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I am so happy you are here. I started this website because I wanted to create a trustworthy and inspiring place for you to find everything about studying abroad in Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland and Malta. I hope you will get lost in the amount of information and will be inspired to make a jump and move abroad for your higher education. Let me help you out with everything on the way!

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The highlight of this website is the success stories of other foreigners who have made it. Are you ready to get inspired?

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Yours,

Yana Immis

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Why Studying In Germany May Be Your Fastest Way To Finding Work?

With its trendy cities and low tuition fees, it’s not hard to see why Germany remains at the top of the non-native English-speaking countries for international students.

While many prospective students tend to think of the United Kingdom and the United States first when considering where in the world they want to study, Germany remains ‘best country for educational tourism’ for 2 consecutive years according to Study.EU.

Study in Germany to secure a bright employment future in the EU and consequently in the whole world!

Study In Germany. Why?

1. 'Made In Germany' – The Seal Of Quality

Well-known companies & brands including BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Bayer, Munich RE & Football Clubs FC Bayern, Borussia Dortmund call Germany home.

According to the statistics, the largest German employers are Volkswagen (642,000 employees worldwide), Deutsche Post (519,000), Robert Bosch (402,000), Schwarz-Gruppe (retail, 400,000) and Siemens (372,000).

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2. Free Education & Scholarships In Germany

Public universities in Germany

You can study in Germany for free in public universities. You can also study in Public universities in the English language. Germany offers affordable education with free or low tuition fees in state universities as well as competitive tuition fees in private universities.

Don’t forget to check DAAD Scholarships Data Base to find the scholarship matching your profile. All my students were able to secure a 10-20% scholarship minimum!

Private universities in Germany

If you choose private schools, as everything is relative in life, they are cheaper than UK, USA, NZ, Australia, and Canada at least 2 times but offering the same value/level of education or even higher.

Every private university offers their own merit-based scholarships. Make sure to inquire with the university you are applying to.

Germany has a lower cost of living in comparison to the UK, the USA, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. The cost of living in Germany is on the European average. Rent costs, clothing, food, and activities are relatively low.

Rents in Hamburg, Munich, and other metropolitan cities are higher than average. However, relative to other European cities, i.e. London or Paris or rents in the USA, the accommodation expenses in Germany are rather low.

3. German Student Visa Facts & Benefits

• 1-3 months waiting time. Average of 19 working days

• One mandatory requirement: Blocked Account with 10236 Euro

• Gaps for the German embassy are irrelevant

• Possibility to bring spouse and children on a study visa

• Very low-risk visa – secure future

• Permission to work during studies, right after studies and 1.5 years to search for a job after graduation (job-seeking visa)

• German passport is one of the world’s most powerful passports (#1-3 in the world)

• Foreigners are allowed to travel in the whole Schengen Area Visa-Free after reaching Germany!

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International Students in Germany

Foreign students have permission to work while studying and to extend their visas accordingly.

During studies

120 full-time days a year

(40 hours a week)

240 part-time days a year

(20 hours a week) 

After studies

18 Months “Job-Seeking Visa”

Work Visa

Permanent Residence (after 5 years)

German Passport (after 7 years)

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4. A Possibility To Study In English – Foreigners Are Welcome!

German is a national language, however, English is widely spoken. In big cities, locals are often brought up bilingual, communicating freely in the English language. There are plenty of opportunities to study in English or German or English/German tracks.

Germany is one of the safest countries in the world. By day or by night, you can move around freely. Social levels are very high, whereas crime rates are close to none. It is the perfect location to start a family as you can easily bring spouse and children and you will know they are always safe.

Japanese restaurants, Indian shops, Mosques, and orthodox churches nearby – this is Germany with mixed cultures and acceptance.

Foreigners make up 13% of the total population. 10,6 million foreigners from all over the world are living in Germany. Most of them come from Turkey, Poland, and Syria. There are plenty of Indian, Chinese, and Russian students across the universities.

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5. Top Quality Teaching With The Career Support

The quality of all higher education institutions in Germany is equally good. It mainly depends on what you want to study. Germany is one of the leading countries with the best education levels. Highly qualified staff provide excellent learning opportunities. Given the resources, you can develop your intellectual abilities and personal skills to reach your full potential.

Career centers at German Business Schools for job placement and career counselling are offering support. When you are choosing universities of applied sciences, Hochschule, or business schools you will have an amazing experience with a hands-on approach. Efforts of the university directly correlate with your employability and the starting minimum salary after graduation!

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Business Schools in Germany 

…have many more benefits to this:

• Attracting guest speakers

• Visiting companies

• Hands-On approach

• Case studies

• Real-life scenarios

• Teachers from the industry

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6. The Low Unemployment Rate & High Income In Germany

Salaries in Germany

On average, university graduates earned an annual gross salary of 43,000 Euro in 2018.

