Education

Germany offers a broad variety of vocational and academic training measures, reflecting the strength of its economy and its contribution to international research and science.

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Coming to Germany for educational purposes

01.03.2024

Germany offers a broad variety of vocational and academic training measures, reflecting the strength of its economy and its contribution to international research and science.

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Are you interested in education and highly motivated? Then you have excellent prospects of attending an educational establishment in Germany. You can take a degree, undergo in-company or school-based vocational training or attend a language course. It is also possible to attend school as an exchange pupil.

After successfully completing vocational training or a degree course, your stay in Germany can be extended to enable you to look for a job matching your qualifications.

You can find further information on the underlying conditions under the respective types of education measures.

School exchanges and attending school

There are various ways in which you or your children can attend school in Germany.

Coming to Germany for vocational training

It is possible for you to come to Germany and learn an occupation here. Two forms of training are available: school-based vocational training and in-company basic and further training.

Studying in Germany

You can come to Germany to study here as long as you are admitted to a full-time course of study by a higher education institution. You must also be able to support yourself.

Attending a language course in Germany

Several options are available to you in Germany if you would like to learn German or brush up on the German that you already know.

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