Some other facts that students might be interested in:
* An MoU was signed four years ago between the Association of Indian Universities and the German Rectors' Conference to recognise each others' degrees.
* Indian students grew from 609 in 1990 to 4112 for 2003-04.
* The Germans have made their system more flexible so that 'anglophone' students such as those from India can adjust easily to their system, by introducing over 300 international degree programmes which offer mainly master's courses in addition to the Bachelor's and PhD programmes.
* A person does need a smattering of the local language to get by; it may be a good idea to undergo crash courses in German at the various Max Mueller Bhavans in India (none in Goa!)
* The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD0 with its offices in New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai offers scholarships to deserving students. As Europe is generally expensive, the living cost could amount to between Rs 25,000 and Rs 30,000 per month.
* By 2010, Germany will change its higher education to the globally more popular bachelor's and master's degree programmes, moving away from the current diploma system.
Some sites that you might find useful GERMAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE SERVICES www.daaddelhi.org TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY MUNICH www.tu-muenchen.de UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES BERLIN www.fhtw-berlin.de h.schroeder at fhtw-berlin.de HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY BERLIN www.mastersprogram.de or information at mastersprogram.de SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS BERLIN www.mba-berlin.de or www.fhw-berlin.de or maim at fhw-berlin.de BONN/COLOGNE Centre for Development Research www.zef.de or zef at uni-bonn.de DLR IN BONN/COLOGNE www.dlr.de SOUTH ASIA INSTITUTE HEIDELBERG [EMAIL PROTECTED] SAP HEIDELBERG www.sap.com
If you know of any other openings for students, do share it with Goanet! FN
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