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From the Lecture Hall to the Workshop

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January 14, 2013

While Germany has a severe shortage of skilled craftspeople, there are also a growing number of engineering and science students leaving university without completing their degree. A project in Lower Saxony called "Masterplan Handwerk" seeks to solve these two problems, giving drop-outs an opportunity to learn a skilled trade in just three years.

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