Dusseldorf is the capital city of the North Rhine-Westphalia state in Germany. It is situated in the West of Germany. It has a population of approximately 1.5 million inhabitants; making it the seventh populous city in Germany. The Dusseldorf education system is like other cities in Germany and is compulsory for children; it is divided into four levels: Kindergarten Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, and Higher Education.
This city also offers its citizens international Primary and Secondary schools such as: International School of Düsseldorf, Lycée français de Düsseldorf, and Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf. Dusseldorf also offers higher education and academies. Kunstakademie Düsseldorf specialises in fine arts including Joseph Beuys, Emanuel Leutze, August Macke, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke and Andreas Gursky. In the south of the city, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf can be found. It has over 20,000 students attending and offeres a wide range of subjects and degrees such as: natural sciences, mathematics, computer sciences, philosophy, social sciences, arts, languages, medicine, pharmacy, economy and the law.