00:00There is a growing experience from the US in the US,
00:04but it has been with UNRF in North America.
00:07There is also a large amount of support in the US in Canada.
00:12The first time of existence was the most successful in Germany,
00:14and the first time of existence was most successful in Germany.
00:19So, we had a significant encounter to them in the US in the US,
00:24who included a German, Dr. Philip Mantov,
00:27What is the present scenario for Indian students in Germany?
00:40Students, I think we have 60,000 Indian students in Germany.
00:44That is a growth by 20% compared to 2024.
00:48That shows that Germany as a destination for students, Indian students becomes more and more attractive.
00:55We have universities who are very fond of Indian students.
00:59They take Indian applications with pleasure.
01:01Because Indian students have the reputation of being very committed, extremely dedicated and very ambitious also.
01:08You know, they want to achieve something.
01:10And we are very happy that mostly in STEM, in the STEM areas, they are very, very active.
01:16So basically people come to Germany to study engineering, life science, also computer science.
01:22It is a top-notch education.
01:25You get really very, very good value education when you go to Germany.
01:29And second, it is for free basically.
01:30You know, costs are very low.
01:32We do not charge for state-run and funded universities.
01:36Now why would you ask, would we offer that to Indian students on German taxpayers' money?
01:43Now the reason for that is that we hope that many of the Indian students will stay for a while in Germany and work.
01:51You can stay after your graduation for 18 months in order to find a job.
01:57And once you find a job, basically it's easy to get a long-term permission to stay in Germany.
02:04And we… our statistics say that 60 to 70 percent of Indian students stay in Germany after their graduation.
02:12And that is good for us because we need these young Indians in order to fill the vacancies we have on the job market.
02:19With the United States, America drastically increasing H-1B waste of fees, can Germany be considered the best destination for Indian students and professionals?
02:27We would never say that we are the best destination even though we might think it, yeah?
02:32But we don't say it. That modesty will not allow us to say.
02:36But I think Germany is a good alternative.
02:40Our immigration legislation is stable, it's steady.
02:45Our immigration laws are predictable and reliable.
02:48And therefore we don't change overnight any, you know, provisions and prerequisites.
02:54So I think if Indians do feel that Germany is for them a possibility, we are very… we welcome them with open up.
03:02We see that some agents in India aggressively recruit students for Germany.
03:08Now these agents don't work for German universities.
03:11They work for universities that come from other countries and have set up shop in Germany.
03:16And these universities, we feel, do not fulfill always the requirements of a university.
03:23They are expensive because they are private schools, you have to pay for them.
03:27And you don't get a German degree once you finish.
03:30And many people don't know that, you know, they basically walk in a trap, I would say.
03:36There is a facility here that's called the German Academic Exchange Service.
03:40It's the biggest office outside Germany is here in India.
03:43They have a very good website and they have also ways and means to advise students if they want to.
03:49So I would always direct any students to this DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service website in order to double check whether the agent is really offering the right choice.
04:01What are the facilities and support does your government provide for the Indian students aspiring to study in Germany?
04:06Are you planning to increase the number of visas in future?
04:09No, we don't put limits. The limits is basically how many if German universities accept application by Indian students, we will issue the visa.
04:17You know, if there is no fraud involved, if the visa application is complete.
04:23But I said 25% of visas are rejected in the context of these universities whom we don't consider to be really full-fledged German universities.
04:34So the 60,000 are mostly with very good universities, you know, that's why we are so happy about them.
04:41One major challenge for Indians planning to study or work in German is the language barrier. What initiatives are being taken to help overcome this issue?
04:49I would say that, you know, most students go for master classes and these master classes are taught in English. So that's easy.
04:56But if you intend to stay in Germany, if you want a job in Germany, I would recommend to learn German. Now, every university is offering German classes.
05:05Many students, you know, you know the Indian students, they are so focused on their studies, they say, if we don't need to learn German, I'd rather concentrate on my subjects and do a good mark.
05:15I would say that the universities should encourage more Indian students to learn German.
05:21I think when you have an IT degree and you join, let's say, a big IT company like SAP or something in Germany, German is not needed.
05:29But if you live in Germany for a while, if you want to open up to German culture, if you want to integrate fully, if your kids go to German school, then German as a language is needed.
05:41German is as a language not completely easy, but you'll see Indians have much more affinity to learning these languages than others.
05:50So I'm not so worried. When I saw these nurses this morning, you know, they have learned German since three, four months only, their level was quite good.
05:57I was very impressed with their level of German actually. It was much better than I expected. So that was good.
06:01Have about a little more than two lakh German learners in India. We'll slowly increase the number of German teachers here in India so that, you know, Indians can start learning Germany at home.
06:13This is the German teacher. Dr. Philip Afiprayam, Mr. Srinivas Mohan, ETV.
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