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Germany

Education System Information
ENIC - NARIC Germany Profile:
http://www.enic-naric.net/members.asp?country=Germany
Eurydice Resources - Germany:
http://oraprod.eurydice.org/portal/page?_pageid=197,161545&_dad=portal
&_schema=PORTAL&countryCode=DE®ionCode=null
System of Education:
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/worldwide/unesco-regions/europe-and-north
-america/germany/profile-of-education.html
 
Government Links
Bavarian State Institute for Research and Planning into Higher Education:
http://www.ihf.bayern.de/fr_englisch.htm
Working under the Bavarian Ministry of Education to assist the development of higher education and conduct research
Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts:
http://www.stmwfk.bayern.de/en/
Ministry of Education and Research:
http://www.bmbf.de/
 
Educational Institutions
Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training:
http://www.bibb.de/de/
Higher Education Institutions:
http://www.hochschulkompass.de/kompass/xml/index_hochschule_en.htm
Searchable database of institutions in Germany; also includes higher education statistics by region
University Listings:
http://www.higher-education-compass.de/
Includes a listing of all government-approved institutions and courses offered, as well as a list of all doctoral study opportunities and a listing of international cooperation agreements between German and foreign institutions
 
Accreditation Bodies
Accreditation Council (German & English):
http://www.akkreditierungsrat.de/
Website contains links to all German accrediting agencies, listings of newly approved bachelor’s and master’s courses, as well as a background on the role of these new accrediting bodies in the “European Higher Education Area”.
German Rectors' Conference - The Quality Assurance Project:
http://www.hrk.de/eng/projekte_und_initiativen/121.php
Mandated to enhance and coordinate communication, exchange of information, and the development of evaluation procedures and criteria in higher education on the national scale; coordination of national quality assurance initiatives towards Europe.
 
Professional Bodies
Bund-Länder Commission for Educational Planning and Research Promotion (BLK) (In German; some information in English and French) :
http://www.blk-bonn.de/
Joint commission for educational planning; forum for common education and research issues among the Länder
Consortium of Higher Education Researchers:
http://www.uni-kassel.de/wz1/CHER/Welcome.html
European Confederation of Universities of the Upper Rhone (German, English, French):
http://www.ub.uni-freiburg.de/eucor
German Institute for International Educational Research:
http://www.dipf.de/
German Rectors' Conference:
http://www.hrk.de/e/index.html
Great source for information on legislation; international agreements; reports, publications and research; quality assurance…
Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development and Education:
http://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/index_js.en.htm
Major research institute in education and human development. News, research findings, publications, etc.
Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs:
http://www.kmk.org/
Ministers and senators of the Länder responsible for education, higher education and research as well as cultural affairs
 
Bologna Process
Bologna Process National Report 2005:
http://www.bologna-bergen2005.no/EN/national_impl/00_Nat-rep-05/Nation
al_Reports-Germay_050118.pdf
Report presented at the Bergen Ministerial Meeting on the implementation of the Bologna Process in the country
WENR - Bologna Country Update:
http://www.wes.org/ewenr/04march/Germany.htm
Updates in terms of the structural, legislative and institutional changes that have been implemented in Germany's efforts to comply with the reforms called for in the Bologna Declaration
 
Information for International Students
Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation:
http://www.avh.de/en/
Provides fellowships for study in Germany
Anabin (German):
http://www.anabin.de/
Provides information about the recognition of foreign academic credentials
Campus Germany:
http://www.campus-germany.de/
Helping to promote German education abroad under the “Joint Initiative for the Promotion of Study, Research and Training in Germany”. News, views and practical information
Deutsch Kultur International:
http://www.deutsche-kultur-international.de/home/index.html
Promoting international exchange and opportunities including a wealth of information on schools, training, language, the arts and academics
Fulbright Commission:
http://www.fulbright.de/index.shtml
Provides information on educational exchange between the U.S. and Germany
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD):
http://www.daad.de
An excellent source for information on German education in the international arena, or study opportunities in the country.
IIE Passport: Germany   :
http://info.iiepassport.org/country/germany.html
Information on studying and living in Germany
 
Additional Links
German Education Server:
http://www.bildungsserver.de/index_e.html
A comprehensive internet guide to German education related information on the internet - very thorough
WENR- Berufsakademien, Neither Here Nor There?:
http://www.wes.org/ewenr/wenrarchive/GM_BerufsakademienSeptOct98.pdf
 
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