Germany Offers Free College Tuition To Americans [Picture]

Gerrmany made headlines a few weeks back when it had the unmitigated gall to condemn its student population to a life of non-Ramen Noodles and non-debt when abolished college tuition fees.  But now you can really blast that techno music as it seems all German universities are free to Americans as well. But before American kids start pretending to give a crap about Octoberfest and minoring in David Hasselhoff, they must learn German in order to attend. As long as it’s not 1939-1945 German, then that’s one hell of a deal.

Last week, the final German State (Laender) to  charge tuition ended the practice, allowing all income groups a shot at bettering themselves without the onerous burden of spirit-crushing debt.  According to Dorothee Stapelfeldt, a Hamburg senator, tuition fees were simply unjust. I guess Dorothee Stapelfeldt is german for ‘corporations are not people’.   SOURCE

All German universities are now free to Americans and all other international students. The last German state to charge tuition at its universities struck down the fees this week.

Why are they offering such a generous plan?

In explaining why Germany made this move, Dorothee Stapelfeldt, a Hamburg senator, called tuition fees “unjust” and added that “they discourage young people who do not have a traditional academic family background from taking up study. It is a core task of politics to ensure that young women and men can study with a high quality standard free of charge in Germany.”  source