Universities in Germany now are operating tuition free. And as a student, you are only concerned about your living expenses which is estimated at 600 euros per month. Yes, this amount will cover the cost of accommodation, feeding, books, travels etc for one month. Today, I’m going to talk about studying in Germany, cost of living, admission procedure, visa requirement and how to apply. I will also post a list of twenty top universities in Germany so you can contact them directly and get more information.

Germany has over a 300 universities offering courses in the fields of Engineering, medicine, law, humanities, to mention but a few. The language of instruction is German and English. Infact, almost all undergraduate programs are taught in German language and very few are available in English language. Postgraduate courses are all taught in English language. At this point, you may like to know the requirements to study in Germany at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Undergraduate study requirement

To study at the undergraduate level, one will be expected to posses the following:

Ø O’level result and transcripts showing grades
Ø An international passport which is still valid
Ø A birth certificate
Ø A medical certificate showing the health condition of the applicant

Postgraduate study requirement
To study at the postgraduate level, one will be expected to posses the following:

Ø A degree result and transcript showing all the courses offered by the students with grades
Ø A valid International passport
Ø A birth certificate
Ø A medical certificate showing the health condition of the applicant
Ø Two reference letters
Ø A research work and or a statement of purpose

Once you have all these documents ready, the next step is to search for universities offering your program. The search engine can be very useful at this stage as you can use it to search for universities in Germany their programs and get information on how to apply. When you have found the university of your choice, simply go through their website and request for application materials if you cannot apply online. You could do this by either calling or sending the admission unit mails.

Application procedure

German universities accept paper based and online application. For the paper application, you will need to photocopy and notarize all your documents and send them together with the application form you downloaded to the university admission unit. The online application involves creating an account on the university website, filling in your information and submitting. Universities generally prefer the online application as it is the easiest way to apply and receive an offer.

Visa processing

After you have sent your application, the school will send you an invitation letter. This is the letter you need to apply for a student visa. Go to any German embassy in your home country with this letter together with other documents like health certificate, results, international passport, passport photographs etc. You will be told when to come for the interview.

Note that you will be expected to open a German blocked account of 8000 euros before you get your visa. But never worry as you will be guided on how to go about it there in the embassy.
Source: www.study-domain.com/how-to-study-free-in-germany/