Based on respect for academic freedom, the German federal government permits students to remain in school as long as they wish, and some "perpetual scholars" manage to put off the date of graduation for decades, despite the onset of gray hairs and receding hairlines.
德國各聯邦政府本著尊重學術自由的態度，從未限制學生念書的時限，有人很「悠哉」的在大學部一念廿幾個學期，直到頭頂微禿或髮根見白，還捨不得畢業。