Ciao ragazzi, vengo dalla Corea e sto considerando questo college. nella foto, dicono che le tasse degli studenti del campus sono € 36.375 ma non so che queste tasse contengano le tasse del programma di laurea per 4 anni. Inoltre, vorrei sapere: l’esperienza di questo studente universitario è positiva? e come pensano le persone in Germania di questo college?
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di Future_Relative1609
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General consensus is to completely avoid private colleges in Germany.
Well “Private Universities” only target up and comming people preferably nouveau rich from Asia so there is that..
Don’t do this… Private Universities are seldom worth it in Germany…
If that’s per year it’s more expensive than many US undergraduate programs. Even if it’s all four years it’s still off market for DE. Pass.
private universities in Germany are degree mills, nothing more. They are expensive scam operations to lure unknowing foreigners like you into paying huge sums of money for a degree that is seen as worthless by the vast majority of German employers. Why not just go to a public university where you pay significantly less and have a degree that actually is worth more than the paper it’s written on?
Bard has a good reputation, you get a dual college degree. It’s not a degree mill afaik, the question is if you can’t study the same in a regular public university and wouldn’t that free Programm open the same doors! I can’t answer that. A liberal arts program won’t open any doors per se in Germany, you usually need to network and have a working student job plus internships to land a job after graduation.
Whats your goal? Do you want to stay in Germany? US? A bachelor or a masters? If that’s the price per year for a bachelor, you can as well go to the US or UK to study with a better reputation than a private college in Germany, even if it’s an American college. If you want to stay in Germany, consider similar programs in public universities.
I think – and I might be wrong – that this is a yearly fee, making the school atrociously expensive. Also, in Germany, there is usually very little respect towards private universities. In general, people regard them as a way of rich kids buying a degree as the majority of the best universities are public (and mostly free).
Unless you have a super specific programme that you really want to get in and it is only available at this private school, I suggest you consider other universities.
The best universities in Germany are the so-called [Universities of Excellence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Universities_Excellence_Initiative). Popular studying destinations in Germany are the major cities Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, but also the Rhineland with Bonn and Cologne directly next to each other and Heidelberg and Aachen as smaller destinations.
The fees are per academic year (2 Semesters)
The fee is comprehensive – that means it includes the tuition and rent for their student dormitories.
As others have mentioned already, private universities have a bad reputration among Germans.
My personal reasons:
1. They over-advertise and under-deliver. => Promise: The best education vs Reality: Same as the state-run university – their programs have to be certified by the state, Promise: Thanks to our connections you’re guaranteed a job. vs Reality: Your chances in the job market are about the same if not a little worse.
2. They charge outrageous fees => That’s mostly an issue for EU-Citizens because state-run universities have to offer their tuition to German and EU-citizens alike, but can in some states charge way higher tuition from non-EU-citizens.
3. They like to stay among themselves and students at these universities see themselves as something better. That easily gets you on the bad side of most Germans.
I’m from Korea and grew up in the US. Bard isn’t even considered that great in the US, so I wouldn’t recommend paying 36k euros per year for that. Why don’t you go to a German uni like TU Berlin, Humboldt or Freie? all tuition free.
Everyone is right that private unis are generally degree mills in Germany, but they are wrong about this case. Bard College Berlin was formed with a merger of Bard College in the US and is otherwise accredited in Germany, graduates earn both an American BA and a German BA. Mainly, the school attracts Bard students in NY who want to start in Berlin or be here for a semester. My uni in Boston also had a similar system in London, it’s not unheard of. It is not a degree mill but I would not consider it super well-known either, compared to unis like Humboldt or FU Berlin.
However, I still would not attend when there are so many other options available that cost much less. If you want the American uni experience then go to the US, don’t come here. I say this as an American who has studied in both Germany and the US. I would also encourage you to look at other cities that are not Berlin. I did my graduate studies in Erfurt and I’m thankful I chose to study somewhere where housing is easy to find and living is overall not expensive.