University of Applied Sciences, Fulda

Continent	Outgoing
Incoming
Asia	606,000	110,000
Europe	422,000	692,000
Africa	182,000	31,000
Americas	128,000	478,000
Oceania	17,000	44,000

Source: IDP Australia (1995)
The following table shows the students movement in five continents. As can be seen the number of the ones heading to other countries is significant:

Internationalisation Process in Germany

In Germany there are two forms of higher education institutions: the university and the Fachhochschule (university of applied sciences). In the early 1970s, the Fachhochschule was introduced into the system of higher education with its own admissions standards, curricula and degrees. “Within this system, the universities and university-status higher education institutions take the lion’s share. A good three quarters of all students, that is, some 1.3 million in number, are registered at such institutions. While a quarter of the students, some 420,000, are studying at Fachhochschule institution” (Klockner, Germany).
The difference between the educational institutions lies more in the emphasis of the Fachhochschule on the practical side of the studies, which Klockner describes as follows:

Fachhochschule study means preparing for occupational fields which call for the application of academic methods or artistic skills. Compared with university study, Fachhochschule studies are shorter, are generally more

tightly organised, the semesters are longer, more lectures and courses must be attended each semester, and more
written invigilated examinations must be sat. [Klockner, p.83]
Also, the students in such institutes are required to finish an internship period in addition to their formal studies , and do practical projects completed in the from of papers and a Diplomarbeit (thesis submitted for a diploma) .
One of the significant aspects of the Fachhochschule has been its high degree of involvement in projects which encourage the students to participate in exchange programs, mainly offered by the EU, for example, ERASMUS. In 1995, although Fachhochschule students accounted for one quarter of all the registered students in Germany, they numbered about half of those who took part in European exchange programs. These institutions have shown more innovativeness and flexibility. Around a third of the Fachhochschule institutions have already offered international degree courses, which often lead to a double degree. Most of them have regular contacts with a partner university in another country and exchange students and professors.
Looking at the above information, one can say that the process of internationalisation in Germany, which started relatively later than a few of the other countries in Europe, has been successfully implemented and advanced in Fachhochschule institutions rather than universities.