Legacy666:
Nice job here to every contributor especially Hadampson, we will all make it to DE in Jesus name.

Pls any information about student life, Resident Permit and Job in Trier Rhineland Palatinate. I'm applying for winter semester to University of Trier. Thank you all.

State of Bayern ,Berlin, rhineland palatinate and Baden wuttermberg are very expensive and lively. You can integrate very fast.But please be straight with them when it comes to paper work.If you don't go to school then ya done cos your school will report you.

Hadampson:


€1000 is too much. I know what am saying.

Some people hustled out the substantial amount required for BA and now, they need to get €1000 which is about 400,000 plus.. The hustle no real sis. You sef sabi wetin i dey talk


I'm not arguing with you sister. Just saying the fact. You are right as well but can you suggest cities that won't require €1000

A response to someone on how to get job after Bsc/Msc in Germany by Goztino




These are the following points below:

German: You should have a good knowledge of German, you should be able to hold a normal conversation in German and also write a little bit in it.

Internships: After coming here in Germany, you should do some Internships or get some technical exposure. It will help you get to know how things work here in Germany.

Programming skills: You should have good hold on atleast one language of programming. Here almost everyone knows one language pretty well.

Culture: Invest your time a little bit in understanding the German culture and try to mingle with Germans. You need to approach them.

janettee:


My post isn't just for people heading to big cities.

Such small cities doesn't exist in my opinion.

Hadampson:


Boss, na the path you laid down for me i dey follow

Hadampson:



Okay sis. Noted

Let me go and modify the post then

Hadampson:


€1000 is too much. I know what am saying.

Some people hustled out the substantial amount required for BA and now, they need to get €1000 which is about 400,000 plus.. The hustle is real sis. You sef sabi wetin i dey talk


I'm not arguing with you sister. Just saying the fact. You are right as well but can you suggest cities that won't require €1000

Goztino:
which means, judging from information I have gathered so far,
In rough estimate for a low budget Nigerian , this is what you should hold if you are planning to enter Germany for education.

1. Block Account = #3,600,000
2. Flight fee = #300,000
3. Pocket money = #285,000 (if you have block account)
4. Money for clothes and foodstuffs = #70,000

TOTAL = #4,250,000

Hadampson:


Keep it coming boss

@emboldened i have known GERMANS ARE RACIST is just a stereotype and there is no iota of truth in it

Racism/language is the major reason why most people prefer America but ask them if there is no discrimination in the USA.

May we all succeed in DE

IchBinBrait:


This is one of the best write-ups I have ever read on this thread.

SooCute broke it down with sincerity, free from pessimism. Set your priorities right; balance study and work. To the unreasonable ones- Try not to exceed the work hours allocated to you. Don't make the Government of Germany blacklist Nigeria because of your greed. Graduate first then you will have unlimited access to any job of your choice" Point number 7 is an eye opener.

@Philfit thanks for sharing!!

Goztino:
which means, judging from information I have gathered so far,
In rough estimate for a low budget Nigerian , this is what you should hold if you are planning to enter Germany for education.

1. Block Account = #3,600,000
2. Flight fee = #300,000
3. Pocket money = #285,000 (if you have block account)
4. Money for clothes and foodstuffs = #70,000

TOTAL = #4,250,000

bl33d:
you're doing a very wonderful job, please try your best to keep it up. Viele dank

Hadampson:


Okay sir, i will

Goztino:


My brother, to be sincere with you, them dey frighten person

Person never sure on how to raise BA, na to add additional 1000 euros for just pocket money .

pompido:


I see you Hadampson.

God bless you....

Philfit:

Amen ooh, just trying to aid the path which you’ve started

pompido:
I am greatly pleased to be on this thread and actually read from the very first page

Quite educative and brings back a flood of memories. We thank God for grace.

All questions asked and answers given (sliding tackles and all ) are great learning curves for all.

My summary....

Landed October 3rd 2015.....Digital Communications in CAU Kiel. Took the first lecture and knew it wasn't for me. Told the profs so and opted out of the program (was still registered of course and was attending the german class provided by the school and intensive language class with VHS at the same time (register with VHS in your city within your first year to get a good rebate (up to 50% off) you can select a start date months away).

