The American students would go to Germany to obtain a PhD after having studied for a bachelor 's degrees at an American college .
These reforms proved extremely successful , and fairly quickly the German universities started attracting foreign students , notably from the United States .
The United States students would go to German to obtain a PhD after having studied for a bachelor 's degrees at an United States college .
These reforms proved extremely successful , and fairly quickly the German universities started attracting foreign students , notably from the United States .