information

	for UK Higher Education institutions

If you work in a UK Higher Education institution and are interested in the German market we can help with your enquiries.

Contact:
Ailsa Kienberger
Project Manager
British Council
Alexanderplatz 1
10178 Berlin
Germany

e-mail: ailsa.kienberger@britishcouncil.de

Useful web links:

	British Council Higher Education Fair
	Reports:
	British Council Germany Market Background
	Education Fairs in Germany
	Eurydice: – very comprehensive information on the German education system (also for all other EU countries), with a summary available.
	www.wissenschaft-weltoffen.de ‘Wissenschaft Weltoffen 2008 – facts and figures on the international nature of studies and research in Germany’ – this report compiled by the DAAD, HIS & WBV contains a lot of statistics and breakdowns on German student destinations, courses of study, international students in Germany (in English and German)
	Useful web links for Higher Education:
	The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (in English)
	The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in London
	Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (equivalent to Universities UK) in English
	The Hochschulkompass (Higher Education Compass) provides important information (in English) on all state or state-approved higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Federal Republic of Germany; all undergraduate and postgraduate study opportunities offered by them; all doctoral study opportunities; all international cooperation agreements of German higher education institutions.
	DAAD gateway to the university ranking The DAAD, together with the Center for Higher Education Development (CHE ) and the German weekly news magazine " DIE ZEIT ", now offers you the most comprehensive and detailed university ranking in Germany.
	www.gate-germany.de – GATE Germany – the organisation for German Higher Education Marketing
	Alexander von Humboldt Foundation a non-profit foundation for the promotion of international research cooperation.
	www.bmbf.de/en/1644.php - Information from the Federal Ministry for Education on vocational education and reforms
	Schools
	International Schools in Germany
	www.schulweb.de (also in English) database of German schools, searchable by town, type of school, name.
	www.bildungsserver.de General information about all levels of education in Germany.
	General information about Germany:
	www.bundesregierung.de/Webs/Breg/EN/Homepage/home.html - the German government site contains a lot of information on Germany www.germany-tourism.de