Willkommen! :) This is the place where you can talk about everything related to studies in Germany. Germans can ask things here as well of course, but let's stick to English, so foreigners get a grasp of what's it all about here.


Let me give you some general overview of the German higher education environment.

This (German) list covers all registered universities, academies/colleges, so-called "Hochschulen" (mostly Federal Institutes) and "Fachhochschulen" (University of Applied Sciences): Liste der Hochschulen in Deutschland (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_deutscher_Hochschulen)

An English list for German universities exclusively: List of universities in Germany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Germany)


The places in Germany where you can study, together on a map:

http://i55.tinypic.com/2janc54.jpg
Source: http://www.eony.org/WikisAnHochschulen/AktuelleBeispiele/Systematik - Karte deutsche Hochschulen / Hochschullandschaft

Hallo alle!:)

Thanks for entering here. I am from Colombia in south America, I'm thinking in doing an interchange to Deutschland. I'm 19 years old and I study International Business. I have 3 options:

First: Die Universität Leipzig in Sachsen
Second: Die Universität Flensburg in Schlewig-Holstein
Third: Die Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz in Rheinland Pfalz

Which is better and why? Which wolud you recommend for me?

Now, which city is better?

Thanks again, I hope you could help me!

That obviously depends on your preferences and priorities. What is it that you expect from a place you are going to stay for a couple of years?

Personally, I like Flensburg very much, as I like Northern Germany in general. The city has impressive old architecture and the setting is beautiful, with good beaches. The whole region is extremely slow paced and calm. If that's your cup of tea, then you should consider it.

But Mainz is more in the centre of Germany, so its easier to travel around.

Mainz is located in the Frankfurt Metro area, you'll find lot of things to do there, plus it is more international and culturally open.

Flensburg certainly isn't very lively, in fact I had the impression that the area (especially around nearby Glücksburg) is a favourite of well-off retirees. The whole atmosphere may actually be way too serene for the tastes of a young Colombian.

Hamburg is something like two hours away by train.

Mainz is an ugly city. I'd rather go to Leipzig. Or Flensburg. The entire region's pretty nice and you're in Denmark in no time.

I'd choose Mainz, because every South American student I have met (ok, maybe 4 or 5) were impressed by the Carnival in the Rhine Area.

BUT I have to say that I don't know Flensburg and Leipzig so much.

Take that! (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=494632)

Thanks.....

Well, You have different opinions. I would like a city where I could find the German culture and also people from other countries. Obviusly I want to improved my german.

I know that the Johannes Gutenberg Uni in Mainz is the biggest or at least one of the biggest in Deutschland, it's that true?

For me the most important to consider is the quality, I know the universities in german have excellent quality, but which is better? Where can I find a ranking?

Mainz or Leipzig, i would go to Mainz.

Flensburg sucks, cold, storms, cold.. and cold, and storms, typical boring northgerman weather, a lot of rain.

Her is an thread with Mainz pictures
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=494632

colobian international Elkin Soto is playing for Mainz05 :cheers:
http://www.mainz05.de/uploads/pics/soto_230x340.jpg
THanks for the link.....

That obviously depends on your preferences and priorities. What is it that you expect from a place you are going to stay for a couple of years?

Personally, I like Flensburg very much, as I like Northern Germany in general. The city has impressive old architecture and the setting is beautiful, with good beaches. The whole region is extremely slow paced and calm. If that's your cup of tea, then you should consider it.
I like that kind of peacefull places, but I don't know if I could resist more than a couple of months. Other point is that Flensburg is little..around 85.000 inhabitants, yes?......it's not so little that you could be boring?

it's english widely used in Leipzig??

Thanks...or better Danke!

it's not so little that you could be boring?

Yes. Plus unpleasant climate in winter.

it's english widely used in Leipzig??

No.

I like that kind of peacefull places, but I don't know if I could resist more than a couple of months. Other point is that Flensburg is little..around 85.000 inhabitants, yes?......it's not so little that you could be boring?I only know the place from my vacations, never been there for longer than a week. Everything's very orderly and the whole place has such immaculate and impeccable looks that it already feels a bit overdone in this respect. It's really a place well-suited for people who value such extreme orderliness and neatness, I would say. This small city perfection may get on you after a while, and you may start to feel like you're missing something. It all depends on your tastes, as I said.

I don't know what Herr Pölser did mean by "unpleasant climate". It's more or less like the weather in the southeast of England, i.e. pleasant but rarely hot summers and rather mild winters. Also quite windy there. People will tell you it rains a lot there (same thing with London) but I don't think there is such a pronounced difference to other parts of Germany. You'll definitely not see too much snow there.

it's english widely used in Leipzig??I doubt that. I work for a company full of East Germans and even though they are all university-graduated their English skills are modest at best.

Thanks...or better Danke!De nada.

^^Sprenchen Sie Spanisch?

Do you know where to find Flensburg pics?

Yea, http://www.deutschland-panorama.de/staedte/flensburg/index.php

Some more Flensburg pics:
http://www.bilder-flensburg.de/gallery/pictures/22/

Here are some stats:

Students in Mainz: 34.215 (6th most in Germany), 4813 of them are foreigners (45 from Colombia)

Students in Leipzig: 29.668, 2692 of them are foreigners (20 from Colombia)

Students in Flensburg: around 4.300 (did not find any data about foreigners)

For the ranking, I have only found some online dossiers, for which you have to pay (Spiegel Magazine, Focus Magazine)

DON´T go to Leipzig. Sachsen is in east-germany. The world´s biggest no-go area for foreigners.
I´d recommend Flensburg, too.
There are much more foreigners in Leipzig than in Flensburg.

Mainz is widely known for its excellent medicine program. The university clinic is top notch. As for other programs I have no basis for judgment.

The city itself has a very young and quirky feel, it has some very ugly modern parts but a nice enough Altstadt. It is situated along the Rhine river (with many beach clubs) and surrounded by two wine regions (Rheingau, Rheinhessen), as well as the Unseco area "Rhine-Valley".

Leipzig is a bigger city, but has yet to reach its full potential. Flensburg is not bad, although I prefer Kiel, Lübeck or Travemünde, which are all nearby cities.

Because Leipzig is way bigger than Flensburg. But foreigners have more problems in Sachsen than in Schleswig Holstein. That´s a fact and can´t be talked away by east-germany sympathizers
I don't understand why in some areas of the country it's harder to foreigners.

Mainz is widely known for its excellent medicine program. The university clinic is top notch. As for other programs I have no basis for judgment.

The city itself has a very young and quirky feel, it has some very ugly modern parts but a nice enough Altstadt. It is situated along the Rhine river (with many beach clubs) and surrounded by two wine regions (Rheingau, Rheinhessen), as well as the Unseco area "Rhine-Valley".