Students of mathematical and technical subjects, including IT (Information technology), have better salary prospects.

Hourly pay 

• 9,47 Euro legal minimum as of 2018 April

• It is a usual practice to earn 10-13 Euro on an hourly basis

• Working students earn 15-30 Euro per hour on average 

Social contributions

Foreign students taking employment in Germany are protected by unemployment, health, nursing care, pension, and accident insurance.

Tax benefits

If you stay and work in Germany after graduation, you can often deduct previous tuition fees from your income tax.

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7. German Economy & Work culture – Work-Life Balance

The secret to Germany’s happiness and success are the values. Germans not only work 35 hours a week on average, but they also earn a good salary with full social benefits – all that including 6 weeks paid leave per year (according to Huffington Post Research).

Germany is one of the EU (European Union) founding members and an active UN (United Nations) member striving to promote international cooperation and safeguarding world peace. Its economy is the largest in Europe and the fourth largest in the world.

Most of the exports are products, associated with mechatronics, automotive industry, electrical engineering, environmental technology, and pharmaceutical & chemical industry. Germany offers political and economic stability, which makes it an ideal place for studying abroad. Germany is one of the three largest exporting nations followed by the USA & China.

2/3rd of the major global industrial events take place in Germany attracting more than 10 million visitors. Germany is the world’s premier location for 150 international trade fairs. “Made in Germany” is a world recognizable seal of quality. According to the research across six categories (people, governance, exports, tourism, investment & immigration, and culture & heritage), Germany has replaced the United States as the country with the best “brand image”

Development of subcultures, art, music, culture with history and architecture are more reasons bringing international students to Germany. Every city is different and beautiful in its own way:

• Hamburg is famous for aircraft construction, media, and trade companies, due it’s port access;

• Stuttgart and Munich have a strong presence in the automotive and manufacturing industry.

  • Bavaria is High Tech oriented

  • Baden Württemberg is famous for vehicle construction

  • Rhine-Neckar focus is chemicals and IT

  • Frankfurt is the finance hub

  • Berlin is considered Europe's startup capital

Industrial hubs are highly decentralized with medium-sized enterprises currently embracing 99.6 % of German companies. Startup culture attracts youth and the government highly supports locals and foreigners alike to bring their ideas to life. Germany is leading in Entrepreneurship according to the 2018 World Ranking.

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8. Availability of courses with 2 starting dates per year

You can start studies twice a year: in September and in March! No time waste. Start studies in Germany now!

Best of luck with your future studying & working journey in Germany!

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How And Where Business Schools Can Recruit Students [Podcast]

Short on time? Here are the highlights:

• Online student recruitment the importance of being where your target groups are

• Why school's digital marketing efforts don't convert into new international students?

• The importance of the round the clock student support in international recruitment

• How to optimize your SEO with the right keywords to recruit more students online

Scroll to the very bottom of the page to download/listen to the podcast

Online student recruitment the importance of being where your target groups are

When trying to recruit students online, how to make sure that you are correctly identifying who your target groups are and meeting them where they are?

The mistake many schools make with their Digital Marketing efforts is to have targets that are too broad and non well defined. Similarly, when picking the channels, they don't hang out where customers are. But one size doesn't fit all.

To get it right, here's what I suggest:

1. Define your target base

2. Define where they are hanging out

3. Be there

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Why school's digital marketing efforts don't convert into new international students?

How come your school is pouring a lot of money into Facebook Ads and receiving thousand of page views per day, but not getting a qualified lead out of it? 

I explain you why and what you can do to get it right by picking up the right channels (ie. Quora) and focusing on the right metrics.

The importance of the round the clock student support in international recruitment

When in China is 10am, in Europe is 3am. When in Mexico is 4pm in Europe is 11pm. How are you making sure your international students are not left alone when they most need you?

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For example…

School A has an international 24/7 student support.

School B only replies to requests 9-5 (local time).

José is a Mexican student that has a pressing enrolment issue.

In Mexico is 4pm.

He tries to reach out to the 2 schools.

School A answers and solves the problem. José is happy and relieved.

School B doesn't. José is left frustrated and with doubts.

Guess what school José will feel better about?

Moral of the story, be always available to help students.

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PS. You don't have to do it all alone. Companies like Flywire, DreamApply, Unibuddy can help you with that.

How to optimize your SEO with the right keywords to recruit more students online

Are you spending hours & money creating content and advertising it on different channels (YouTube, Facebook, Google, etc) to attract new students, but getting poor results?

I have some great advice for you for the way you can optimize your SEO strategy so that students can easily find your school and reach out to you.

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🎧 Listen to the full podcast episode at https://apple.co/2yKsAkx (iTunes) or at https://bit.ly/2Z1fVnS (from Android) for some great tips on how you can improve your online student recruitment results with 0 advertising costs.

Pay a visit to the page of Marco Riciarelli who has organized this Podcast. Thank you!

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