Education Fair horizon in Mainz informs and explains to Mannheim, the gymnasiale Oberstufe, students and young professionals have the October 29, 2009 when on Saturday, November 13, which opens its doors to horizon in the Mainzer Rheingoldhalle, for two days the chance to get first hand information on the opportunities to study in Rhineland-Palatinate, in other German Federal States as well as in other European countries. The horizon, the trade fair for graduate education, is open from 10 am to 4 pm both Saturday and Sunday. The admission is free. Universities, colleges and private studies institutions in the region and the whole country will present their study offers, competent partners answer all questions to the Bachelor’s and master’s courses. Exciting alternatives to studying are companies such as IBM, Alstom and the Bayer AG, which present their dual training and education programmes in the areas of management, international business, computer science and engineering. Cross and Background information provides the ZVS, Central Office for allocating places, giving the employment agency Mainz and several institutions, the abroad before and during the study period. A comprehensive programme offers two expert talks on current issues in addition to lectures and workshops. On the Saturday, 13.11, 12 o’clock, informed experts to the new degree structures: by 2010, there will be only Bachelor’s and master’s courses and degrees in Germany, but hardly anyone figured out the new system in its entire complexity. The listeners have the opportunity to put their individual questions the experts in the various fields. Sunday, 14, is about 12 o’clock to questions about the financing of studies: How do you find the right financing method? Extent to which the universities provide support for the financing of studies? When must you pay back a student loan? What is if I can’t immediately find a job? Who offers scholarships? What requirements must be met to to get an education loan from the State? What happens if one continues his studies abroad or change the subject? Experts advise and inform.