Why study, research or teach in Germany?

Germany has been an academic powerhouse for a long time and research in Germany enjoys an outstanding reputation around the world. The country is one of the world’s leading research nations, especially in future-oriented fields. A huge part in this is played by the superb research infrastructure and broad-based research at universities, non-university research organizations, research-based companies and the country’s federal and state research institutions.

Science and research go back a long way in Germany. The oldest university was set up in Heidelberg in 1386. Germany has brought forth more than 80 Nobel prize winners and no country on earth patents more inventions than Germany. Not surprisingly, Germany is ranked among the world’s top destinations for international students. Moreover, Germany has a long and rich history, a vibrant and dynamic lifestyle mixing the modern and the classics, the urban and the rural.  The birthplace of the modern printing press and of influential schools of philosophy and artistic styles, Germany has long played an important role in Western culture, and the arts have been central to Germany’s idea of itself. Today, Germany’s cultural scene is rich, diverse, vibrant, full of ­surprises and international perspectives.

Find out more about studying and research in Germany by visiting: Why Germany - Research in Germany (research-in-germany.org)