Switched to Information Engineering in FH Kiel the following summer (March 2016), did multiple jobs while studying (Printing presses, Cruise ships, Umzug, Chinese Restaurant. etc. Man hustle oooo....days of 12hrs straight jobs 4 times a week and top it with a 13hrs shift on Sundays
I was actually doing good in school but learning the language suffered as I couldn't fit it in the calamitous schedule I was running (I did attend intensive classes later though).

Then I got a rude awakening , I visited my naija university mate in Berlin working for Bombardier at the time and immediately knew I was wasting my time with the lager jobs I thought was giving me money. I needed to look at the bigger picture. Got back from Berlin and applied to Allianz Technology in Munich for internship, I got in and all of a sudden was making more working 9-5pm (own office with perks, fantastic international team and exposure into the professional world in Germany) than i was doing working 12hrs (4times a week) plus 13hrs on sundays. All, while doing professional work and improving my professional profile.

I was at Allianz Technology for 1yr & 3months (finished my master project and thesis) and got 2 full time offers before I was done with my master study in October of 2018.


My advice, do what you have to do to survive out here (legally of course). Make sure you pick the right course and if you find yourself in a jam with your choice course, be open to changing. Do not worry about hustling, it is not going to be at the top of your priorities when you actually settle and draw those priorities. Especially if you are looking at the bigger picture. Work will always be available, whether in your city or outside but believe me when I say you will be alright and find a way as everyone before you have done.

Learn the language

Before you leave Nigeria or wherever you are based, set your goals (minimum and maximum), have unbelievably high expectations but also psych yourself up for the very worst case scenario so that wherever you find yourself, you would be mentally grounded to face the music and sing out loud because darkness lasts just the night, light comes with the break of dawn.

God bless our dreams and make our strives abundantly fruitful...

pompido:
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Info about btu cottbus by Eke40seven

The school is an OK school. They have a good number of international students; While Cottbus (pronounced ‘Kotboos’) is a major transportation town in the former East Germany with some number of industries. The city is very close to the polish borders but relatively isolated from any German city. The other major cities in the area, Dresden, Potsdam, Leipzig and Berlin are all 1 hour ride (less using ICE trains) away. They have a population of about 100-105k. If you think that German is the only language you will hear or read, then bros think twice, Sorbs (an indigenous ethnic minority) language is also officially recognized and spoken.

Before I will go into details about survival, you should note that Cottbus is in the former East and the economic situation is inferior to what is obtainable in the west. The east and west just became one country after the unification of 1990 after being under a different system of government for over four and half decades (capitalism in the west and socialism in the east). At unification, the situation in the east was a sharp contrast to situations in the west and things became worse even immediately after unification due to reasons too numerous to mention here.

However, 24 years after, the east is still playing catch up (although the situation has improved markedly). Currently the wages in the east is about 70-75% lower than in the west and unemployment in many places stands at about 10-11% as against 6% nationally.

On the good side, things like food, rent and many other commodities are relatively cheap compared to the west. I heard that if you can tie down a job, as a Naija guy, you shouldn’t bother about survival.You could even save more than someone in the exorbitant Munich.

However, language is a very big advantage here in the east because English speakers are much less.

On racism, I heard that apart from people looking sheepishly and wondering how you painted your skin black and what planet you are from (there are relatively less foreigners in the east), racism is not too common in Cottbus as against what is generally perceived about the Ossis (Easterners), however, don’t go around looking for one because you shall surely find.

pompido:
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pompido:
I am greatly pleased to be on this thread and actually read from the very first page

Quite educative and brings back a flood of memories. We thank God for grace.

All questions asked and answers given (sliding tackles and all ) are great learning curves for all.

My summary....

Landed October 3rd 2015.....Digital Communications in CAU Kiel. Took the first lecture and knew it wasn't for me. Told the profs so and opted out of the program (was still registered of course and was attending the german class provided by the school and intensive language class with VHS at the same time (register with VHS in your city within your first year to get a good rebate (up to 50% off) you can select a start date months away).

Switched to Information Engineering in FH Kiel the following summer (March 2016), did multiple jobs while studying (Printing presses, Cruise ships, Umzug, Chinese Restaurant. etc. Man hustle oooo....days of 12hrs straight jobs 4 times a week and top it with a 13hrs shift on Sundays
I was actually doing good in school but learning the language suffered as I couldn't fit it in the calamitous schedule I was running (I did attend intensive classes later though).

