A Blog about Education Abroad

Tag: Summer School

  • Dewald in Strasbourg

    Dewald in Strasbourg

    Here is Dewald’s story.

    The experience of a lifetime

    From the moment I heard about the opportunity of going to France to study European business, I knew that this would be an opportunity like no other which had to be embraced.

    A friend told me about this opportunity over a cup of coffee at the Neelsie Student centre. This happened 1 week before the application deadline for the EM Strasbourg Business Summer School. As from many past experiences I knew that by putting in some effort with my application process anything is possible.

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  • David in Strasbourg

    David in Strasbourg

    Here is David’s story.

    le début:

    In order to properly prepare for a voyage abroad, for whatever reason it is always recommended to put in the adequate preparation that one would need in order to have a successful trip. The mandatory things are obvious, book your ticket, organise your visa requirements (if you don’t have an EU passport, I fortunately do…), budget yourself adequately (!!) and finally orientate yourself with the city in which you will be visiting. I believe those aspects sum up the major part of the preparation everyone should do before going abroad, the more interesting and somewhat less direct aspects of your preparation however is up to you. Things that work for me and which I would recommend would be the following in regards to tips:

    Pack light: Try pack as light as you possibly can, optimally I would leave with my bag or suitcase 75% full because you always come back with more in terms of souvenirs and gifts you plan on bringing back home for friends and family.

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  • Prema in Leipzig

    Prema in Leipzig

    Here is Prema’s story.

    Pre-departure:

    When I received the news that I was accepted to attend the Summer school at interDaF College in Leipzig, I was ecstatic. I couldn’t believe that I had the opportunity to go to Germany! The course consisted of four weeks learning the German language and also learning more about the German culture.

    As soon as I got the news, the first thing I did was sort out my Visa application. The Postgraduate & International Office gave me all the relevant information of what I would need before I send my application. But one can also check online on the Embassy’s website which documents are needed. I went to the German Embassy situated in Cape Town with all the documents and within a week I received my Visa. I was surprised that it didn’t take longer because I had only a couple of weeks to plan this trip, but the Embassy was so helpful and realised that they could not stall my application too much — very nice. (more…)