Germany Education

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