The number of people from India coming to Germany to study is increasing rapidly. Tuition fees are considerably lower, and German universities have a good international reputation. Estimates show a fivefold increase in Indian students in the last decade.
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00:00And I am ready for Germany.
00:02Gia and her friends are looking for warm clothes.
00:06She's expecting to experience sub-zero temperatures for the first time soon.
00:11I'm not used to the snow, so lots of jackets and lots of sweaters.
00:17And my dad researched that it's ideal to have seven layers of clothes.
00:22The 21-year-old is moving to Germany to do a master's in user experience design,
00:28a field that focuses on making apps easier to use.
00:32She hopes that studying in Germany will give her better opportunities later on
00:37in the highly competitive Indian job market.
00:40Germany has a great reputation for education.
00:43They have great quality of professors.
00:45The universities are well renowned.
00:48Another of the many thousands who had their hearts set on studying in Germany is Jacob.
00:53The budding engineer from Delhi has been doing his master's in Germany for a year now
00:59at the University of Freiberg, a small town in Saxony.
01:05First of all, studying in Germany is not that expensive.
01:08Secondly, Germany is the best country in automotive engineering.
01:14I wanted to work in this field, in production engineering,
01:18in the development of the automotive industry.
01:21That's why I chose Germany and Freiberg.
01:25Jacob welcoming the new freshman.
01:27Like him, they only have to pay 94 euros in semester fees at the state university.
01:34It can cost more in larger German cities.
01:36But in India, tuition fees can be up to 10,000 euros per semester.
01:41This is another reason why the number of Indian students
01:44has increased five-fold in the last ten years.
01:47Jacob says his only problem is that compared to his hometown of Delhi,
01:51the bus doesn't come nearly as frequently in Freiberg.
01:56Jiya had a different concern before her move.
01:59The rise of the far right and anti-immigration,
02:02alternative for Germany party, which has also attracted attention in India.
02:08I'm going there and the political situation just seems very unstable.
02:12So I'm a bit worried about that.
02:14Jacob says he has not yet experienced any racism.
02:18But he says it's easier to settle if you learn the German language.
02:25It's easier when we speak German with people.
02:29They are so friendly.
02:30We can also speak in English, but then they are not as comfortable.
02:35Unlike Jiya, Jacob wants to be a part of the German community.
02:39I think it's easier to settle if you learn the German language.
02:42But then they are not as comfortable.
02:46Unlike Jiya, Jacob wants to stay in Germany to work after his studies.