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Education in Germany is primarily the responsibility of individual German states ( Länder ), with the federal government only playing a minor role. While kindergarten (nursery school) is optional, formal education is compulsory for all children ages 6 to 18. [1] Students can complete three types of school leaving qualifications, ranging from ...
The University of Greifswald is the smallest among the oldest universities of Germany. This is a list of the ten oldest universities that have been in continuous operation since their founding in present-day Germany. The oldest university in the modern German-speaking world is the University of Vienna founded in 1365.
Gymnasium. (Germany) Gymnasium ( German pronunciation: [ɡʏmˈnaːzi̯ʊm]; German plural: Gymnasien ), in the German education system, is the most advanced and highest of the three types of German secondary schools, the others being Hauptschule (lowest) and Realschule (middle). [1]
Germany’s expenditure on education constituted 6,5% of its GDP in 2014 corresponding to €190.7 billion (Destatis, 2017b). European Commission report on education and training in Germany (2016) highlighted that Germany’s general government expenditure on education stands below the EU average and is ranked ninth among the European
NOTE: There are differences within the education system of Germany because responsibilities and oversight for compulsory education take place at the state (Länder) level. However, the purpose of this document is to present a brief, general summary of education in Germany.
Against the backdrop of PISA 2015 results, the aim of this study is to review basic structures of German education system by exploring curriculum development process, key features of each educational level and teacher education in order to grasp how Germany has amended her poor performance after PISA 2000 and persistently improved the quality of education.
The German education system is directly influenced by a set of principles which come from social, cultural, and political realms in Germany. This document provides a detailed and comprehensive treatment of four key academic and nonacademic factors that are of interest to U.S. policymakers.
Inter Nationes, Kennedyallee 91-103, Bonn, Germany, D-53175; Tel: 02-28-880-0. This book outlines the diversity of the German federal education system. The introduction presents a preliminary survey of the history of German education since 1945. Reference is made to the Soviet Occupied Zone and the German Democratic Republic, which is ...