Here in Germany it's a little bit more complicated. After 4 years of elementary school (6 years back when I was in school) you can decide on a 3-year, 4-year or 6(7)-year education. Though you mostly have the option to go further than what you decided earier on. After that it gets really complicated. We have schools that may relate to your colleges and depending on what kind of education you decided earlier you are only able to enroll here. The degree takes 2 years as far as I know. Regarding universities we have schools that are either universities per se, universities of technology or universities of applied sciences (I went to the latter one). You can get a bachelor or diploma at all of them. A master only at the regular university. All of them take 4 years. You don't need a bachelor to make your master. If you decide on a diploma degree (though this is not so common anymore) you have to note it in your title (UAS or TU). And it's not respected as much as a diploma from a regular university. I tried to get on a doctoral program with my UAS diploma but couldn't find a university or even a supervisor which/who was willing to accept me. (And that's just the short version. *lol*)
It's awfully difficult to compare the different systems. Which makes it even worse for someone like me who's trying to find a job in another country. You just have so much explaining to do. I'm just glad that the German diploma is fairly known.
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26/4/08 16:42 (UTC)After 4 years of elementary school (6 years back when I was in school) you can decide on a 3-year, 4-year or 6(7)-year education. Though you mostly have the option to go further than what you decided earier on. After that it gets really complicated.
We have schools that may relate to your colleges and depending on what kind of education you decided earlier you are only able to enroll here. The degree takes 2 years as far as I know.
Regarding universities we have schools that are either universities per se, universities of technology or universities of applied sciences (I went to the latter one).
You can get a bachelor or diploma at all of them. A master only at the regular university. All of them take 4 years. You don't need a bachelor to make your master.
If you decide on a diploma degree (though this is not so common anymore) you have to note it in your title (UAS or TU). And it's not respected as much as a diploma from a regular university. I tried to get on a doctoral program with my UAS diploma but couldn't find a university or even a supervisor which/who was willing to accept me.
(And that's just the short version. *lol*)
It's awfully difficult to compare the different systems. Which makes it even worse for someone like me who's trying to find a job in another country. You just have so much explaining to do. I'm just glad that the German diploma is fairly known.