Leipzig is a bigger city, but has yet to reach its full potential. Flensburg is not bad, although I prefer Kiel, Lübeck or Travemünde, which are all nearby cities.
Do you know something about management or international business?

http://www.daad.de/deutschland/hochschulen/hochschulranking/06543.en.html?module=Hitliste&do=show_l1&esb=24&hstyp=1

Business Administration

Overall Study Situation
+1 Leipzig
0 Flensburg
-1 Mainz

Counseling
+1 Leipzig
0 Flensburg
-1 Mainz

Equipment
+1 Leipzig
-1 Flensburg
-2 Mainz

Third Party Funds
+1 Leipzig
+1 Flensburg
0 Mainz

Recommended by Professors
0 Mainz
0 Flensburg
-1 Leipzig

I don't understand why in some areas of the country it's harder to foreigners.

West Germany has a decades long history of immigration whereas East Germany was virtually void of immigrants until after the German reunification in the early 90s. This means you are more likely to come across people who feel uneasy about immigrants in the east of the country as they are not used to it. Plus English speakers are not as often to be found in the east as people there had to learn Russian under the Soviet occupation.

If you want to go to the north of Germany and put a big emphasis on the quality of the university in business administration, then go to Kiel. The University has about 20.000 students, so there is always something going on, and is AFAIK one of the best public universities in Germany for your field of studies. And the german national library of economics (http://www.zbw.eu/index-e.html) is located there. Also Hamburg is close, where you will find Germany's most famous nightlife. But personally I would choose Mainz, because it is very conveniently located, making roundtrips in Germany (and thanks to Frankfurt Airport also in Europe) a serious option.

And it's Die Johannes Gutenberg Universität well-known ???

hm, yeah.. at least i know it.. but i would also consider manheim (which is known to have a really good university) and especially marburg. that`s a rather small but really nice city in hessen (only ~80000 inhabitants, but about 20000students), rather international (lots of russian, asian and south american students) and only one hour away from ffm. there are a lot of pubs and student parties nearly everyday and the university is also ok (inside top100 of international business schools, german place5 )

hm, yeah.. at least i know it.. but i would also consider manheim (which is known to have a really good university) and especially marburg. that`s a rather small but really nice city in hessen (only ~80000 inhabitants, but about 20000students), rather international (lots of russian, asian and south american students) and only one hour away from ffm. there are a lot of pubs and student parties nearly everyday and the university is also ok (inside top100 of international business schools, german place5 )
But I have just 3 options, Main: Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Flensburg universität or Leipzig Universität.

So, which of these 3 is better??? Only Academic Quality!

Thanks.

I don't understand why in some areas of the country it's harder to foreigners.As usual it´s all about money. Violence against foreigners in Germany is payed enormous medial attention to and blames Germany as a whole. The main reason for criminality is seen in poverty. Therefore the German government pays billions of € to enrich those areas. I´d estimate transfers sum up to around 150 Bio $ per murderer so far.

Germany´d be quite rich if it got that amount from Turkey for every murderer by Turks against Germans ;)

Hey!

I've been sometimes asking you guys stuff about Germany and German language. I've studied German for 1 year and a half and I admit I don't know it really well yet.

But it seems the Universities there do not REALLY require so much to master German and I've been thinking if I could, with an intermediate level of knowledge, apply for an exchange study in German.

Most of the Universities there have German courses for foreigners which usually take about 2 weeks or a month, which might turn enough for me to follow the classes.

Now I ask you, how much do you know about that? And does anyone of you here live in Germany as a foreigner? Edit: I have a German passport, would that take me off the language requirement thing maybe?

Another question: I have two options: Tübingen Universität or Fachhochschule für Wirtschaft Berlin. Which one? I'm more inclined towards the BADEN-WUTTEMBERGER one to say. :D

Thanks!

I`d go to Tuebingen.

You can always catch a train and go to Berlin, if you want to see it.

If you choose Tuebingen, you are in the heart of that part of Germany, where you can pull the most out of, as a student.
you are close to Munich, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg and even Frankfurt and Nuremberg are not too far away.

So you will have a lot of real "germany" around you.

Furthermore, I think (although I am not sure) that universities in Baden wuertemberg are generally far better than the ones in Berlin....

^^ On that I agree, Tubingen University ranks the same level as the top university here in Brazil, and for what I could see, their WIRTSCHAFTSWISSENSCHAFTLICHEN FAKULTÄTEN look to have a good overall structure. The only thing that gets me concerned is the German language, but I dunno, I took an online goethe test and it ranked me B2, but you never know, I don't understand Deutsche Welle yet hahah.

And tell me something, student residences, does that work this way in Germany too? Study and live in campus...

nope, not at all.

Student live and campus live is completely different to what it is for example in the US.

I dont know what its like in South america.

Furhtermore, I would suggest, that you do as much as possible to improve your german. I am sorry to say, but nobody will take for your language skills or if you are a foreingner at a german university. They will go on, just as if you are german-if you are not, its your thing...That one of those aspects, that are being under discussion in germany concerning the university system.

I have a German passport, would that take me off the language requirement thing maybe?

Damn good question. I guess in reality nobody would probably ask a German if he knows any German. But I am not sure, you are a special case.

Did you ever do some research on that page?

http://www.daad.de/de/index.html


We have a Russian-German here in this forum who studied in Germany and now lives in London I think. But I currently don't remember his user name. Maybe somebody else knows who I mean.

So, which of these 3 is better??? Only Academic Quality!

Mainz and Flensburg have a better reputation in the eyes of professors than Leipzig. And students rank Flensburg above Mainz. Therefore, if you would additionally agree to the following statements, then Flensburg would probably be the choice:

a) I prefer my study situation to be rather calm than hectic.
b) I like blond women
c) I like Denmark

Ranking
http://www.das-ranking.de/che8/CHE?module=Hitliste&do=show_l1&esb=24&hstyp=1

Flensburg Info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flensburg

. Plus English speakers are not as often to be found in the east as people there had to learn Russian under the Soviet occupation.
English speakers are not as often to be found in West Germany either. Germany is a big country, and that's why the majority of Germans speak only German. For example in small Denmark English is spoken by almost everyone. This is about mentality. And the majority of Germans are used to speak German with everyone- even if you are an exotic looking South American. :)

You may be german, but universities distinguish between Bildungsinländer and Bildungsausländer (educational foreigner). You made your general qualification for university entry in a not-german speaking country, that makes you a Bildungsausländer.
My guess would be, that you have to do a german course.

Oh, by the Way: Tübingen.He'll be considered Bildungsinländer if he absolved the German Abitur at a German school in Brazil.

Edit: I have a German passport, would that take me off the language requirement thing maybe?

Have you already sent your papers to University?
If you are German, you don't have to participate in any German Tests. I know it. :)

Yes, deutsche Hochschulreife im Ausland is what he needs.

he might have to pay study fees though with a german passport. get rid of it better.

Foreigners have to pay even more.

not if they are from 2nd world countries like south america. in hessia at least.

