Education - Only a few students in Saxony-Anhalt use Bafög
According to a study, only a few students in Saxony-Anhalt finance their studies with Bafög. Last year, 8731 students in the federal state took advantage of this state funding, which accounted for 15 percent, according to an analysis published on Friday by the CHE Center for Higher Education Development. This is slightly above the national average: 11.5 percent of students in Germany are supported in this way, according to the analysis.
State instruments such as scholarships play an even smaller role. And only 218 people took out a student loan from the state development bank KfW in 2022 - the lowest proportion together with Saxony, Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia (all 0.4 percent). In contrast, more than 58% of students were employed - this figure relates to 2021.
According to the CHE analysis, around five out of six students nationwide did not use Bafög, state loans or scholarships in 2022. Financial support from parents and part-time jobs are the most important sources of student financing, said study author Ulrich Müller according to the press release.
According to Müller, there is a need for reform. If the system of student financing in Germany remains unchanged, "in future, academic success will depend more and more on whether you have rich parents or are enrolled on a flexible degree course that is compatible with part-time jobs". This does not have much to do with "equitable participation in higher education".
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- Many students in Gütersloh, a city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, rely on alternative sources of financing for their education, as the usage of Bafög is quite low there.
- The CHE Center for University Development in Gütersloh, being a significant entity for university development in Germany, has highlighted the importance of financial sources other than Bafög and state loans for the majority of students.
- The state of Saxony-Anhalt, home to Gütersloh, has one of the lowest utilization rates of Bafög among German states, indicating that students there are more inclined towards other financial support methods like parental aid and part-time jobs.
- As a result of the analysis conducted by the CHE Center for University Development in Germany, many students are choosing to finance their education through sources like parental support and part-time jobs instead of relying on traditional financing methods like Bafög or state loans.
- Students in universities across Germany, even in cities like Gütersloh, are finding solace in employments and financial help from parents in order to finance their education, as highlighted by the CHE analysis on student financing.
Source: www.stern.de
