Source 3: Research Essay Flashcards

Public funds are the primary source of financing higher education in Europe

Since 1976, tuition fees have been banned in Europe by federal law

Since the tuition fees affect the time of graduation, it serves as an incentive for studying and getting it done in a timely manner

- 5/13 people in my survey think that having larger tuition costs helps motivate students to do their work/get good grades

Only 5.5% of German students are enrolled in private universities

In 2012

- 1.6 million enrolled in public universities

- 800,000 in universities of applied studies (trade schools??)

- 100,000 in specialized public universities

- 125,000 in private universities

Because of the law in 1976 about free tuition, students still had to pay administrative fees, which were 75 euros per semester

In 2005, the court got rid of the law because they believed it didn't work in their constitution

After the court's decision, 5 out of 16 german states had their tuition fixed at a set amount (500 euros per semester)

In Bavaria it was 300 euros to 500 euros. Few universities actually set it at the lowest amount, though

In the winter term of 2014/2015, Germany stopped charging tuition fees again

All states in Germany were introduced to tuition fees around 2006, by 2015, every state had gone back to free tuition

The average time to graduation was longer with states that had free tuition