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Being Vegetarian in Germany

March 12, 2017 by Chandra Sekar Venkataramani Comment Closed

Fear of the unknown can be tough to handle. And being a vegetarian myself, who has relished the tasty treats of a Vegetarian tradition, coming to Germany for my education sounded challenging. The million dollar question “Will I still be able to eat the customary handful of curd rice after a meal?” You have had the same thought didn't you? Feel like a King. Try Cooking Except for a few vegetables (like Ladies’ finger and Drumsticks), most vegetables such as Carrot, Potato, Onion, Capsicum, Cabbage, etc. are available in every Supermarket. Even the exceptions are available at Indian food stores in Stuttgart. So, cooking vegetarian specialties is doable. Constraints are usually what limit one’s choices. Identify what are your constraints. While eating out requires more money, cooking by oneself needs patience and time. Sharing your cooking chores with friends can be a great plus! Makes it more fun too. In my experience, this is among the best things that makes one feel at...

Do not opt for admission counseling services

March 7, 2017 by Ankur Sinha Comment Closed

I am a master's student pursuing informatics at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. I am about to complete my third semester soon and during this phase, I have received a lot of messages from known as well as unknown people to give them an opinion about master's abroad, especially in Germany and the United States. One of the common questions a lot of them asked, "Can I opt for admission counseling services for the preparation of my documents?" and my answer has been consistent always, "No, do not opt for admission counseling services at all!" For remaining section of this post, I apologize in advance if you feel I am being rude or acting like a snob. But if you care about your admissions abroad, please read this and think for a while before you come to any sort of conclusion. First of all, the main things with respect to your application are: application form, letter of motivation/statement of purpose, letter...

Learn German – The “Appy” way

January 19, 2017 by Mathangi Jeypal Comment Closed

Smartphones are in. Apps are in. Foreign languages are in.How about making a combination of all of the above? Let us pick some that would help us practice and improve our German skills. There are usually many apps that are present for the benefit of the beginner – teaching you Pronouns, sein, haben, time, days of the week, etc. Those do help for sure - but they can never entirely substitute a real language learning experience. Apps are usually a fantastic supplementary practice. Sadly most of them are targeted at the amateurs. But are there Apps for the intermediate user to get some practice? We have listed out some of them below : [These are all free apps. We are not promoting or vouching for them. These are apps that are useful and supplement those who are already learning German] Artikeltrainer and Der Die Das – the articles pose a problem for all, irrespective of the level you are studying at. The article trainer keeps...

Taking your Interviews entirely in German

January 9, 2017January 10, 2017 by Harish Kumar Comment Closed

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart .” My experience in Germany certainly justifies the above saying. On the professional front, it is even more significant. Some Germans hesitate to converse in English just like how some of us hesitate to talk to a German in German, due to lack of vocabulary. It does not mean that they aren't friendly but talking in German would help to develop a better friendship and a peaceful working atmosphere. I’ve been working for 9 months now and the official language at work is German. I work in a multi-cultural team with colleagues from Germany, Mexico,China, Iran etc. but we all communicate in German. I was also able to develop better contacts as I spoke entirely in German at conferences, trainings and events. My first interview in German was for my first job. Since...

Top Things To Do On Arriving In Ingolstadt

January 4, 2017January 5, 2017 by Anoop Krithivasan Comment Closed

Hallo all, I hope you have been preparing well to pursue your dream of doing a Post-Graduation in Germany. Here are few essentials which you have to take care once you land in Ingolstadt.While most processes might be similar,things might vary according to each city, so make sure you enquire well before you get there. Once you arrive in Germany first thing you must do is to register at the City Registration Office (Rathaus). The documents required for doing city registration is passport, house rental contract and a form to be filled you and signed by your house owner. Once on doing your registration head towards to the Deutsche Bank to open an account. There are two possibilities, one you would have opened a blocked account in Deutsche bank from India and activate the account once on arriving. The documents required for this process are passport and your city registration document. Another way is to open a normal account once on arriving...