Latest marketing campaign - Saxony aims to draw in international students.
New funding offers basic scholarships for aspiring students from certain countries, equal to the current BAföG rate. This helps secure their living expenses and allows them to study in Saxony. For students regardless of their nationality, there's a performance scholarship of €300 monthly, for up to two semesters. Moreover, foreign students completing an internship in a Saxon firm receive an additional business scholarship of €150 per month.
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- The initiative to attract international students in Saxony has been recently extended to students from Hungary and Slovakia, expanding its reach beyond Poland and the Czech Republic.
- Sebastian Gemkow, the CDU party leader in Saxony, believes that this marketing campaign will strengthen the region's ties with European universities and boost its economy with the influx of skilled foreign talent.
- In response, universities in Dresden have also introduced special programs for students from Poland, offering them scholarships and opportunities for internships in related industries.
- Moreover, students from these countries who have successfully completed their studies in Saxony and secured a job with a Saxon firm may also be eligible for additional business scholarships, similar to those received by current students.
- With the addition of Hungary and Slovakia to the list of countries eligible for scholarships, the Saxony region has the potential to become a major hub for international students, attracting bright minds from across Europe besides Poland and the Czech Republic.
