Amanda Mrozek, 25, decided to transfer from Michigan to Cologne, Germany for college in 2021. She said students in Germany don't end up with debt and has noticed that classes are more flexible.

Ursula Kuhr Schule teachers say many of their students will thrive in practical fields. Credit: Patricia Kühfuss for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for ...

Adepoju Arogundade ’25 has secured a fellowship to live, work, and study for a year in Germany after graduation. He will explore the issue of sustainable transport in the country as part of a program ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Amanda Mrozek, an American student in Cologne, Germany. The following has been edited for length and clarity. In 2021, I withdrew from Central ...