As usual it´s all about money. Violence against foreigners in Germany is payed enormous medial attention to and blames Germany as a whole. The main reason for criminality is seen in poverty. Therefore the German government pays billions of € to enrich those areas. I´d estimate transfers sum up to around 150 Bio $ per murderer so far.

Germany´d be quite rich if it got that amount from Turkey for every murderer by Turks against Germans ;)
oh I see. I didn't know that. Ok no Leipzig....

English speakers are not as often to be found in West Germany either. Germany is a big country, and that's why the majority of Germans speak only German. For example in small Denmark English is spoken by almost everyone. This is about mentality. And the majority of Germans are used to speak German with everyone- even if you are an exotic looking South American. :)
So I gonna have problems comunicating myself. I speak German but as an amateur, I mean, I do coherent sentences, I can use the articles and about 50 verbs, hehehehe.......But I'm studying right know to improve it!

Thanks

So I gonna have problems comunicating myself. I speak German but as an amateur, I mean, I do coherent sentences, I can use the articles and about 50 verbs, hehehehe.......But I'm studying right know to improve it!

Thanks
Maybe you should go to English speaking country? :)
German isn't an easy language.

English speakers are not as often to be found in West Germany either. Germany is a big country, and that's why the majority of Germans speak only German.

That's wrong, in West Germany usually 70-80% of the people can speak some English. I don't claim that they speak it well but it is sufficient to be understood and to survive.

The only potential problem I see in everday life is with the low skilled service workers like cashiers at the supermarket. They are often immigrant themselves and know little English.

% of English speakers
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Knowledge_English_EU_map.png/586px-Knowledge_English_EU_map.png


Germans are used to speak German with everyone- even if you are an exotic looking South American

Here in the Frankfurt/Rhein-Main-Region it is actually vice versa. Foreigners often complain that Germans switch to English when they notice that their discussion partner speaks German not so well. That way they are barred from improving their German which pisses some foreigners off.

Well yeah. I'm just a bit concerned about this language thing because I need to apply for a course in German or in English. In Tübingen they've got only in German btw.

Vielleicht sollte ich die U anrufen und mit jemanden da sprechen. Ich möchte wann ich in Deutschland bin, natürlich einen Deutschkurs machen. Ich glaube, ich werde die Stunden folgen können, aber in (the beginning) nicht so gut wie am Ende. :D

Und ich habe auch über (quitting) meine Universität hier und in einer Universität in Deutschland bewerben gedacht. Eigentlich ich mag Betriebswirtschaft nicht und möchte (Engineering) studieren, so vielleicht ist das meine (oportunity).

As you can see, my vocabulary sucks. :D

Hallo alle!:)

Thanks for entering here. I am from Colombia in south America, I'm thinking in doing an interchange to Deutschland. I'm 19 years old and I study International Business. I have 3 options:

First: Die Universität Leipzig in Sachsen
Second: Die Universität Flensburg in Schlewig-Holstein
Third: Die Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz in Rheinland Pfalz

Which is better and why? Which wolud you recommend for me?

Now, which city is better?

Thanks again, I hope you could help me!


In Berlin arent this International Businnes studie?

Here you could study this too in Berlin^^

:

http://www.stw.de/K060/60030/1067.htm

And Berlin is a nice city to live :banana:

Er will auf eine gute Uni.

Foreigners often complain that Germans switch to English when they notice that their discussion partner speaks German not so well.
That's true, however, the first contact will be always in German. And then, maybe, the conversation will go in English.

if you are good in englisch I can recommend you this translation site:

http://dict.leo.org/

one of the widest known translation sites on the german web.

I would recommend the Fachhochschule für Wirtschaft in Berlin...

Nice Atmosphere, good teachers, all courses are available in English and in German, many exchange students, the FHW always ranks very high...

I have to agree that Tuebingen might be more "real" Germany.

But Berlin has more of this "student city feeling" to it.

Well, it's your decision :)

Foreigners often complain that Germans switch to English when they notice that their discussion partner speaks German not so well. That way they are barred from improving their German which pisses some foreigners off.Native Germans as Europe´s most intelligent people (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=331398) are taking the chance to improve their own English. :applause:


In Berlin arent this International Businnes studie?

Here you could study this too in Berlin

And Berlin is a nice city to liveBoomt die Uni nicht richtig oder warum dieses subtil andienende Berliner Hochschul-Marketing?

Wer "International Businnes Studie" studiert, der hat die wirklich die allerbesten Chancen auf einen nicen Job.

Der Thread-Eröffner hat bereits klar gemacht, dass er nur die Wahl zwischen Flensburg, Mainz und Leipzig hat. Ich vermute mal das sind die Partner-Unis seiner Uni (relativ problemlose Anerkennung von Prüfungsleistungen, gute Unterstützung, Stipendium...). Von daher ist jedweilige Hochschulstandort-Werbung überflüssig.

Wer "International Businnes Studie" studiert, der hat die wirklich die allerbesten Chancen auf einen nicen Job.
Vorausgesetzt man hat 200-300 Tausend Euro auf dem Konto und eröffnet sein eigenes Unternehmen. Ansonsten für die Groschen für andere arbeiten.

Maybe you should go to English speaking country? :)
German isn't an easy language.
I like german, I want to learn it. That's the objective

Der Thread-Eröffner hat bereits klar gemacht, dass er nur die Wahl zwischen Flensburg, Mainz und Leipzig hat. Ich vermute mal das sind die Partner-Unis seiner Uni (relativ problemlose Anerkennung von Prüfungsleistungen, gute Unterstützung, Stipendium...). Von daher ist jedweilige Hochschulstandort-Werbung überflüssig.Es wundert aufmerksame Beobachter wenig, daß das Berliner Hochschulstudium von dortigen Abbiturienten wie auf dem SSC-Flohmarkt verramscht wird.

Überhaupt ist gegenwärtiges Abbi beste Voraussetzung, ein Studium zu empfehlen. Hinterher kann ja jeder gescheit sein, vorher ist es eine Kunst.

Many DVD's have a german language version on it. Just go to the video store and rent some DVD with german language. For the beginning, you can use english or portuguise subtitles as an learning aid.

Do people in Tübingen speak high german? I once had a small job at a swabian company which wanted to expand into Hamburg. The two swabian guys who gave a short seminar had a hard time to speak high german and I had a hard time to understand them with their swabian dialect.

Regarding student dormitories: Usually they are spread all across the town. But most students live in flat-sharing communities or an own small flat. In your case however there is a good chance to get a place in a dormitory.

Und ich habe auch über (quitting) meine Universität hier und in einer Universität in Deutschland bewerben gedacht. Eigentlich ich mag Betriebswirtschaft nicht und möchte (Engineering) studieren, so vielleicht ist das meine (oportunity).It shouldn't be too hard to follow courses of an engineering discipline, much easier than the mathematics they'll use to torture you :). You can always rely on abundant learning material in English. These courses are replete with Chinese, Indonesians and other Asians with probably worse language skills than yours.

