What should I consider when deciding between studying Electrical Engineering in Germany and another country?

Electrical Engineering is not one career, it spans power systems, embedded systems, automotive electronics, and semiconductor design, and Germany's strength varies sharply by which of these you actually want. The country decision should follow the specialisation decision, not precede it.

Germany's EE Strengths by Specialisation

• Automotive electronics and industrial automation: Germany's strongest fit, backed by a dense manufacturing and automotive employer base.
• Power systems and renewable energy: strong, aligned with Germany's energy transition investment.
• Embedded systems and semiconductor design: good, but compare specifically against countries with larger chip design employer bases before assuming Germany wins by default.

Germany vs UK vs Canada on the Decisive Factors

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Make it in Germany, the German government's official study and visa portal, GOV.UK's Graduate visa page, and Canada.ca's post-graduation work permit eligibility pages.

My Advice

Score each shortlisted university on curriculum fit for your specific EE specialisation, internship access, language barrier, and post-study route, in that order, rather than starting from a country's overall reputation. A strong EE program with weak industry access will underperform a slightly lesser ranked one with real internship pipelines, in any of these countries. And do this scoring before you fall in love with a single city or campus, since the emotional pull of a particular university is the single biggest reason students skip this comparison altogether.