The German outbound study travel market remained steady last year, according to an annual agency survey, which shows that the number of students going abroad for language study fell by just under 2%.
Work to establish the Eastern African German University of Applied Sciences is continuing apace amid concerns that a regime change before final agreements are in place could scupper the initiative.
When someone says Germany, what are the first things that come to mind? Cars, machines and brands that are known for their top-notch quality, punctuality and a strong economy. People might not know that it is also comfortably poised among the top five education destinations worldwide, writes Reem Nafie.
The number of international students in Germany reached 340,305 in 2016, according to recent statistics from the German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD, up almost 6% from the year before.
Astur in Fulda and Lingoschools in Frankfurt have joined the German agency association FDSV. A new "Sprachreise-Finder" on the FDSV website now makes it easier to search for courses.
A southwest state in Germany has announced plans to reintroduce tuition fees for international students from next year, in an attempt to fill a funding gap.
We should try to take our kids out of their living rooms, and out of their bedrooms and send them into the world because they need to collect some experiences and they are not going to find that in their mobile phones.
Sprachcaffe has acquired iST, a large German study abroad agency, enabling the company to realise synergies between the outbound business and its network of 30 language schools.