Hochschule

German Etymology de :af hoch<t:high> Schule<t:school> From de hoch Schule high school. Pronunciation de /ˈhoːxˌʃuːlə/ de De-Hochschule.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Hoch schu le Noun f college; university; graduate school; institute; academy educational institution for advanced studies, usually academic, but also arts, etc. de Universität Fachhochschule Usage notes The difference between de Hochschule and de Universität is that a de Universität is reserved for institutions that confer doctorates, whereas de Hochschule is a broader term that includes those universities and colleges, which only confer lesser degrees and have no doctoral programs. Note that Hochschule is a false friend and does not mean "high school". There is no equivalent to "high school" in Germany. Germany has a completely different school structure than that of the United States. German students attend de Realschule from ages 10 to around age 16. After de Realschule, they move on to either de Gymnasium (comparable to a "college preparatory school") or move on to a de Berufsschule ("vocational school"). Declension f Derived terms de Fachhochschule de Kunsthochschule Further reading de Education Schools