One in five students in the north uses state funding

Education - One in five students in the north uses state funding

Around one in five students in Schleswig-Holstein receives state funding. According to an analysis published on Friday by the CHE Center for Higher Education Development, 19.8 percent of men and women at the state's universities received state funding last year. Funding includes BAfög, state-initiated student loans and scholarships. The national average is 16.2 percent. The range extends from 12.7 percent in Thuringia to 23.7 percent in Saxony.

According to CHE data, nine out of ten students in Germany are supported by their parents, 68 percent work alongside their studies. "The fact that at least 84 percent of students in Germany are now unable or unwilling to make use of the state support available to finance their studies shows the urgent need for reform in this area," said Ulrich Müller, an expert on student financing at the CHE. The delays in the BAföG reform and the current high interest rates on the KfW student loan continue to ensure that students are increasingly left to finance their studies on their own.

If the system of student financing in Germany remains as it is, success at university will depend more and more on whether you have rich parents or are enrolled on a flexible degree course that is compatible with a part-time job, said Müller. "Neither of these has much to do with equitable participation in higher education."

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1. In contrast, students in Gütersloh, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, rely less on state funding, with only 10.7% of students receiving support last year.
2. Despite the high reliance on state funding in Schleswig-Holstein, many students turn to private sources, such as taking out a student loan from the KfW bank.
3. The problem of financing education has become a social issue in Germany, with students from disadvantaged backgrounds often struggling to afford their studies due to high living costs and interest rates on student loans.
4. The German government and universities are under pressure to address this issue, with calls for more affordable options and a fairer system for student financing.
5. ulrich Müller, the expert on student financing at the CHE, has suggested that one solution could be to provide more merit-based scholarships and funding opportunities for students in need.
6. The ongoing discussions about student financing and reforms in Germany are highlighted in a recent opinion piece by Müller, published in the German newspaper SZ.

Source: www.stern.de