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student
A male person who is enrolled at a university or college in order to study an academic subject.
Mein Bruder ist Student an der Technischen Universität Berlin.
My brother is a student at the Technical University of Berlin.
student
In a broader sense, a person who studies and learns intensively about a particular subject or art, even outside a university.
Der alte Meister war ein lebenslanger Student der Kalligrafie.
The old master was a lifelong student of calligraphy.
'Der Student' (the male student) is an N-declension noun. This means it takes the ending '-en' in all cases except the nominative singular.
Ich habe den neuen Studenten in der Bibliothek getroffen.
I met the new student in the library.
'Der Student' (the male student) belongs to the word family of 'studieren' (the verb, to study) and 'das Studium' (the process of studying). Someone who studies is a student.
Er studiert Medizin; er ist also Medizinstudent.
He studies medicine; so he is a medical student.
To say which university someone studies at, you use the preposition 'an' followed by the dative.
Sie ist Studentin an der Universität Heidelberg.
She is a student at the University of Heidelberg.
student / pupil
A Schüler attends a general-education school, while a Student is enrolled at a university or college. For a person who is learning, the choice here therefore depends on the educational institution: Schüler is appropriate at school, and Student at a university or college.
Als Student besucht Paul jeden Morgen die Universität.
As a university student, Paul goes to the university every morning.
Als Schüler besucht Paul jeden Morgen das Gymnasium.
As a school student, Paul goes to the academic secondary school every morning.
