Germany’s high-tech state abolishes tuition fees

The German federal state of Baden-Württemberg is home to cutting-edge multinationals like Daimler Benz, Bosch and SAP. It also houses many of Germany’s most higly reputed and competitive universities, some of them several hundred years old and playing in the league of Cambridge and Harvard.

Until this year domestic and international students had to pay 1,000 EUR of tuition years per anno, apart from the usual enrollment fees of around 300 EUR. The new Green / Social Democratic coalition government of the state, recently elected in a landslide victory, has now fullfilled one of its promises voiced during the election campaign and abolished tuition fees from the coming year onwards.

Starting from 2012 you can study in one of the world’s most technologically advanced regions for – literally – peanuts. At least, when it comes to fees. Living expenses, of course, remain a burden on your wallet. You need at least 8,000 EUR per year to survive in the home of Benz and Bosch.

For an overview of current tuition fees in all German federal states please visit the following link (in English):
http://www.studis-online.de/StudInfo/Gebuehren/tuition_fees.php

Chris
germanstudycentre@gmail.com