German universities want to introduce tuition fees

Following Finland, Germany wants to introduce tuition fees for foreign students. This initiative was made by Theresia Bauer, Minister of Science and Arts of Baden-Württemberg.T heresia Bauer announced plans to charge € 1,500 per semester for international students attending universities in Baden-Württemberg. According to the minister, paid education for foreigners will help fill the hole in the budget.According to the reform plans, tuition fees may be introduced in the fall of 2017. This initiative will mainly affect foreign students from countries outside the EU. For EU citizens, education at universities in Baden-Württemberg will remain free.

List of universities where tuition fees may be introduced in the fall of 2017:

• University of Heidelberg

• Heidelberghigh school

• University of Heilbronn

• Stuttgart University of Technology

• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

• University of Tübingen

• University of Hohenheim

• University of Freiburg

• University of Stuttgart

• University of Mannheim

• Pforzheim Graduate School

• University of Ulm

• University of Constance

• University of Applied Sciences Nürtingen-Geislingen

• School of Business in Mannheim

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