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The Mole Diaries: Aachen
Monday, 13 May 2013Jade is studying French and German at the University of Leeds, and is currently in the last month of her British Council placement in Aachen, Germany. Here is her insider guide to the city, including advice on sights to see, what to do, travel opportunities, ease of access to the city, the weather, shopping and social scene in Aachen.
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Advice and tips for Au Pairing in Germany
Sunday, 27 January 2013Olivia is spending this year working as an au pair in both Germany and Austria. She can be found on Twitter at @MortonOlivia. Here are her top reasons to be an au pair, tips for finding the right family and ways to make the most of the experience.Published in Au Pairing Abroad -
German cultural habits
Saturday, 15 September 2012isolde101 is a recent Oxford University graduate in Modern Languages currently working in Hamburg. Here she describes how she's getting used to the German way of life: early mornings, hard work, administration, clubs and social events...Published in Germany -
How to write your CV in German
Monday, 25 June 2012If you want to work in a German-speaking country, then you need to have a version of your CV not only written in German, but also in the style and layout of a traditional German CV. Here is some advice from recent graduate Lloyd Bingham to help you out.Published in Documentation -
Extracurricular classes on your year abroad in Germany
Friday, 17 February 2012If you’re heading out to Germany for your year away, whether you’re Erasmus studying, working a cool internship or going down a volunteering route, you should look into practicing skills, passions and random activities in your spare time. Why? Because you’ll have way more spare time now then you will come 4th year, or, shudder, upon graduating when CVs, interviews and grown-up jobs will take over your life. Here’s our definitive list of the cool and quirky, from hip Berlin to dreamy Dortmund, happening Frankfurt and more...Published in Extracurricular Activities
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Money saving tips for travelling in Germany
Wednesday, 17 April 2013Jennifer is a Joint Honours student at Warwick University, and is currently on her year abroad in Germany doing a Language Assistantship in Oberhausen while living nearby in Essen. Here is her advice to help you save money while travelling on your year abroad in Germany.
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How not to feel like a foreigner while you're studying in Germany
Friday, 11 January 2013Sara is a Journalism student, doing her final year at Universität Hamburg, Germany, while also working at a student health insurance company. Here is her advice for other international students, based on her experiences doing her whole degree in the country.
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5 Photos: My semester in Passau, Germany
Wednesday, 29 August 2012Charlotte Watson is studying French and German at Bangor University in Wales. She spent the first semester of her third year abroad studying in Toulouse, France, and the second semester studying in Passau, Germany. Here is the second semester of Charlotte's year abroad in five photos...Published in German-speaking -
Top 10 Survival Tips for Erasmus students in Germany
Thursday, 31 May 2012Simon is an Exeter University student on his year abroad in Tübingen and has written up his top ten survival tips for Erasmus students in Germany...Published in Study in Germany -
Courses in Europe for Non-Linguists
Wednesday, 30 November 2011If you plan on taking a year abroad and are not studying languages as part of your degree, the prospect of flying off somewhere and getting stuck into a particular education system, as well as having all your classes taught in a foreign language, might be quite scary for quite a few of you. With many UK universities and European institutions offering courses taught in English, taking a year abroad as a non-linguist might not prove to be so scary after all! Here’s our list of the top universities, across Europe, offering a wide range of courses - from Engineering to Theology, to Law and Mathematics, you’re bound to find something to suit you!
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