germany, from early childhood to primary, secondary, tertiary and continuing education. In 2016, a focus was placed on migration to pick up on the report published in 2006, and enable comparisons. In 2016. the report focused on immigrants for a second time, [...]

Focusing on the situation of international students in Germany this report tracks and compares their decision-making, expectations, perceptions and intentions. In addition, that benchmarking gives an overview of how German institutions are performing in terms of internationalisation. Good practice examples illustrate how selected German higher education institutions have sucessfully improved the level of [...]

The project “HRK ADVANCE Optimising Governance and Processes of Internationalisation” is designed to enhance the internationalisation of German universities and push for innovation in essential fields of action. It focuses on specific organisational and legal questions regarding international cooperation on an institutional and systemic level. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of [...]

The article presents a brief introduction to the education system in Germany and recent trends, particularly  evolving from the coronavirus pandemic and closures of schools and universities. Germany is upstepping its digital transformation in education in schools and universities, and the trend to internationalisation of higher education has also led to online digital education with an international focus, [...]

Marijke Wahlers is head of the International Department, German Rectors’ Conference. She explains why the internationalisation of German universities has invoked a change of image, corresponding to competitive marketing strategies and most recently the search for funding models.

A study by the German Academic Exchange Service looking at the link between internationalisation in higher education, its integration into university infrastructures and society at large. Drawing on  good practice examples and documents from transational bodies  such as the eEU, the authors argue for conceptualisation of HE internationalisation strategies in the broader framework of  [...]