More Nepali students are heading to Germany

 With over 380,000 foreign students, Germany ranks  fourth worldwide among the most popular study destinations.  According to the study carried out by Fintiba, for the first time since 2024, the Indian make up the largest share within this group, replacing the Chinese as the most prominent population group. And the  numbers of Nepali students in German universities are increasing over the past few years. 

A survey conducted by Fintiba, the leading finance and insurance platform for international students and job seekers, reveals that Germany is primarily valued for its career opportunities and openness. Moreover, the German universities can set themselves apart from other top nations for international students (USA, United Kingdom, Australia) with a unique selling point. 

Overall, 71 percent of the surveyed international students indicate that they want to work in Germany, thus seeing their studies in Germany as a springboard for their professional careers. As the most important factor for their career plans, 73 percent of all participatns in the Fintiba survey cite the good career opportunities in the German job market compared to their places of origin. Jonas Marggat, CEO of Fintiba says: Foreign students are generally in a very comfortable situation in the Germany. The high quality standards and almost no tuition fees combined with the subsequent great career opportunities are almost unique world-wide. 

Nevertheless, the remaining challenges, especially the language barrier, must to taken very seriously. Therefore, we at Fintiba ensure that actual complications such as bank accounts and insurances are provided quickly and securely for the students so that they have enough time for the state and university-organized integration courses, he said. Administrative hurdles represent another obstacle for around 20 percent of international students. According to the study, 22 percent of students reported difficulties with immigration authorities, while 17 percent had problems adapting to new academic structures. 

Not only the students, the migrant workers from South Asian countries to Germany is increasing over the past few years. According to Federal Statistical Office, 10565 Nepalese are living in Germany for the study and works.  Similarly, around 2000 temporary residence permit has been granted to Nepali students for the educational purposes. More than 8,000 Nepali are studying in the various universities and every year number is increasing. Over the past decade, Germany is increasing the scholarships quotas for the Nepali students.