Recently Germany is becoming a magnet for international students from all over the world. Not surprisingly, Germany is ranked among the world’s top destinations for international students. According to the latest official statistics, there are over 357,000 foreign students seeking a university degree in Germany whereas the number is steadily increasing. Every year, thousand of scholars coming from all around the world trust their education to German universities for a reason of high quality education, low or no tuition fee to attend higher education in Germany.
Finland is considered to have one of the best, if not the top education systems in the world. Non- EU/EEA student enrolling in English-taught degrees are required to pay tuition fees. Still, study program taught in Finnish or Swedish are free for all international students.
At the time when higher education is becoming a necessity due to the increased need for highly qualified professionals and cost of attending university are increasing faster, Germany is the only top study destination whose university charges no tuition fees. A decision which came into power in October 2014 stated that all international students attending a public university in Germany would be free from paying normal tuition fees.
An international student in Germany must possess a minimum of 10,332 EUR which is estimated to be enough for a student to cover the cost of living for the first year of studies. The amount of money need to be deposited into a German blocked bank account.