Since 1999, the traditional degrees have been replaced by bachelor's ("Bachelor") and master's ("Master") degrees as part of the Bologna process. The main reasons for this change are to make degrees internationally comparable and to introduce degrees to the German system which take less time to complete (German students typically took five years or more to earn a "Magister" or "Diplom"). Some universities were initially resistant to this change, considering it a displacement of a venerable tradition for the pure sake of globalization. However, universities had to fulfill the new standard by the end of 2007. Enrollment into "Diplom" and "Magister" programs is no longer possible. However, programs leading to "Staatsexamen" did usually not make the transition to Bologna degrees.