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midnight

(26,624 posts)
Thu Jan 8, 2015, 03:07 PM Jan 2015

Guten Tag- All German universities are now free to Americans and all other international students.

"Why are they offering such a generous plan?
In explaining why Germany made this move, Dorothee Stapelfeldt, a Hamburg senator, called tuition fees "unjust" and added that "they discourage young people who do not have a traditional academic family background from taking up study. It is a core task of politics to ensure that young women and men can study with a high quality standard free of charge in Germany."
The perks don't end at free tuition:
Even before Germany abolished college tuition for all students, the price was a steal. Typically semester fees were around $630. What's more, German students receive many perks including discounts for food, clothing and events, as well as inexpensive or even free transportation.
Considering the average student loan debt in the U.S. is $29,400, a lot of U.S. high school students would do well to start learning German."

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/10/1335669/-Germany-offers-free-college-tuition-to-U-S-and-international-students?detail=email

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Guten Tag- All German universities are now free to Americans and all other international students. (Original Post) midnight Jan 2015 OP
America, your doing it wrong. Kevin from WI Jan 2015 #1
Recommend! inanna Jan 2015 #2
But we can't afford to educate our own? WTF grahamhgreen Jan 2015 #3
I will have to go look for the link, but saw something after I posted this, Obama proposed technical midnight Jan 2015 #4
Yes! Love it! Have to maintain 2.5 GPA, etc.... A step in the right direction. grahamhgreen Jan 2015 #5

Kevin from WI

(184 posts)
1. America, your doing it wrong.
Thu Jan 8, 2015, 03:22 PM
Jan 2015

This is amazing. Meanwhile I live in WI with a senator who believes that more for profit colleges is the answer to student loan debt, and sun spots are causing climate change.

midnight

(26,624 posts)
4. I will have to go look for the link, but saw something after I posted this, Obama proposed technical
Fri Jan 9, 2015, 01:17 PM
Jan 2015

college tuition assistance. There were conditions tied to grades, but I found this interesting. However,Germany will foot the bill for more advanced education requirements.

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