EDUCATION IN GERMANY:
Germany has a rich history with vibrant cities, picturesque countryside, amazing culture and a country dotted with palaces and abbeys. If you are planning to pursue your higher education in Germany or any other country it is better to equip yourself with the country's history.
Below, is a brief history of Germany:
Timeline Of Germany
936 A.D.:
Otto the Great is elected king of East Francia, which is now Germany.
1618-1648:
The Thirty Year's war is fought almost entirely in Germany. The empire is divided into small principalities.
1685:
Great music composers George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach are born.
1857:
Well known fairytales like Rapunzel, Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin are written.
1864-1871:
Otto von Bismarck unifies Germany in a series of wars. In 1871, king Wilhelm I of prussia is named kaiser, or emperor, of Germany.
1914-1918:
Germany goes to war against Russia and France which escalates into World War I Germany is defeated.
1933
Rise of Hilterl
Adolf Hitler, an Austrian, takes power, Hitler and the Nazi party begin a reign of terror.
1936:
Berlin Olympics
1939-1945:
World war II begins with the rise of Poland. The U.S. and its allies defeat Germany, Italy and Japan. Millions of people mostly jews die in the Holocaust
1949:
Germany is divided into the Federal Republic of Germany in the west and the Communist German Democratic Republic, in the east.
1989-1991:
The Berlin Wall, separating East and West Germany, is torn down. A unified Germany is formed with Berlin as the capital.
1990:
Kohl leads a reunified Germany.
May 2005:
Germany opens its first official Holocaust memorial dedicated to the nearly 6 million jews that were killed between 1933 and 1945.
Languages Spoken:
There are 2 groups within the modern German language corresponding to the geographic location: the low German, spoken in the northern part of Germany and high German spoken in the lower half of Germany Austria and Switzerland.
Germany - Higher Education Institutions
Types of Institutions in Germany:
Higher education in Germany is divided under public and private state recognized institutions. There are 355 officially recongnised institutions of higher education in 165 towns and cities throughout Germany. The following types of universities exist in Germany:
1. Universities (Universitat) or Technical University
2. Universities of Applied Sciences
3. Colleges of art/Colleges of Music
4. private and Church Sponsored Institutions
Universities or Technical University:
These are traditional universities and since some of them have a strong technical focus and are called Technical University (TU) or Technische. hochschule (TH). However, Universities today also focus heavily on social sciences and humanities. Research and teaching are closely interlinked in these Universities. The departments that include in most of the Universities are humanities, cultural sciences, law, natural sciences and economics, and teacher training. Some universities focus in one area of specialization. These include Hannover Medical School, the University of Lubeck, school of veterninary Medicine, the German Sports University in Cologne and the University of Administrative Sciences Speyer.
List Of Universities
- RWTH Aachen University
- University of Augsburg
- Aachen University of Applied Sciences
