You’ve made up your mind, finished the TestAS, and are getting ready to say goodbye to mum and dad for the next few years of your life: you’re relocating to Germany. Before you wipe the final goodbye tears from your face, there’s one major thing you should have sorted out by now: where you’re going to live. And this, my friends, is one of the hardest games you’ll ever have to win in Germany. Saying goodbye to your parents was nothing.
Studieren ist ein Vollzeitjob, aber das bedeutet nicht zwangsläufig sich nebenbei etwas dazu zu verdienen. Wenn du dich in Deutschland auf Jobsuche machst, beachte, dass es verschiedene Arten von Verträgen für Studenten gibt, jede mit ihrem Vor- und Nachteilen.
Starting a new life overseas as a student is incredibly daunting. Not only do you have to find your way in a new university, as well as find a suitable place to live, you also have to have enough finances to make ends meet. With study being your main priority for the duration of your degree, mini jobs (part-time jobs limited to no more than 12 hours per week or €450 per month) are a popular option for students wishing to gain some pocket money to help fund that weekend trip to the Alps.
One of the first and most important things you must do when you move to Germany, is getting health insurance. It is compulsory for anyone working, living or studying here to be insured on the basic level.
We brought your apartment-hunting expectations to ground level back in our May blog, Finding a Place to Live, by preparing you for busy house inspections, confusing abbreviations and a lengthy list of requirements. Now having prepared you for the hard work of becoming a Mieter (renter), we thought it was time to showcase the different types of accommodation options in Germany. And, like the list of weird abbreviations used for apartment listings, there is also a specific set of lingo around the different types of accommodation.
Like many students across the world, Defne from Istanbul had dreams of living and studying abroad. Here we talk to Defne about her experience in taking the TestAS, and how this helped her to achieve her goal of studying medicine in a top quality German university. “Taking [the] TestAS made it easier to be accepted to Johannes Gutenberg University… TestAS is really useful for the application process for medicine, and with the right materials you can succeed in no time.”
In our Studying in Germany segment from our regular A New Life in Germany blog, we posed our readers a question: What is it that you want to study? Undoubtedly, this is a daunting question for many young students across the world. Our blog touched upon the pressures young people face when trying to figure out what they want to do for the rest of their lives. It gave an overview of the study system in Germany, including the role that the TestAS can play in helping you gain university admission, as well as expectations around studying and living costs.
Your career is determined by many things, such as your academic performance, personal interests, communication skills and the ability to convey convincing arguments, just to name a few. We’ve talked a lot in our blog about getting into a German university, finding part-time student jobs, and integrating into German society , but what happens post-student life?
You are thinking about studying abroad, but when you look at the world map, you see that there are 193 countries on our planet earth. Where should you go? One of the best options is Germany. In this blog post we will outline the reasons why you might choose Germany as your future home.
Securing a spot at a reputable German university is a rewarding feeling for many young students. The process is hard – you need to get good grades, understand some German, and be prepared to deal with a lot of bureaucracy before you can finally call Germany your home for the duration of your studies. That’s why we really stress how important it is to approach the concept of studying in Germany as something special. Not everyone will get the opportunity to study overseas, let alone Germany; so if you do become one of the lucky ones, make sure you give it your all.
