Educational Funding

Bildung ist teuer, lohnt sich aber auch – für den Einzelnen ebenso wie für den Staat.

Regina Flake / Lydia Malin / Paula Risius ·
IW-Trends ·
26 Oct 2017

How High School Graduates Decide Between a University Course and Vocational Trai

The proportion of school students who take and pass the German Abitur exams (equivalent to British ‘A’-levels or the American high school diploma) has been increasing for many years.

Wido Geis ·
IW-Trends ·
4 Aug 2017

Securing Skilled Labour by Training High School Graduates from Abroad at German Universities

In recent years, more and more high school graduates from other countries, have been studying at German universities. While in the winter semester 2011/2012 there were around 193,000 such students, by 2015/2016 that number had risen to 252,000.

Studying abroad ·
IW News ·
26 Jan 2017

A European success story

Thanks to Bologna and Erasmus: The number of German students abroad has more than tripled since the 1990s, reports the German Federal Statistical Office today. Studying abroad improves job opportunities and strengthens the interest in Europe. The Brexit, however, partly questions this exchange.