Germany can boast a record number of international students this year, ranking fourth next to the USA, the UK, and Australia. Numbers of international first-year students at german universities are on the increase again, too, after a drop during the coronavirus crisis.
According to the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), around 350,000 of Germany’s almost three million substantial student population were international students last winter semester, representing an increase of 8%, or roughly 25,000 students from the previous year.
Huge Potential
Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger maintains that Germany has fared comparatively well during the coronavirus crisis in terms of international students. Stark-Watzinger also emphasizes that international students represent a huge potential for attracting highly qualified labor and recommends that this be made even better use in the future.
Joybrato Mukherjee, president of the DAAD, completely agrees and has urged all parties involved to grab the opportunities. International student mobility patterns have changed globally as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Germany has been able to maintain its good reputation among students and Ph.D. throughout the world. It is now reaping the fruits of its constant efforts to provide quality support for international students at our universities.
Top courses in Germany
Engineering and mathematics, and natural sciences are attracting more and more interest, with 53% of the international students enrolled for a subject in these fields last winter semester.
First-year numbers
Additionally, the number of first-year international students has increased in Germany. Here, the overall trend is that countries with the strongest decline in numbers as coronavirus set in, such as Europe and the USA, are now experiencing the most considerable growth.
Wissenschaft weltoffen 2022 states a ratio of nearly 70% to 30% between regular universities and universities of applied science in Germany, with approximately 228,000 students enrolled in traditional institutions and 96,000 at what was once known as "Fachhochschulen."
Source of international students in Germany
The 5 leading source countries for the last winter semester at Universities in Germany are :
- China, with around 40,000 students
- India at 34,000,
- Syria at 16,500,
- Austria at 14,500
- Turkey at 12,500
The number of Indian students increased by 18% over a year, and the number of first-year Indian students increased by 33%. In contrast, the number of Chinese students appears to be stagnating, with first-year student numbers declining by 5%. If the current patterns hold, India may soon surpass China as the most significant country of origin.
Source:
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