[et-al]

Yeah, I feel Europe cares about the degree more than America does. We're the land of self-reinvention here, whereas Europe generally requires some sort of training/schooling to switch careers.

[frankhn]

In tech they're often less strict. Degree is more important here, but it's not impossible to land a job in tech with another background. Also, university education is nearly free in Germany (less than 1000$ a year)

[et-al]

True, tech in general seems much more accepting of different educational backgrounds. And affordable education is a really good point.

[p0nce]

That's definately important in France where some important tax cuts depends on your degree.