Does anybody know how I would go about finding information about, and applying to study University in Germany?

Infos for potential foreign applicants are offered by the DAAD: http://www.daad.de/deutschland/index.en.html They also have a database of courses and German universities. You should check this out and visit the websites of the universities to get more detailed infos about the courses, universities, locations, etc. Often applicants from abroad have to apply through a service called Uni Assist that is commissioned to handle foreign applications (check certificates, German skills, etc.) http://www.uni-assist.de/index_en.html The 'Studentenwerke' are local organizations that run student housing (Studentenwohnheime), canteens (Mensa), help students finding private apartments, and provide social counseling. They also provide a website for foreign students: http://www.internationale-studierende.de/en/home/ German-language courses require profound German skills: level B2 (sometimes even C1) according to the European reference framework, or the TestDaF certificate. http://www.daad.de/deutschland/deutsch-lernen/wo-deutsch-lernen/13874.en.html There are self assessment tests online: http://www.daad.de/deutschland/deutsch-lernen/wo-deutsch-lernen/13879.en.html Most German universities and art academies are run by the individual states (Bundesländer). Some Bundesländer have a policy that allows their universities to charge a tuition fee (Studiengebühr) of currently up to € 500 per semester. Additionally, a regular student contribution (Semesterbeitrag) for supportive student services of € 200 – € 270 is to be paid in any case (covering Studentenwerk, public transport ticket, student council.) Private universities have different fees. The general tuition fee has been controversial since its introduction around 2005. Some states with conservative and liberal democratic governments (Bavaria, Lower Saxony) tend to keep and even raise them, other states have abolished them or plan to abolish them in 2012. In some states where they have been abolished, tuition fees can still be charged when you exceed the regular scheduled number of semesters by 2 semesters. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studiengeb%C3%BChren_in_Deutschland