500 €?!
Saturday, 21. June 2008, 22:07:35
Most of the german readers will know what I have in mind when I write about 500 €.
500 € is the charge/fee a german student has to pay additonally for each term (for the third time when I'm not mistaken).
Well, why should I bother? In other countries the charges are much higher...Yes they are - but in most countries theere is a much better developed system of different scholarships...The best known scholarship from "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes" covers about one percent of the german students (in numbers: 1%).
I have read countless articles about this issue and found some very interesting points to the discussion...
Just a few to make you think about this... Education should be affordable for every one - in Germany it is not. So much for the so called "civilized western world".
Think about the unlucky people out there who don't have parents to pay for them. For 9 terms ( four and a half year) of studying you have to get together a minimum of 500 € (if you have to pay for your insurance etc.) per month for a living and additionally 9 times 500 €(31.500 € in total) for the charges. Oh and I forgot to tell you about the books you have to buy and the charges for the administration...Thats the sum you have to pay back when you have your diploma - ex interest.
Well as you can see I'm fed up. Not just because of the charges but because nobody seems to care. I'm a bit fed up with the german administration and it's methods to raise new charges and taxes. Shouldn't they represent the people and their interests? If they really do represent the interest of the german people - well, lets hope thats not the case....
500 € is the charge/fee a german student has to pay additonally for each term (for the third time when I'm not mistaken).
Well, why should I bother? In other countries the charges are much higher...Yes they are - but in most countries theere is a much better developed system of different scholarships...The best known scholarship from "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes" covers about one percent of the german students (in numbers: 1%).
I have read countless articles about this issue and found some very interesting points to the discussion...
- taxes are paid - but why do we have to pay the additional charges which should be covered by taxes already?
- 500 € for each term - the sum they get seems to be impressive but is nothing compared to the sum they have to spend already - just peanuts
- a small part of the 500 € is used to assure that the charges are "sozialverträglich"
- you don't have to pay the charges in every "Bundesland" but a few unlucky people (like myself) could not choose their university (the so called "ZVS" plays an important role...)
Just a few to make you think about this... Education should be affordable for every one - in Germany it is not. So much for the so called "civilized western world".
Think about the unlucky people out there who don't have parents to pay for them. For 9 terms ( four and a half year) of studying you have to get together a minimum of 500 € (if you have to pay for your insurance etc.) per month for a living and additionally 9 times 500 €(31.500 € in total) for the charges. Oh and I forgot to tell you about the books you have to buy and the charges for the administration...Thats the sum you have to pay back when you have your diploma - ex interest.
Well as you can see I'm fed up. Not just because of the charges but because nobody seems to care. I'm a bit fed up with the german administration and it's methods to raise new charges and taxes. Shouldn't they represent the people and their interests? If they really do represent the interest of the german people - well, lets hope thats not the case....
By dduenker, # 21. June 2008, 22:20:02