Do you have a german TV channel like Deutsche Welle or something? It´s important to listen to native speakers, because they use the all-day language instead of just some random phrases they teach us in school or in courses.
You can also watch some TV-shows on youtube or the german video platform www.myvideo.de
I experienced, at least for myself, that this is way better than any language course (if you already know some basics)
Yes I have Deutsche Welle :)

Many DVD's have a german language version on it. Just go to the video store and rent some DVD with german language. For the beginning, you can use english or portuguise subtitles as an learning aid.
Yes I had made that, with some movies like Das Experiment, Nirgendwo in Afrika, und Lola Renn.

I doing my best to learn as well as I can this fantastic language.

Y ustedes hablan español??? Hablan en Alemania español??

You have been very nice helping me with my choice. I want you to know me.

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/9521/img0197fd6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Also, I want to invite you to know better my country Colombia, and maybe change that narcotrafic-perspective that news had created.
Obviously is in spanish, but there are people who speak english, so if you post in english they are going to understand and reply.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=551

I had been serching for details, prices and places, and I think is not so expensive, it's similar to what i spend here, because I studied far from my homecity.

For example, how much cost a beer???

Zbijam z tąd szfabami mi śmierdzi!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 wrzesień 1939r nigdy wam tego niezapomnimy!!!!!!!!! Odajcie co ukradliście ZŁODZIEJE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

was bringts ihm hier zu posten wenns kaum einer versteht



In the supermarkets, a bottle of beer is between 30 cents up to maybe 80 cents (0,5 Liter) + 8 Cent of deposit which you get back when you bring back the empty bottle to the store (plastic bottles and cans have +25 Cent of deposit), gas stations can have it up to double prize

Y ustedes hablan español??? Hablan en Alemania español??

espero que te gustare aqui en alemania!! eres bienvenido!!

espanol es una lengua cojonuda! me encanta mucho estudiarla...
que viva america latina! :)

;14660044']Zbijam z tąd szfabami mi śmierdzi!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 wrzesień 1939r nigdy wam tego niezapomnimy!!!!!!!!! Odajcie co ukradliście ZŁODZIEJE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Twoje pośladki błyszczą jak gwiazdy nad Wrocławiem.

was bringts ihm hier zu posten wenns kaum einer versteht

Er sagt, Polen vergessen nie den 1. September 1939 und die deutschen Halunken müssen alles, was sie den Polen gestohlen haben, schleunigst zurückgeben.
Viel Spaß ! :lol:

espero que te gustare aqui en alemania!! eres bienvenido!!

espanol es una lengua cojonuda! me encanta mucho estudiarla...
que viva america latina! :)

Jejeje, que bueno que estudies español! desde hace cuanto lo estudias?:)

Guys another question, I had been searching and I found that you are changing the way you name the degrees (Bolonia Agreement). I want to know how much time you spend in each one.

Diplom----> it's now Master, right? and
Magister--> it's now Bachelor, right?

How much time require each one? and which is better?

Are Colombians welcome in deutschland? :)

In a pub between 2.30-3.60€ depending on size and if its bottled (0.33l) or draft beer (0.4l-0.5l) and of course what kind of bar it is.

Here (http://www.toom.de/01aktuelleangebote/angebote.asp?mkt=2086)´s an advertising leaflet from a supermarket for regular food prices. (It´s for Hamburg, but that doesn´t matter)
Brandenburg Bockwürstchen for just 49cent/100g. YAY

So It's ture that in averange you spend about 600 or 700 euro per month??

I read that you spend that amount like this: 250 Miete Wohnheim, 60 health insurance, 350 für Essen.

Guys another question, I had been searching and I found that you are changing the way you name the degrees (Bolonia Agreement). I want to know how much time you spend in each one.

Diplom----> it's now Master, right? and
Magister--> it's now Bachelor, right?

How much time require each one? and which is better?

Are Colombians welcome in deutschland? :)

You do the Bachelor usually (afaik) in 3 years/6 semesters, and after that, you may add 2 years/4 semesters to do the Master. So, you have to do the Bachelor, but Master is additional. But I have no experience with that system because my university will not implement this system until next winter semester, so I can't judge it.
I don't find any reason why Colombians should be not welcome ;) Two years ago, a friend of mine had a colombian exchange student for one year, and he was doing pretty well, had no problems with living here.

Health insurance: If you don't have the possibility to be insured via your family, then it costs 56,62 Euro per month.

Dormitories: between 170-250 Euro. Foreign students have higher chances to get a place in there. A room in a private flat sharing community might be equally expensive or more expensive (depending on the city).

Degrees: Diplom and Magister studies are supposed to take 5 years and they both enable you to do a PhD. They are equivalent to the Master. In the old system you usually achieved the Vordiplom after 2 years of studies. However this is not a real degree as it is not sufficient to get a job with it.
The Bachelor is a new (lower) degree, which takes 3 years and doesn't enable to do the PhD.

Master = Diplom/Magister > Bachelor > Vordiplom

Are Colombians welcome in deutschland? :)

It should be very easy for you, as a columbion, to find german girls. They generally like latin man.

But go to Mainz, people there are generally more outgoing and open than people from northern cities such as Flensburg. And the weather is much better in Mainz as well.

It should be very easy for you, as a columbion, to find german girls. They generally like latin man.

But go to Mainz, people there are generally more outgoing and open than people from northern cities such as Flensburg. And the weather is much better in Mainz as well.

:okay: :colgate:

You do the Bachelor usually (afaik) in 3 years/6 semesters, and after that, you may add 2 years/4 semesters to do the Master. So, you have to do the Bachelor, but Master is additional. But I have no experience with that system because my university will not implement this system until next winter semester, so I can't judge it.
I don't find any reason why Colombians should be not welcome ;) Two years ago, a friend of mine had a colombian exchange student for one year, and he was doing pretty well, had no problems with living here.
I see, so every body starts a Bachleor and then decided if continuingo of not with the Master.

I had read and see that ranking C-Beam brought me........and I found that Uni Mainz is not the best to study Business administrtion, so I though in traveling to Germany as an exchange student and there some months later apply to the university of Mannheim or the Unisersity of München or LMU München. It's easy to enter in these Universities? I mean it's posible?? ha ha ha......because according to the ranking they are the best.

It's good my plan or may you recommend something else?

MAINZ, FLENSBURG AND LEIPZIG TO BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/1741/comparacinlas3uenadmonsy3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

MAINZ VS MANNHEIM AND MÜNCHEN
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/5236/comparacionlas2mejoresyuk0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Jejeje, que bueno que estudies español! desde hace cuanto lo estudias?:)

hm...no lo se.
desde hace un ano mas o menos.

After seeing this statistics I would definitely choose Flensburg
-64% women :applause:


But if I see it right these 64% women are less than the 40% in Mainz in absolute numbers.

