No tuition fees, more courses in English and yearly rises up global rankings - German universities are a great place for international students. But which subjects are they best at?
The average German student works 32.5 hours a week, according to research published on Tuesday, but there are big differences between different subjects. Which students study the most and least?
German universities have shot up the world's leading higher education rankings, with Germany now having more institutions among the world's best than any other country after the US and UK.
Three-quarters of German universities have fallen in global standings in the last year, with just one institution among the top 50 in the world, according to rankings released on Tuesday.
An EU court told Germany on Wednesday that foreign students should not be denied a visa if they satisfy European entry requirements, in a ruling which could have implications for foreign students hoping to study at German universities.
The gap in pay in Germany between those with a degree and those without has increased massively since 2000, according to a report released on Tuesday, which found levels of education were largely dependent on your parents' education.
Leaked figures show the average student in Germany still takes around four years to complete a bachelor's degree, suggesting controversial reforms to higher education have so far failed to cut down the number of Germany's perpetual students.
UPDATE: One of Germany’s top universities wants to ditch German and switch almost all of its master’s programmes to English in the next six years, prompting fears that the academic standing of the German language is under serious threat.
A record number of foreign students are currently enrolled in German universities, according to figures released on Tuesday. Half of them stay in the country after graduating, far more than previously thought.
Nurseries in Germany are giving children too much meat and not vegetables, according to a report released on Monday. Just 12 percent provide youngsters with enough fruit.
Poverty among young Germans is on the rise, a new study shows. Reasons for the increase are thought to be failings in education and vocational training.
A court in Bavaria has banned a school pupil from wearing a face veil during lessons, rejecting her argument that she had a constitutional right to do so.
A brain training website released scores on Wednesday showing which German towns performed best and worst in a range of cognitive tests - with some surprising results.
A fifth of Germany's schoolchildren have problems with simple decision-making tasks, such as selecting the cheapest item from a page in a catalogue, results from the global PISA test showed on Tuesday.
The number of Germans studying abroad through the Erasmus exchange programme has reached a record high. The education minister hailed the figures as "an encouraging sign for Europe's youth".
Students are holding a "long night of the delayed coursework," in Germany on Thursday. It is an annual event in which even the laziest students get a motivational push to sit down and write.
The global reputation of German universities is increasing, with the country now having the third highest number of institutions in the Times Higher Education rankings.
Five German universities have made it into the top 20 world rankings by subject area, listings released on Wednesday revealed. Physics and languages emerged on top.
