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A comment on Ask HN: Should I quit my CS Masters Program?.

Re:Ask HN: Should I quit my CS Masters Program? by PaulHoule on Friday May 06, 2022 @09:29AM (#31284843)
In the US I see a lot of people getting 2 years masters of engineering degrees that are intended for people to raise their level and go back to industry. Is it different in Germany?
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Re:Ask HN: Should I quit my CS Masters Program? by jdthedisciple on Friday May 06, 2022 @09:32AM (#31284871)
Technically the masters here is also a 2 years degree on paper. But in reality, since it is actually very tough, it usually takes 2.5 to 3 or even more years to finish it.

For more info this gives a nice insight into german vs US universities: https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/183700/why-are-...

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Re:Ask HN: Should I quit my CS Masters Program? by numerik_meister on Friday May 06, 2022 @11:36AM (#31286399)
No Germany takes academic qualifications very seriously. A conversion masters would be frowned upon, because it is just a Bachelor's level of education with the MSc. designation in front.
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