But if I see it right these 64% women are less than the 40% in Mainz in absolute numbers.
Ha ha ha, it's a game of numbers and words....

Don´t select university per cock

Don´t select university per cock

Do you mean men???

Max maybe first in Mainz then applying to Mannheim or LMU München

How much earn students that work at germany per hour? what is a minimum?

3,4,5,6,7....euros?

How much earn students that work at germany per hour? what is a minimum?

3,4,5,6,7....euros?

Thats another important factor. If you go to Mainz, you will be living in the Rhein Main Area which includes cities like Frankfurt. It is much easier in this region to find a decent job that fits your studies.

When I was studiing business in Frankfurt it was very easy for me to find a student job at big financial companies such as banks or credit card firms and earned 12 EUR per hour.

In Flensburg it will be much harder to find a job in your study area. You probably have to work in a bar or restaurant.

from my impression here in Trier, you get, no matter what you do, at least 5-7€.

In Munich you would earn 12-15 Euros per hour in a bar ;)
Its not important how much you earn per hour its important what you can buy for this money.
Some Informations about the living http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/0,5538,23639,00.html

I was told by a student in Flensburg that 5 Euro/hour is average there. In Hamburg it is usually at least 7 Euro/hour. Jobs in Call-Centers are salaried around 10 Euro/hour (sometimes they search for native spanish speakers). Promotion jobs are also well paid, but it's not a constant income. Student jobs in your field of studies (for example working in a sales office as assistant) often require to have passed the "Vordiplom".

I was told by a student in Flensburg that 5 Euro/hour is average there. In Hamburg it is usually at least 7 Euro/hour. Jobs in Call-Centers are salaried around 10 Euro/hour (sometimes they search for native spanish speakers). Promotion jobs are also well paid, but it's not a constant income. Student jobs in your field of studies (for example working in a sales office as assistant) often require to have passed the "Vordiplom".

That would be my perfect job, je je je, are those call-centers in Mainz or frankfurt? It's possible teaching spanish? at a SPRACHENZENTRUM?

I'd studied 4 semesters of International Business, now I'm in my fifth....

Hallo Julio Villamizar

Ich bin Miguel, Ich bin auf Cúcuta and Ich kenne Sie, du schreibst im foro Cúcuta von Kolumbie Ich möchte deutsche mit der zu
praktizieren. Möchten Sie?

Auf Wiedersehen

ja......natürlich, Ich muss Deutsch praktizieren.

mein mail: julioedovillamizar@hotmail.com

Le deseo mucha diversión con la práctica.

^^Danke....

Hallo alle!

I had been accepted in the University of Mainz........I just wanted to share this great new with all of you!

Gut gemacht. Hier deine wichtigsten Dokumente:

http://www.pfalzwein.de/de/weinfeste/weinfestkalender/
http://www2.informatik.hu-berlin.de/~roch/Pfalz/Weinfest/

http://www.marktbreit.de/titelbilder/images/2005_weinfest_02_gr.jpg

^ Der Junge soll studieren, nicht saufen.
Unmögliches Volk.

Danke alle, mit sich, habe ich alles ich brauche gefunden!

Ich bin glücklich, weil jeztz ich Deutschland wissen werde, und vielleicht Frankreich und Belgien.

^ Der Junge soll studieren, nicht saufen.
Unmögliches Volk.
Sicher! :lol: :okay:

.............sorry!

Gut gemacht. Hier deine wichtigsten Dokumente:

http://www.pfalzwein.de/de/weinfeste/weinfestkalender/
http://www2.informatik.hu-berlin.de/~roch/Pfalz/Weinfest/


Danke, ich werde es sehen!

Keep in mind, that german winters can be quite depressing with lots of darkness and rain-snow mix. Dont expect a winter wonderland.

But Mainz seems to be a good solution. You will be in the middle of Germany and can easily travel around. And Frankfurt is about 15-20 minutes with the S-Bahn. There is quite a large latin community with own dance parties and meetings. I have been to a few but wasnt much involved. Prefer real german parties with beer and wurst.

Keep in mind, that german winters can be quite depressing with lots of darkness and rain-snow mix. Dont expect a winter wonderland.

But Mainz seems to be a good solution. You will be in the middle of Germany and can easily travel around. And Frankfurt is about 15-20 minutes with the S-Bahn. There is quite a large latin community with own dance parties and meetings. I have been to a few but wasnt much involved. Prefer real german parties with beer and wurst.
OH I see, but I'm gonna be there from march for the sommersemester maybe to december. Yes i prefer to be involved with germans rather than with latinamercans, because the idea is to improved my german and know the real german culture.

Good luck and i hope you will enjoy your time in germany. But please be careful if you see guys with bald heads... Just an advise.

Congrats!
Hope you´ll find a lucky way through No-Go-Areas, Black Block, Alkfaschos, left, middle, right and religious terrorists as well as their supporting staff like sleepers to name only one.

It´s a labyrinth. Be careful and Very Good Luck!

Max exaggerates, but its true we have racism (like in France / Britain). But the most racisms show it. Some information about the clothes and so on ... bald heads, combat boots, swastika ...

Max exaggerates, but its true we have racism (like in France / Britain). But the most racisms show it. Some information about the clothes and so on ... bald heads, combat boots, swastika ...
Sorry, I didn't understand you.....racism??? against who?? latinamericans, africans, asians????

combat boots????

What the hell, im not a racism! :bash:

^^ Unnötiges Zitieren

^^ Unnötiges Zitieren
Who said that?
What the hell, im not a racism! :bash:Now MPOWER exaggerates a little.
First of all, there isn´t much racism in Mainz. It´s a rich western city and not east germany. And you won´t see any Swastikas, they´re prohibited.
It´s not that you have to carefully look out for Nazis whenever you go out shopping.
If a foreigner who wants to live in west germany asked me on what he has to pay attention i wouldn´t even mention racism.



http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,701444,00.jpgMax exaggerates, but its true we have racism (like in France / Britain). But the most racisms show it. Some information about the clothes and so on ... bald heads, combat boots, swastika ...Congrats!
Hope you´ll find a lucky way through No-Go-Areas, Black Block, Alkfaschos, left, middle, right and religious terrorists as well as their supporting staff like sleepers to name only one.

It´s a labyrinth. Be careful and Very Good Luck!

Selber schuld!

Das ist künstlerischer Anspruch, der weit über die Grenzen des DWF hinauszugehen vermag.

Now MPOWER exaggerates a little.
First of all, there isn´t much racism in Mainz. It´s a rich western city and not east germany.......