Then I got a rude awakening , I visited my naija university mate in Berlin working for Bombardier at the time and immediately knew I was wasting my time with the lager jobs I thought was giving me money. I needed to look at the bigger picture. Got back from Berlin and applied to Allianz Technology in Munich for internship, I got in and all of a sudden was making more working 9-5pm (own office with perks, fantastic international team and exposure into the professional world in Germany) than i was doing working 12hrs (4times a week) plus 13hrs on sundays. All, while doing professional work and improving my professional profile.

I was at Allianz Technology for 1yr & 3months (finished my master project and thesis) and got 2 full time offers before I was done with my master study in October of 2018.


My advice, do what you have to do to survive out here (legally of course). Make sure you pick the right course and if you find yourself in a jam with your choice course, be open to changing. Do not worry about hustling, it is not going to be at the top of your priorities when you actually settle and draw those priorities. Especially if you are looking at the bigger picture. Work will always be available, whether in your city or outside but believe me when I say you will be alright and find a way as everyone before you have done.

Learn the language

Before you leave Nigeria or wherever you are based, set your goals (minimum and maximum), have unbelievably high expectations but also psych yourself up for the very worst case scenario so that wherever you find yourself, you would be mentally grounded to face the music and sing out loud because darkness lasts just the night, light comes with the break of dawn.

God bless our dreams and make our strives abundantly fruitful...

Hadampson:



One more thing sir

Can you list out the cities that give two years resident permit?

Berlin is one i believe

chimax1:
bro pls do you have any info from the previous thread on the city of Lübeck. Kindly share if you do. Am hoping to head to the city by God's grace

This is from Eke40seven post

Fachhochschule Lübeck FHL is a relatively small school and new, about 10 years (ranked between 160-190 in Germany). You can check out their standings on daad or che rankings (officially recognised in Germany) for the performance of your specific course in relation to other schools in Germany

From the info, I was able to gather the city is small (about 210k population), fairly good, nice ports, industries sprinkled around. The foreigners there love it.

There is a train route straight to Hamburg from Lübeck. It shouldn't be up to 20 minutes away (safe estimate) as Hamburg is about 25 miles away. Hamburg is a very big commercial and industrial metropolis in that region (1.7 million people).

There are good reviews on the city. Some members in Hamburg can throw in more light on life there
You shouldn't have problem getting Jobs from what I gathered.

Styles2009 contribution

You'll still need to buy like a half ticket to Hamburg as Lübeck ticket doesn't cover and reach Hamburg.

As for job to survive as a student, you need German not certificate one but speaking and writing, this would get you a student job in cities like Hamburg, I can't speak for small cities.

Hadampson:
Gcapable abeg share your quota sir

Tell us about your city and how to settle in easily... PLEASE

pompido:
Berlin gives 3 years (as far as I know) but I am sorry I do not have a list like that.

Kiel gives 1year and will accept 4k euros plus payslip from some work for renewal every year. They also give 2 years for EU blue card while Hamburg gives 4years for EU blue card.

Passau gives 1year and will demand for another 8k euros to be blocked for renewal. People switch to SL at this point.

I think Munich gives 2years but I am not sure.

Others can drop what obtains in their cities for a better list

Gcapable:
I will definitely find time to write one of these days.

Philfit:

Very good piece bro, really motivating.
How were you able to do an internship that would last for 1 year in Munich while schooling in Kiel. Did you take a semester break? And even after that it seems like you still continued with them through . How was this possible bro? I’d like to learn. And did it affect your studies

pompido:
It was in my third semester and I had only 1 exam left to write (which was for winter, so the following January), the plan was to do intensive German till Dec and up to B1 with the free time, instead i started internship in July. I simply left Kiel to Munich but didn't register in Munich since I was still a student there though with no courses to attend. I just read on my own and wrote the final exam I had in January.

Did my MSc Project and submitted in December. Extended my internship at Allianz for another 6months, took the last exam in January, went on holiday to Nigeria and started my thesis in March with deadline of September (graduated October). I extended my internship for another 6months (the 3rd 6months so) but left 3 months into it (spent another 6weeks of this on holiday due to overtime accrued ) as I got a full time offer .

You can work as a werkstudent from anytime till you graduate, Dolpaz is a good example. You are also allowed to do internship a maximum of 3 times in the duration of your study. So what I have seen people do is start with internship and extend, when that is used up, they switch to werkstudent and keep working. That way they do not work lager jobs.