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There are about 220 Fachhochschulen and 300 universities in Germany presented in the official guidebooks and sites. Unluckily most of information is obtainable in the country only, and admission is depending upon German language proficiency. While several Fachhochschulen and universities today provide programs taught in English – executive programs in chosen science and business fields – many programs are taught in German whether they lead to one of the master’s and bachelor’s degrees or a traditional German diploma.

At the universities, for most decades a master’s degree was the primary degree accessible and only the last higher education reforms that have presented two-level programs at the master’s and bachelor’s level have opened the opportunity to leave university much earlier. The bachelor’s degree was presented to elude the rates of non-completers that in certain university subjects were 75%. The Fachhochschulen provide more practice-oriented and shorter programs. They lead to credentials at the bachelor’s level, still many Fachhochschulen offer master’s programs for the students qualified for further study. Numerous colleges of art and music provide programs in these fields.

Higher education in an international setting plus with English as the language of instruction is provided by certain British and American institutions. Some have founded their own campus in Germany like Schiller International University located in Heidelberg. Some other institutions operate in co-operation with state institutions such as Duke University and Goethe-Universität Frankfurt. Also, there are some newer German institutions, for example, Jacobs University Bremen German-founded and it follows state-approved program. Certain ‘international’ institutions are business units of big German state universities.