I got no Idea that Mainz was a rich city.......but its little, no?

http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,701444,00.jpg

:okay:

Hallo,

Ich plane eine Studiumreise (Austausch Program) nach Berlin für nächsten März. Ich werde von März bis August da wohnen und bei der FHW-Berlin studieren. Ich habe der Fachhochschule Wohnungen zu suchen bestellt, aber ich möchte auch ein bisschen selbst suchen. Welches Stadtteil ist das beste für Studenten, oder für ausländeren Studenten zu wohnen? Kennt ihr auch gute (Plätze Wohnungen zu mieten, ich weiss nicht wie es heißt) mir zu suchen?

Entschuldigung für mein Deutsch, ich kann es nicht noch sehr gut sprechen und wenn ihr auf English beantworten können, es wird mir besser sein.

Danke! :cool:

nein, seriously, Wohnraum in Berlin ist sehr preiswert, also ist es eigentlich egal. Trendy und ein bisschen hip sind Viertel wie Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg und Friedrichshain, nahe an der FHTW ist der Bezirk Wedding. Einen ganz guten Überblick über Berlins Stadtteile findest du hier: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g187323-s204/Berlin:Germany:Neighborhoods.html

Am besten, man sucht sein Zimmer/seine Wohnung direkt an den Info-Boards in den drei Universitäten FU, HU und TU, bzw auch in der FHTW. Ich hatte auf diese Weise immer innerhalb weniger Stunden ein Zimmer in Berlin: geht schnell, kostet nichts und klappt ;)

Welche Uni?
Ist schon ein Unterschied ob man täglich zur HU/TU oder zur FU dackeln muß. Erstere sind zentral gelegen, letztere nicht (hängt natürlich auch vom jeweiligen Institut ab, die HU hat z.B. auch eines in Zehlendorf).

Welche Uni?
Ist schon ein Unterschied ob man täglich zur HU/TU oder zur FU dackeln muß. Erstere sind zentral gelegen, letztere nicht (hängt natürlich auch vom jeweiligen Institut ab, die HU hat z.B. auch eines in Zehlendorf).

Es ist die Fachhochschule für Wirtschaft Berlin (http://www.fhw-berlin.de/).

Da bietet sich eigentlich Schöneberg oder Wilmersdorf als Wohngegend an

Oder Charlottenburg oder Kreuzberg. Badensche Straße liegt schön zentral.
Ich würde die Aushänge an der TU-Mensa oder TU-Hauptgebäude hinsichtlich Mietangebote einmal abklappern.

Take Prenzlauer Berg or Kreuzberg-Friedrichshain!

http://www.kulturbrauerei-berlin.de/kulturbrauerei/03_veranstaltungen/innenhoefe/img/Kb_Silvester-Kopie.gif

http://www.cughaeusler.de/berlin-prenzlauer%20berg1.JPG

http://static.twoday.net/nessy/images/prenzlberg01.jpg

http://bgui.de/wp-content/images/2007/02/Kastanienallee1.jpg

http://www.arrogant.de/images/bestof/2/IMG_4708.jpg

Das sind paar Fotos aus Prenzlauer Berg ;)
Für Studenten ist der Bezirk sehr beliebt, aber die Preise steigen dort ziemlich in letzter Zeit und es entwicklet sich zu nem etwas teueren Viertel und Friedrichshain und Kreuzberg sind daher auch sehr gut geeignet denke ich.

ps: viele hier sind grundsätzlich etwas unseriös, das ist einem schon peinlich, finde man sollte Gäste ernst nehmen.

Hoffe du findest ne Wohnung oder so, bei google einfach mal suchen ;)

Prenzlauer Berg is really awesome, especially because it's located quite central.
Lots of young, open-minded people there, hundreds of pubs etc.
Prices increased in the last years but still Berlin is very cheap.

If you want to see more pictures, look for 'Prenzlauer Berg' or 'Prenzlberg' on Google.
Congrats, you've decided for a great city. Berlin has so much glamour. :banana:

Don't take the people, which said Marzahn too seriously.. they were just kidding. ;)

Hallo,

ich geh auch an die FHW Berlin. :crazy:

Was studierst du denn da, wenn man fragen darf?

Ich kann dir aber schonmal sagen, wo du wahrscheinlich eher nicht wohnen willst: Wedding. Da wohn ich... :|

Allerdings brauch ich bis zur FHW nur ne halbe Stunde ungefähr.

Die Gegend direkt an der FH ist allerdings nicht wirklich toll. Also lieber auch nach etwas weiter Entferntem Ausschau halten.

Wilmersdorf...joa. Schöneberg...joa. Charlottenburg...joa. Kreuzberg und Friedrichshain...joa. Neukölln...nein. :crazy:

Prenzlauer Berg usw. ist mittlerweile alleine kaum zu bezahlen (zumindest für Studenten).

nyck2008: Also ganz so locker und einfach sehe ich das mit der Wohnungssuche nicht. Für mich kommt z. B. auf keinen Fall eine WG in Frage. Einmal und niewieder. :D

nyck2008: Also ganz so locker und einfach sehe ich das mit der Wohnungssuche nicht. Für mich kommt z. B. auf keinen Fall eine WG in Frage. Einmal und niewieder. :D

Diese hohen Ansprüche entwickelt man aber erst IN Berlin...unser schmidt düfte da als Neuankömmling noch nicht so verwöhnt sein...

Gut, für ein halbes Jahr mag das ja gehen.

Bei mir war es ein Dreivierteljahr. Hat gereicht. :crazy:

Hallo,

ich geh auch an die FHW Berlin. :crazy:

Was studierst du denn da, wenn man fragen darf?

Ich kann dir aber schonmal sagen, wo du wahrscheinlich eher nicht wohnen willst: Wedding. Da wohn ich... :|

Allerdings brauch ich bis zur FHW nur ne halbe Stunde ungefähr.

Die Gegend direkt an der FH ist allerdings nicht wirklich toll. Also lieber auch nach etwas weiter Entferntem Ausschau halten.

Wilmersdorf...joa. Schöneberg...joa. Charlottenburg...joa. Kreuzberg und Friedrichshain...joa. Neukölln...nein. :crazy:

Prenzlauer Berg usw. ist mittlerweile alleine kaum zu bezahlen (zumindest für Studenten).

nyck2008: Also ganz so locker und einfach sehe ich das mit der Wohnungssuche nicht. Für mich kommt z. B. auf keinen Fall eine WG in Frage. Einmal und niewieder. :D

Hey! :D

Ich werde da Betriebswirtschaft studieren, für einen Semester heh. Ich habe schon einige Bilder gesehen, so jetzt bin ich nicht so verloren in der Stadt. :D

Wilmersdorf, Schöneberg, Charlottenburg, Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain sehen gut aus, ich hatte Angst wann hat der andere Typ mir Marzahn gezogen. :D

Aber vielleicht ist es nicht so schlecht ein bisschen Entfernten bleiben, die Stadt hat eine gute Bahn (network), so one does not need to concern so much about transportation. Villeicht sollte ich in einer weiten Gegend wohnen und die Bahn fahren bis zur FHW.

