Tag: Summer School

  • Helsinki Summer School Experience

    During August 2011 Desiree Daniels attended the Helsinki Summer School; here is her report:

    Leading up to the school:    

    I am completing my MPhil in Management Coaching, and while a student at SU I was eligible to apply for the exchange programme.  I thought this would be a great opportunity to extend my experience as a student as this may be my last chance to qualify.  After considering various exchange programmes offered by SU, I opted to do the course on Inter-organisational Relations offered at the Helsinki Summer School (HSS) as this was a keen interest of mine.  The partnership arrangement is that fees and accommodation costs are covered.  In addition to this, I was very fortunate to qualify for a travel bursary.  So the only expenses I had was my food and entertainment.  This sounded too good to be true as without this scholarship I would not have been able to pursue this route.

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  • Sue-Mari attending the Lake Constance Summer School

    Sue-Mari attending the Lake Constance Summer School

    During August Sue – Mari Maass attended the Lake Constance Summer School to improve her German; here is her report:

    Preparations before departure:

    I had the privilege of going to Konstanz in August 2011 for a German Summer School with the aim to further my German language skills. I completed a six month course in South Africa in 2008 and intended to improve my German by undertaking the one month course in Konstanz. The application was straightforward with the help of the Postgraduate & International Office. It basically consisted of a number of documents that I had to complete and I also had to apply for a Schengen Visa. The German Consulate is in Cape Town and the application took about ten minutes as I had the original invitation from the University in Konstanz, explaining the purpose and length of my intended visit.

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  • Ilse at the EBS Business Summer School

    Ilse at the EBS Business Summer School

    During the winter holidays Ilse van Zyl attended the EBS summer school for Bachelor students; here is her report.

    If you are reading this blog entry, you have most likely been selected to attend the EBS summer school in Germany. How exciting! I have included some suggestions with regards to your preparation for the trip abroad, information about the visa application and also some tips that worked for me.

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