In Germany quality of education is going downhill fast - that is not only my personal impression but also what friends in other Unis tell me. The universities

In Germany quality of education is going downhill fast - that is not only my personal impression but also what friends in other Unis tell me. The universities grow huge marketing and managing administrations while teaching is lacking even often money to pay some student to check the sheets and research is solely dependend on 3rd party funding. Even if you have access and funding for equipment there are no funds to pay someone for maintenance or making good use of the equipment. Some PhD that were not quick enough to deny any involvement are doing the job or clueless student assistants that are left alone. Plagiarism is also rampant and most students avoid any extra work/activities at all costs. Suing for better grades is also not uncommon. Research often turns into pushing out publications and papers at all costs and is more like an art to defend your own existence than acknowledging or understanding the problem domain. Luckily not everywhere but I've heard that more than once and confirm it for my uni.