Many international students looking to study in Germany “do not feel adequately prepared for starting their studies”, according to a new report by DAAD - with some citing a lack of language skills as a key barrier to finishing their degree.

A minimum of 330,000 international students are enrolled in German universities, a DAAD snapshot forecast survey in December has suggested.

The German Academic Exchange Service has set up a working group with its Polish counterpart, NAWA, to create joint future measures.

The UK has promised to allow Afghan students on government-funded scholarships access to visas in order to complete their study programs in the UK, while DAAD in Germany said its priority is help partners and their families leave the country quickly and safely.

The German Academic Exchange Programme has partnered with the UNHCR on a master's degree scholarship award scheme for refugees living in East Africa.

Twenty-five German universities have joined the European University Networks program, bringing the total number of German participants up to 35.

Interest in scholarships abroad from German students has increased by more than 70%, the German Academic Exchange Service has said.

The 320,000 international students studying in Germany made up 10.5% of the country's student cohort last year, according to Wissenschaft Weltoffen 2020.