A Blog about Education Abroad

Author: Sarah

  • Summer School at the Karl-Franzen University in Graz

    During the June / July holidays  Grethe Mattheus  attended the Graz University Summer School. Here is her report:

    Pre-departure:

    Berlin
    Grethe Mattheus

    So…you have been selected to attend the Graz University Summer School in Austria! BIG WHOOP! You have thought long and hard about how this fits with your academic dreams and you are looking forward to discovering new perspectives on Sustainability and the best of all…staying in a real life castle! O yea! Now that we are all on the same page, there are a few more nitty gritty things to attend to before you start packing. (more…)

  • Somerskool in Leipzig

    Tydens die Junie / Julie vakansie het Mathildi Heydenrych ‘n somerskool in Leipzig bygewoon. Hier is haar verslag:

    Voorbereiding:

    In Junie 2011 het ek die groot voorreg gehad om `n somerskool in Leipzig, Duitsland  by te woon. Die onkostes is gedek deur `n beurs wat ek van die Departement Moderne Vreemde Tale ontvang het. Die beurs het ingesluit die kursusgeld (boeke ens.), verblyf in Leipzig (wat internet toegang insluit) asook vervoer-onkostes binne die stadsgrense van Leipzig vir die duur van die program. Die beurs is einde April, begin Mei toegeken en met die naderende eksamens was my voorbereidingstyd redelik beperk.

    Mathildi Heydenrych (Center Left)
    Mathildi Heydenrych (Center Left)

     

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  • Summer School at the Universität Hohenheim

    During the June / July holidays Alicia Roos attended a summer school at the Universität Hohenheim. Here is her report:

    www.uni-hohenheim.de
    www.uni-hohenheim.de

    Pre-departure:

    Rather too early than too late! This is the most important point to keep in mind while doing the preparations to go abroad. The visa appointment date and booking of the flight ticket are the two things to focus on first and try and do as quickly as possible. I did a summer school in Germany and therefore know mostly about applying for a visa to Europe. Most tourists visit Europe in the summer, therefore it can take some time to get a visa appointment during this time. (more…)