A Blog about Education Abroad

Tag: Summer School

  • Antje at Bayreuth University

    Antje at Bayreuth University

    My Pre-Departure Preparation to Germany:

    Not in my wildest dreams would I have ever imagined to sit in a class attending a Summer School in Europe, while being in my final year at the University of Stellenbosch, completing my Honours Degree in Political Science. A friend of mine awakened my aspiration to attend an international Summer School, when she shared her experiences of attending a Summer School in Berlin in 2013. Being a Namibian student studying in South Africa, opportunities like these are rare, which inspired me to apply to attend the 2015 international Summer School hosted by the University of Bayreuth, Germany.

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  • Marsy at KU Leuven

    Marsy at KU Leuven

    Tussen die boeke en die biere    

    Before you jet off:

    This will be a trip of a lifetime, so a bit of paperwork, is nothing to complain about.  Firstly,  it’s the dreaded Visa application.  Arriving early at the consulate goes without saying, but to strengthen this recommendation consider the following:  The Cape Town’s Belgium consulate has only two administrative personnel handling the visa applications and there is no appointment system in place.  Thus if you arrive to find Soccer mom and her gremlins in the waiting area you will have to wait while each of their applications and scans are done.

    If you forgot something or you are still waiting for a confirmation letter from a third party, just ask them if you can e-mail that later. They will normally let you do this while just filing your application under incomplete.  Then you don’t have to go hurtling into that slow-moving Cape Town traffic twice.

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  • Francois at Renmin University of China

    Francois at Renmin University of China

    At some stage in my life I realized how important travelling is to me. I realized that a trip overseas is so much more than an opportunity to unwind or relax, but that it remains the only way to truly experience, and gain an appreciation of a foreign culture. I am a second year BSc Computer Science student and I had always been interested in university exchange opportunities. I had been to the typical travel destinations in the West, so when I saw the opportunity to go to China on the website of the Postgraduate & International Office I decided to go for it.

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