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Cyber Daily News - Now, more young Americans who choose to pursue higher education
without paying tuition in the US, by studying at German universities
were not implementing fee.
Germany offers free tuition to students from overseas and domestic students as long as they meet certain academic requirements.In the United States the cost of tuition at public and private universities have increased dramatically in recent decades.
US students on average have a debt of around 30,000 dollars (USD 409 billion) to pay for tuition when they graduate, according to historian and social justice activists States, Lawrence Wittner.
"Now, the tuition fees are not affordable by most students and their families," said Wittner.Hunter Bliss, which comes from the State of South Carolina, said the family faced with a difficult choice."I have to leave the US to owe, or living in America and pay 45,000 dollars for tuition S1. Piilihan latter does not allow for me, "said Bliss.
Germany became an option for Bliss when he knew could majored in physics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where he joined a year ago as a student S1.
Tuition at TUM free, but Bliss said every year he had to pay "half" of about 200 dollars, to pay for the university administration and student union fee.
How many US students studying in Germany?
Thousands of American students take the same decision with Bliss in recent years. In an email to VOA, the Institute of International Education, a nonprofit group based in the US, says there are 3,069 Americans who took a degree in German in the academic year 2013-14, an increase of 50 percent from five years earlier.The data is taken from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), an organization of higher education institutions in Germany.
Bliss said American students who qualified to participate in the program S1 in Germany are usually able to learn in English in the first year. But they are required to take an intensive German language classes to prepare them complete their education in the local language."The biggest problem faced by students as possible the language," said Bliss, who was able to speak German before moving to Germany.
"Indeed, we have to choose, spend big to lecture in English in the United States, or to learn the German language and do not have to pay tuition."
Bliss said he is considering a change to the design department did not pass the exam after physics. But he does not regret moving to Germany."Living away from the family is sometimes difficult. But my experience here enjoyable. I enjoyed it, "said Bliss.
University consultant based in Chicago Eight Hours and Change tried to help other American students to follow the footsteps of Bliss.Its founder, Jay Malone, also studied in Germany and now lives in Cologne.He told VOA that US students and their families often ask about the additional costs of school in Germany.
"Everything is free," said Malone. "If schools in the city are more expensive as Munich, students must have money about 800-1000 dollars per month for living expenses. In some cities are cheaper in the eastern part of Germany, the cost is less than 600 dollars per month. "
He said that Germany wants to increase the number of students from outside the country from 300,000 to 400,000 within the next few years, and hope that some of this may be able to work in Germany, to rejuvenate the age of workers in Germany and contributed to the state tax.
When asked if he would stay in Germany to work after graduation, Bliss, enthusiastically replied: "Of course, I want to live. The country is incredible! "
Germany offers free tuition to students from overseas and domestic students as long as they meet certain academic requirements.In the United States the cost of tuition at public and private universities have increased dramatically in recent decades.
US students on average have a debt of around 30,000 dollars (USD 409 billion) to pay for tuition when they graduate, according to historian and social justice activists States, Lawrence Wittner.
"Now, the tuition fees are not affordable by most students and their families," said Wittner.Hunter Bliss, which comes from the State of South Carolina, said the family faced with a difficult choice."I have to leave the US to owe, or living in America and pay 45,000 dollars for tuition S1. Piilihan latter does not allow for me, "said Bliss.
Germany became an option for Bliss when he knew could majored in physics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where he joined a year ago as a student S1.
Tuition at TUM free, but Bliss said every year he had to pay "half" of about 200 dollars, to pay for the university administration and student union fee.
How many US students studying in Germany?
Thousands of American students take the same decision with Bliss in recent years. In an email to VOA, the Institute of International Education, a nonprofit group based in the US, says there are 3,069 Americans who took a degree in German in the academic year 2013-14, an increase of 50 percent from five years earlier.The data is taken from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), an organization of higher education institutions in Germany.
Bliss said American students who qualified to participate in the program S1 in Germany are usually able to learn in English in the first year. But they are required to take an intensive German language classes to prepare them complete their education in the local language."The biggest problem faced by students as possible the language," said Bliss, who was able to speak German before moving to Germany.
"Indeed, we have to choose, spend big to lecture in English in the United States, or to learn the German language and do not have to pay tuition."
Bliss said he is considering a change to the design department did not pass the exam after physics. But he does not regret moving to Germany."Living away from the family is sometimes difficult. But my experience here enjoyable. I enjoyed it, "said Bliss.
University consultant based in Chicago Eight Hours and Change tried to help other American students to follow the footsteps of Bliss.Its founder, Jay Malone, also studied in Germany and now lives in Cologne.He told VOA that US students and their families often ask about the additional costs of school in Germany.
"Everything is free," said Malone. "If schools in the city are more expensive as Munich, students must have money about 800-1000 dollars per month for living expenses. In some cities are cheaper in the eastern part of Germany, the cost is less than 600 dollars per month. "
He said that Germany wants to increase the number of students from outside the country from 300,000 to 400,000 within the next few years, and hope that some of this may be able to work in Germany, to rejuvenate the age of workers in Germany and contributed to the state tax.
When asked if he would stay in Germany to work after graduation, Bliss, enthusiastically replied: "Of course, I want to live. The country is incredible! "