Aber vielen dank zu allen! Ich hoffe, daß ich nur mein Deutsch bis dann verbessere. :D

Hey! :D

Ich werde da Betriebswirtschaft studieren, für einen Semester heh. Ich habe schon einige Bilder gesehen, so jetzt bin ich nicht so verloren in der Stadt. :D

Wilmersdorf, Schöneberg, Charlottenburg, Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain sehen gut aus, ich hatte Angst wann hat der andere Typ mir Marzahn gezogen. :D

Aber vielleicht ist es nicht so schlecht ein bisschen Entfernten bleiben, die Stadt hat eine gute Bahn (network), so one does not need to concern so much about transportation. Villeicht sollte ich in einer weiten Gegend wohnen und die Bahn fahren bis zur FHW.

Aber vielen dank zu allen! Ich hoffe, daß ich nur mein Deutsch bis dann verbessere. :D

Ach, relax! :crazy:

Ich studier dort auch BWL.

Die FHW ist ziemlich international. Dort sind jedes Semester ziemlich viele ausländische Studenten unterwegs. Dort saßen schon Leute neber mir, die fast gar kein Deutsch können und sich trotzdem irgendwie durchkämpfen. Außerdem könntest du rein theoretisch alle Kurse auch auf Englisch belegen, falls es wirklich nicht klappen sollte.

Vielleicht können wir uns ja mal treffen, dann zeig ich dir was von der Stadt (aber nur wenn Ludi auch mal mitkommt). :crazy:

(Die FHW hat außerdem so eine Art Programm, in dem die Berliner Studenten freiwillig mit den Austauschstudenten was unternehmen. Würde sich ja anbieten...)

Achso, wegen der Bahn: Du hast wenn du an der FHW studierst und diese Gebühren bezahlt hast automatisch ein Semesterticket mit dabei. Du kannst also sozusagen gratis in diesem halben Jahr mit der S-Bahn, dem Bus, der U-Bahn usw. fahren. Ganz weit weg würde ich allerdings nicht ziehen, da du ja schließlich auch was von der Stadt sehen willst, denke ich mal.

Vielleicht können wir uns ja mal treffen, dann zeig ich dir was von der Stadt (aber nur wenn Ludi auch mal mitkommt). :crazy:

Dafür würde ich auch anreisen

Interessant sicherlich das Studentenhotel als erstes Provisorium bis man etwas Definitives gefunden hat:

http://www.studentenwerk-berlin.de/en/wohnen/studentenhotel/index.html

Vielleicht auch lohnend hier reinzuschauen:
http://www.studentenwerk-berlin.de/wohnen/woanders_wohnen/wohnraumboerse_berlin/index.html

I would aldvise Heidelberg, but Mainz looks good from the little bit I saw when I passed by it. :)
Hertzliche Glückwünsche! :carrot:
I met some Colombians there, some good looking Mädchen! :)

Yes, colombian Mädchen are really nice and good looking. :banana:

Hi!

I need some information about studying accounting in Germany.

What grades are required to study accounting in abitur? Is it a well earned job in Germany? In what school do you study? (Fachhochschule, university?) Do you need to complete gymnasium education or something else?

Thanks in advance

If you want to become a "lawyer" or an "engineer" in Germany there are officially defined rules concerning which education and degrees you have to achieve to legally bear that title - none like that however for an "accountant". You can for instance leave school even without Abitur then apply for an apprenticeship at a company with focus on business adminstration and accounting ("Kaufmännische Lehre") and voilá you are an "accountant". Since it is no protected title, you can actually even skip that step and simply print yourself a business card right now calling yourself "accountant". A harder way would be to go to university and study business administration (BWL) and within that study specialize on the topic accounting. And then there is the possibility to apply for the protected title "Geprüfter Bilanzbuchhalter" (certified accountant) at the chamber of commerce (Industrie- und Handelskammer - IHK) which you can only earn though if you got 3-6 years practice on the job already.

The most money you will probably earn if you finish Abitur then go the university and study business administration there with a degree of master or even better a PhD and then apply for a job at bigger company. Then after a few years practice you will make an MBA followed by the IHK title "Geprüfter Bilanzbuchhalter". That I guess should earn you few hundred thousands per year.

Thanks for the information C-Beam.

What are the grades in Abitur to achieve to study accounting? Any ideas?

If you want to study BWL (business administration - which includes the possibility to specialize in accounting), each university can create its own criteria upon which it selects students. I.e uni Frankfurt does the following:

http://www.wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de/bewerbung.0.html

- 95% of all all university places are assigned by looking at your average Abitur grade and the specific grades in Math and English (they don't mention what exact overall score you have to achieve because they simply select the best of each year until all places are filled).

- 5% of all places are awarded by looking at special achievements outside school.

^^This is how it works at many universities. Some do however also take your waiting time into account. I.e. if you apply for 3 years again and again but are not selected because of bad Abitur grades, some universities do to rate that as a positive sign of your strong conviction to study the field and increase your score which might get you a place after some waiting time even without good Abitur grades.

Thank you again C-Beam

I recently visited Germany (Berlin) and really loved it. I am thus considering studying a semester abroad there, particularly somewhere in Bavaria (Nürnberg preferred but elsewhere is fine). However I have been doing a bit of research and can't find any undergraduate courses in English, and the German courses I find (would love to do a semester of German) are either all advanced or just one month prep ones that do not count for ECTS credits.

Does that mean that I am pretty much screwed or did I miss something? :D

Well, I'd say it really depends on the uni.

First of all: Go for a whole year! My Erasmus was only one semester, and it was too short. I don't know anyone who wouldn't do a second one.
Learning German is essential, of course. Maybe you can start already at your uni? Shouldn't be too hard for you. In every case, you'll learn pretty much during your semester in Germany. But to know some basics when you arrive definitely helps.
Regarding the courses in English language: I guess, it depends on both the career and the uni whether they offer some or not. Would be easiest to ask your Erasmus office or directly the German unis whether they offer some or not. Often, the courses change every semester and only the core subjects are taught every semester or year.
On the other hand, I guess that you can get pretty much in German courses as well. And at least, it helps you learning the language.
Regarding the Bavarian unis: I would (in general) prefer a smaller town as it will be easier to make friends with locals and learn the language. In large cities like Munich or Nürnberg, you'll probably tend to hang out only with other Erasmus students.
Würzburg, Regensburg, Bamberg and Passau are beautiful uni towns with a pretty present student culture. Eichstätt would be too small for me, Muich too large. In Nürnberg, most students are studying in Erlangen, Augsburg is a nice town, but the students get somehow lost off the campus. I don't know about Bayreuth.

Erasmus is not really an option for me I am afraid, so I was hoping to do a free mover type of thing. The most ideal would be a German course that gives university credits but I just can't seem to find anything! And even within the core stuff I can't find much in English, which I understand I guess.

Why not? Erasmus makes things much easier...

