state examinations

Noun

state examination (plural state examinations)

1. In Germany, the graduation not under the auspices of an educational institution but conditional on governmental interference regulating the admission to a profession; if immediately following education in an academic institution, successful completion of such an examination concludes academic studies and is equivalent to a level 7 academic degree, otherwise it usually immediately follows preparatory service for public office (Referendariat), not mutually exclusively (undergoing two is regular for certain professions in all or some states).
   • The only qualification the students need to gain university entrance is to be have graduated from higher school (Abitur). No one wants to know whether or not the students do have particular skills that are needed to study law. With respect to multicultural legal classes, there are two main...2020 July 31, Jan Thiessen, “Multicultural Law and Multicultural Legal Classes: A Legal-Historical Account from Germany”, in Csaba Varga, editor, Comparative Law and Multicultural Legal Classes...