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How to write a Statement of Purpose / Motivation Letter for German Universities | Sample SOP

How to write a SOP for German Universities Writing an excellent SOP is an art. Statement of Purpose or Motivation letter is one of the most important documents in your application to the Universities. It can ''make" or "break" your application. This is the document where you explain the admission committee about your motivation towards the course and the reason why you want to study this particular course in this particular university.  Related: How to get an ADMIT in German Universities? Let us go through a scenario from the Admission committee's point of view. When you application documents arrive at their table, they will open your application with all the supporting documents and start going through your application. First and foremost, any normal person will verify whether your profile matches all the admission requirements listed in the course website. After that, they will check your grades, experiences, etc., So till now, they know ...

Technische Universität Chemnitz | Everything you need to know

Technicsche Universität Chemnitz, Sachsen, Deutschland | Chemnitz University of Technology, Saxony, Germany Introduction: TU Chemnitz is located in Chemnitz, with over 10,000 students and is the third largest university in the state of "Saxony". According to Wikipedia it has around 1000 new international students every year from all over the world. It has approximately 2000 employees in Science, Engineering and Management domains. It has outstanding research in many fields; for example, in the research area of "Smart Systems and Materials" TU Chemnitz is involved in Federal Cluster of Excellence - Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden( cfAED ). The university also provides active support for the transition from the auditorium into entrepreneurship with the help of SAXEED - Start up network . It also has Smart Systems Campus, which is very near to the campus as well as the Fraunhofer-Institute for Electronic Nano Systems ( ENAS ). TU Chemnitz co-operate...

How to get an ADMIT in German Universities? | Step by Step procedure

In the recent years, Germany has become one of the most sought-out destinations for higher studies. With many International programmes being offered in Germany, there are many students who would like to pursue their studies. Unlike U.S or Canada, the application process in Germany is not the same. There are some difficulties that the aspirants/applicants face, when applying to German courses. This post is aimed at helping those aspirants with a step-by-step procedure on how to get an admit in German universities.  Here is a Infographic explaining the step-by-step procedure on how to get an ADMIT in German Universities: START WITH THE INTERNET: In this Information age, everything is available in the Internet; it just takes some time to look out for the correct information that you need. The first step in your study-abroad in Germany plan is to visit DAAD website and check out for the courses, scholarships and various other information about studying in Ger...

How to find Indian/Asian products inside German supermarket? | Tour inside a German supermarket

So, when you have just arrived in Germany and are mesmerized with everything around you; starting from the traffic, rules, dorms, universitiy, etc., Something that is much more important is food and groceries that you need for day-to-day life activities. The problem with the German supermarkets is that, most of the products or items in the supermarket will be in German language and most of the new comers find it difficult to locate many items inside the supermarket. The situation gets worse, if you are not well-versed in German because most of the supermarket staff will only know German language and it would be difficult for you to explain what you are searching for.  Why you need to learn German? Check it out  In this article, I have tried to show all the Indian/Asian products that you can buy from the German supermarkets. Before I show you the products, I would mention some of the biggest and most renowned supermarkets in Germany which can be found in all t...

Afriendabroad.com | An Introduction

Want to study abroad but you're not sure what to do? A Friend Abroad can help you with that! With 263 mentors and counting, you are sure to find a mentor who suits your needs.  Their mentors come from various parts of the globe, from the US to Taiwan. They also come from a variety of fields, from engineering, to the humanities. They hail from top universities such as Yale University, University of Tokyo, University of Cambridge, and many more! One of their mentors is even a CNN correspondent who studied in Melbourne . Pretty neat, huh? To get a better feel of their mentors' personality, they regularly post interviews with them as well. They share their experiences with you but their stories will definitely leave you wanting more! Their website's handy search function lets you filter mentors by field, university, country, and the services they offer. Speaking of services, what can A Friend Abroad do for you? They offer basic consultation, scholarship application rev...

How to reach Chemnitz from Frankfurt? | DB Bahn VS FlixBus | First time in Germany

Since I am from TU Chemnitz, many of the new students had asked me to write an article regarding the transportation options and guidance from Frankfurt airport to Chemnitz. I completely understand your situation, because even I was one among you when I came to Chemnitz for the first time. Frankfurt Airport: There is a railway station inside Frankfurt airport itself, from there you can catch your Train. It would be put up in the notice boards or you can ask some of the airport personell to guide you. Also, there will be trolleys available in the airport, which you can get for 1 or 2 Euros. If you do not have coins with you, you can easily buy something to eat(McDonalds is available in the airport) and then use the coins to get the trolley. Most of the airport personell in Frankfurt will speak English and will be happy to guide you. Transportation options: DB Bahn - If you are arriving at Frankfurt airport, the German railway(DB Bahn) is quite nicely connected with a ra...

My German VISA experience | Chennai consulate | Guest post | Winter 2017

My visa experience in Chennai consulate: My  Visa appointment date was on Sept 1st,  the visa charges were revised as Rs.5600 and mentioned in the German consulate website, but unfortunately they said that there was some mistake in the site  and we were informed that the actual charges are around Rs.5700 and told to change the DD. My visa appointment: 1st Sept, 2017 – 9:00 AM (Chennai consulate) We were allowed inside the room at 8:30 AM and the person at the front desk gave a sheet and told to arrange our documents according to that. Later he called one by one, and he checked and sorted out the needed documents. He gave the token number and told us to wait. I got token number 3 and a German lady was my VO. Facebook group | Facebook page | SUBSCRIBE(top of the page) Me: Good Morning mam. VO: Good Morning, Can you please give your documents? Me: I gave my documents and my passport. She returned back my dd, and told to change it within 1:00 ...

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