Universities
Entrance to East German Universities was very limited. To attend University education in East Germany one had to attend the erweiterte Oberschule. Access to these schools was restricted to 2-3 students per POS class. Often students aiming for university education had to take part in ideological activities (e.g. Pioniere) during their time in POS and male students additionally had to serve in the military service.
East German universities were very closely linked to both schools and to industry.
Mostly focused on technical education, these universities were highly regarded all over the world to be of a very high standard.
There were two ways to get into a university: continuing straight on from vocational training, or, for those who did not choose to continue past polytechnical school, there was a choice of entering university several years afterwards, through night classes organised by State firms.
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