This story is from October 7, 2018

German varsities draw more Indian students than before

German varsities draw more Indian students than before
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PUNE: A record number of 17,570 Indian students are studying in Germany and Indians form the second largest group of international students enrolled in German universities, figures for the 2017-18 academic year indicate.
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This is a growth of 13.14% over the previous year, thrice that of the global average. The number of international students to the European nation has increased by 4.4%.

Germany’s ambassador to India, Martin Ney, said more and more Indians are deciding to study in Germany. “It is a sign of confidence in our universities. This positive trend also shows that Indo-German relations are flourishing,” he added.
Dhanashree Deodhar, information officer at DAAD Information Centre in Pune, said engineering still remains the favourite faculty for students from India wanting to study in German universities.
Deodhar said, “Instead of pure technical courses, more students are opting for techno-management courses. Computer, mechanical and energy engineering are most preferable as job prospects are very high in these fields,” she said.

Pune-specific numbers were not available with the information centre, but on the basis of their pre-departure sessions in the city, the numbers are increasing. “We had 267 students registered for the meet in Pune,” Deodhar said.
After engineering, mathematics and natural sciences contribute to the highest enrolment. German universities allow the combination of a natural science subject with a humanities or a social science.
If one wishes to become a teacher of biology, physics, maths, chemistry, computer science or geography, students will have to major in at least two teaching subjects at the same time.
Deodhar said there is often a smooth transition between the natural sciences and engineering. “New multidisciplinary research fields have become prevalent. This has resulted in a new generation of degree programmes such as biochemistry, molecular life sciences, bioinformatics and genome research, biomathematics, environmental chemistry, nanosciences and geoinformatics.”
German authorities have launched a new campaign called Mint Initiative to get young people interested in enrolling for science, technology, engineering and mathematics degree programmes, Deodhar said.
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