Study in German universities became free

Universities in Germany have switched to free tuition for everyone, including foreign students. Yesterday, lower Saxony was the last to abolish tuition fees, which were already extremely low.

Since 2006, education in Germany has completely switched to a paid basis.The measure turned out to be unpopular, and the German states, one after another, began to abandon paid education. Currently, education in all universities located in the country has become free for both German citizens and foreign applicants.

This means that students from public universities in Germany now have the opportunity to study for free, paying only a small fee to cover Administrative costs - usually € 150 - € 250 ($ 170-280 US). Accommodation, meals, travel expenses, entertainment, study materials and other essentials are also paid by the students themselves. The semester fee, which averaged € 500 ($ 630), has also been canceled.

The concept of free education is promoted in most European countries with the exception of the UK, where the government in 2010 voted to increase university fees and tuition fees (3 times).It is worth noting that costs then exceeded revenues. The Guardian reported last March that students were unable to repay student loans.

Perhaps now in high school, learning German can be a good investment.