Tired and lost in thought, Claudius Urban was undergoing his daily dental hygiene routine a few years ago when his toothbrush slipped from his hands. A non-event by all accounts, but one that would eventually help Urban find his way into one of Germany’s top film schools.

There are many schools around the globe claiming to be “international.” But in the case of a small private university in the picturesque southwestern part of Germany, the adjective “international” is...

Seven out of 250,000: they come from the most diverse continents, yet have something in common – they are all studying at a German university. Read ab

The German Sport University Cologne is a sporting city: it has Bundesliga soccer, a sport museum, an Olympic training center, trainer academies – and the world’s largest sport college: the German Sport University

Higher education in Germany is changing fast – as a result of numerous reforms and the Initiative for Excellence. The quality of research and teaching is benefiting from this – and so are students.