Afaik, every uni offers German courses for foreigners, and normally they give ECTS credits for every course, too (due to Erasmus requirements). This shouldn't be a problem at all, maybe its just not mentioned on the uni websites. Best thing would be to choose a uni and ask there.

Regarding the English undergraduate programmes: It's true that they aren't very common, but you'll probably find English lectures at every uni. Sometimes, they might have German names, though. As I said, just ask. But I guess German lectures wouldn't be a problem, too. Sometimes you can arrange with the prof to do the test in English or a presentation or so.
I know some fellow students (economics mainly, seems like they don't need to know foreign languages at all) which did a semester in Spain without speaking Spanish; they did everything in English. Shouldn't be a problemm, too.

Afaik both Unis in Berlin offer a lot of courses in English, that's pretty much it though for undergrads apart from Private Universities.

Afaik both Unis in Berlin offer a lot of courses in English, that's pretty much it though for undergrads apart from Private Universities.
Most technical universities offer complete degree studies in English, usually in one or two more or less specialized directions (usually math/IT).

Now this thread is the place where you can ask anything about studying in Germany.


Habe diesen Strang jetzt erschaffen, hier kann alles rund um das Studium in Deutschland erfragt werden, auch von Deutschen selbst.


Have fun / Viel Freude! :)

ein blick auf julios profil zeigt, dass er in mainz gelandet ist. ein blick auf seine signatur sagt uns, dass sein deutsch noch verbesserungswürdig ist.

Danke, sehr nett von dir, aber leider konnte ich nicht laenger in deutschland bleiben. Es war nur ein Jahr!

und auch wenn ich nicht weiter dort bin, versuche ich immer mein deutsch zu verbessern. Es war eine sehr tolle erfahrung meines lebens, wenn ich wieder die moeglichkeit dorthin zu fahren haette, taete ich es.

^^
Einmal ist keinmal ;)

Genau! muss ich wieder hinfahren, mindestens zum Oktoberfest, weil ich das verpasst habe.

Would be great to study in Germany, such a great and sophisticated developed country! Everything seems so perfect there.

Let me give you some general overview of the German higher education environment.

This (German) list covers all registered universities, academies/colleges, so-called "Hochschulen" and "Fachhochschulen" (University of Applied Sciences): Liste der Hochschulen in Deutschland (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_deutscher_Hochschulen)

An English list for German universities exclusively: List of universities in Germany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Germany)


The places in Germany where you can study, together on a map:

http://www.eony.org/WikisAnHochschulen/AktuelleBeispiele/Systematik/files?get=karte_hochschulenindeutschland_01.jpg
Source: http://www.eony.org/WikisAnHochschulen/AktuelleBeispiele/Systematik



I included this information in the very first post of this thread, so you'll find it easily.

Hat jemand von hier studiert in die zimlich neuen Fachhochschulen, die hatte nach 1990 eröffnet, zum Beispiel die Fachhochschule Stralsund in Meklenburg Vorpommern? Was ist ihre Meinung über die Hochschulen und besonders die Fachhochschulen in Meklenburg Vorpommern?
Danke und entschuldige bitte mein Deutsch.

Ich kann nur über meine eigene Fachhochschule(in Bayern) sprechen, selbst im ersten Semester sind die Vorlesungen überschaubar, in der Mitte des Semesters waren wir in der Regel nicht mehr als 50 Leute in den Vorlesungen und das im 1. Semester BWL. Unsere FH engagiert sich auch sehr stark in Sachen Erasmus, die Professoren kennen unsere Namen, bei Fachfragen können wir jederzeit nach der Stunde kommen und kurz mit ihnen reden, eine sehr lockere fast familiäre Studienumgebung. Unsere Profs sind zum Großteil aus der Consultingbranche, fragt mich nicht warum das so ist, quasi 10-20 Jahre Berufserfahrung das hilft schon enorm die Sachlage besser einzuschätzen, desweiteren kann man sich in Sachen Praktiken (speziell für Praxissemester) direkt bei den Professoren melden falls man selber nichts findet. Die Gebäude sind alle gut ausgerüstet mit PC-Räumen, W-Lan, Intranet, viele Vorlesungen können auch über das Internet wiederholt werden (Videoaufzeichnungen).
Dieses Jahr wurde unser neuer Audimax fertig, eine neue Bibliothek & Mensa sind im Bau - Fertigstellung nächstes Jahr, die FH hat am Standort nur knapp 1500 Studenten, kann mich echt nicht beschweren auch wenn es nur die Notlösung für mich war.

Fachhochschulen haben in der Regel kleinere Klassen, das bessere Betreuungsverhältnis + mehr praxisbezug. Dafür ist es eben akademisch weniger anspruchsvoll (sagt man ihnen nach, kann es selbst nicht beurteilen - habe keine Vergleichswerte). Für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern würde sprechen, dass die FHs alle modern sind, quasi taufrisch von Länderfinanzausgleich saniert oder komplett neugebaut. Aber warum willst du umbedingt dorthin? Es gibt noch andere Bundesländer mit besseren FHs die ebenfalls keine Studiengebühren erheben.

MPOWER, danke für Deine Antwort.

Ich habe gefragt über die Fachhochschulen in M-Vorpommern weil ich werde kommen für die sogleich Sommersemester mit ein Erasmus Börse auf die FH-Stralsund. Falls es nach mir wäre, da meine Studienbereich Ingenieurwesen ist, würde ich vielleicht gewählt ein besseres Fachhochschule, aber das Erasmus Angebot aus mein Universität war klein. Trotzdem, ich denke diese wird ein gute Erfahrung sein.

Na dann kannst du ja froh sein, dass du zum Sommersemester nach Meck-Pomm kommst: Strand, Sonne und warme Temperaturen. :-)

Hi all,

wanted to ask a couple of questions regarding studying a bit of my degree in Germany. I'm doing engineering in Australia - but I'd like to do a semester or two overseas and perhaps a couple of specialisation subjects specific to transport engineering. (I'm third year with a high GPA so far)

Ich kann auch Deutsch sprechen, (mein Grammatik is sehr schlecht aber), weil Ich im Deutschland wohnte von 5 bis Ich 12 Jahre alt war - so Ich brauche vielleicht ein Kurs in technische Sprache.

Where would be the best universities for these courses? My university has exchange arrangements with a few and I'm sure I could try to arrange something out of the standard if there's a really good course I'd like to do something from.

Specifically I'm interested in the design, planning and operations of public transport networks. Are there any courses that offer specialisations in this or have subjects in the field?

I've done a few searches and read up on a few institutions but I'd love to hear some opinions on this as well.

(Responses in German are welcome as well).

what about Stuttgart University? In Stuttgart there is also a quite interesting project going on: Stuttgart 21 - They are trying to move the main-station below ground with lots of tunneling...

Wichtige Grundrechnung für alle Studenten:

http://i.imgur.com/Vf1TU.jpg


:smug: