epurepu:


Big big thanks bro.

But I saw in the requirements that Munich and Bremen will have to conduct a test in Germany before admission.... Or is it just for Biochemistry?

With that condition, I wouldn't even bother applying to the two schools.

I will do that of Bremen this week.

Thanks.

They schedule the exam here in Nigeria.....

For Munich this year the exam was conducted at goethe-institut Lagos and the exam fee was 35k

For Bremen the exam was conducted in zaria kaduna state but free.

iPOD007:


No Nigerian bank will allow you withdraw foreign currency.

You can only deposit and transfer, You can never withdraw.

So just do all the calculations well before you deposit the funds.

Also, some banks allow you transfer all the amount in the Dom account and even take the transfer charges from a Naira account. Standard Chattered allows this.

For other banks, just deposit and know how much you can let go.

Cheers!

U can always withdraw any currency from Nigeria bank... I have done that severally

I want to apply for masters program in Germany but I have not ideal on how to go about it.i don’t even know the school to Apply to.

Course: international management

computaholicGoc:
its high time i started giving back to the street that made me as i benefitted a lot from this platform. if you have any question or doubts about studying and living Germany. feel free to query my database of experience/knowledge pro bono. I am sparingly available here as this is over 2 years i last visited this platform so therefore or therefore so u can mail me if its urgent. I am also keen to give updates about the current state of IT/Programming/Computing career and courses in general.

maximum respect to some of my Bosses @justwise, @Dolpaz, etc for keeping this forum alive u guys helped to rock my boat that year.

if you are struggling with programming and/or IT in general, my advice is don't give up.

one love! it can only get better for us.

Am a Nigerian but I schooled in Ghana.i graduated with a cgpa of 2.8 of 4.0(70%).i have plans of doing my masters in Germany but I have some challenges
1 the agent said I can’t do my Master’s with my grades,that it’s too low.that I need to top up my grade with a 1year degree program
2 the amount the angent is charging me for processing is too high
3 I would love to do it myself but I have no ideal how to...

Please I will really appreciate it if you can help me with any link where I can get list of schools or if you have any school in mind that I can apply to . I read business management in school and i want to study international business management or project manager for masters.

Pokarika:
Yo, your CGPA is okay. I got admitted to Cologne Business School with a 2.6 and I was even given a scholarship worth of 3k euros with country promotion of 2160 Euros. But the issue was it was a private business school and as such, isn't funded by the government and when the scholarship is spread across the whole 4 semesters, it wouldn't amount to shii. So I bounced. You don't need any agency to do shii for you and you can get into any Germany public school with your GP, just go through their requirements and stay away from any that specifically mentioned CGPA above yours. To be sure, when you see any course of your choice, just mail the course coordinator and explain your plight.
Calm down, bring out time and research schools and then apply. Good luck man.

delivite:


Both applications were through uniassist. Other than sending my documents, I did not do anything else. Thoroughly scrutinize their admission requirement before you apply. That way, you don't waste your time.

Please boss I would like to get your email or contact...I would really need your assistance on how to use uniasist to apply

Elisha111:
Am a Nigerian but I schooled in Ghana.i graduated with a cgpa of 2.8 of 4.0(70%).i have plans of doing my masters in Germany but I have some challenges
1 the agent said I can’t do my Master’s with my grades,that it’s too low.that I need to top up my grade with a 1year degree program
2 the amount the angent is charging me for processing is too high
3 I would love to do it myself but I have no ideal how to...

Please I will really appreciate it if you can help me with any link where I can get list of schools or if you have any school in mind that I can apply to . I read business management in school and i want to study international business management or project manager for masters.

Run away fro that agent, you are qualify to apply to a some universities, just look at their cgpa requirement before you apply. Just to google type german universities and start searching from there. Best of luck

Bruh, first thing first, the agent is trying to sell you on his idea so that he can make money off you but don't let him. You don't need any agent and they can't guarantee you any thing.

Your CGPA is not bad, when converted to German system, it's a 2.2 and most schools require 2.5.
In Germany, 1. 0 is the max, just like 5.0/4.0 depending on the course duration. You can do the conversion here. https://msingermany.co.in/german-grade-calculator/ So you're above the minimum required by most schools.

If you want to do another degree program, it's your choice and if it's direct Masters, am sure you will find some decent courses that will accept you.
What you need to do is to use Google and start narrowing down your school choices and courses.
Use Google and start checking the schools one by one.
U can also use this daad site and check.
https://www.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/

Forget about the agent and start searching bruh, you'll be fine. I hope it helps.

Elisha111:
Am a Nigerian but I schooled in Ghana.i graduated with a cgpa of 2.8 of 4.0(70%).i have plans of doing my masters in Germany but I have some challenges
1 the agent said I can’t do my Master’s with my grades,that it’s too low.that I need to top up my grade with a 1year degree program
2 the amount the angent is charging me for processing is too high
3 I would love to do it myself but I have no ideal how to...

Please I will really appreciate it if you can help me with any link where I can get list of schools or if you have any school in mind that I can apply to . I read business management in school and i want to study international business management or project manager for masters.

seungold1929:

Its not in the checklist but Paulinus will ask for it.
Do you have state of origin certificate older than 5yrs?

There’s no date of birth on my state of origin☹️

Deustchemann:

If the passport is older than 5yrs, hold it to the interview

Yes it is. It was issued in 2010.

Tnx.

Are you sure about the bolded? My sister is a student in Ukraine, she opened a GTB dollar account before she left and we send money to her via the account a lot.

iPOD007:


No Nigerian bank will allow you withdraw foreign currency.

You can only deposit and transfer, You can never withdraw.

So just do all the calculations well before you deposit the funds.

Also, some banks allow you transfer all the amount in the Dom account and even take the transfer charges from a Naira account. Standard Chattered allows this.

For other banks, just deposit and know how much you can let go.

Cheers!

It depends on the city. If its a big city you might get job. If it's a small city, you might not find job without German. Though its advisable to learn German before going, you'll be at an advantage. Plus everyone's grace is different.

Onaco:
Hello fam, please what are job opportunities like for people like us who aint proficient in german at all and are going for Msc microbiology in Jena? I however, intend taking A1 classes before travelling.

Tommynaku:

Offcourse he can use either or both cos its recognised in Germany. Uni-assist had evaluated ma documents and sent to Hafencity University Hamburg. I used both
All you need to do is get scratch cards for either or both

Blissful weekend to you

Hello,

I already have a B.Sc degree, but will be applying for another B.Sc in Germany. Will my present B.Sc certificate and Transcript suffice for the university entrance qualification requirement most schools require, instead of providing my WAEC details and scratch card?

Hadampson:


University of Heidelberg

University of Bremen

FU Berlin

LMU Munich

Add:

University of Oldenburg
Frieburg

Cc: epurepu

iPOD007:


No Nigerian bank will allow you withdraw foreign currency.

You can only deposit and transfer, You can never withdraw.

So just do all the calculations well before you deposit the funds.

Also, some banks allow you transfer all the amount in the Dom account and even take the transfer charges from a Naira account. Standard Chattered allows this.

For other banks, just deposit and know how much you can let go.

Cheers!

Nice revelation up there, bro.

I am wondering, is the required BA amount fixed?
Just in case, someone did a miscalculation and funded more than necessary, can the whole sum be transferred to the BA account? Then, possibly, the BA bank in Germany would disburse the monthly breakdown (which will be higher in this case) to the person.

This is not true. I have Dom account and I withdraw my foreign currency anytime I want.

iPOD007:


No Nigerian bank will allow you withdraw foreign currency.

You can only deposit and transfer, You can never withdraw.

So just do all the calculations well before you deposit the funds.

Also, some banks allow you transfer all the amount in the Dom account and even take the transfer charges from a Naira account. Standard Chattered allows this.

For other banks, just deposit and know how much you can let go.

Cheers!

sassy92:
Are you sure about the bolded? My sister is a student in Ukraine, she opened a GTB dollar account before she left and we send money to her via the account a lot.

He's wrong. Very very wrong. I'm in the banking system and a lot of customers withdraw Euro and dollar from their dorm account. Even Rands and pounds.. As far as it's a domiciliary account.

Elisha111:
Am a Nigerian but I schooled in Ghana.i graduated with a cgpa of 2.8 of 4.0(70%).i have plans of doing my masters in Germany but I have some challenges
1 the agent said I can’t do my Master’s with my grades,that it’s too low.that I need to top up my grade with a 1year degree program
2 the amount the angent is charging me for processing is too high
3 I would love to do it myself but I have no ideal how to...

Please I will really appreciate it if you can help me with any link where I can get list of schools or if you have any school in mind that I can apply to . I read business management in school and i want to study international business management or project manager for masters.

First of all let me ask you a question which nobody here has actually asked you.
That your school in Ghana, is it a university or a polytechnic?

If its a university, you are qualified to apply for your masters in Germany with your 70% FCGPA.
But if it is a polytechnic, then you are probably not going to get admission for masters in Germany. German schools accept HND for mostly BSc admissions but very rare for Masters admission.
Even Nigerian universities sef don't accept HND for masters unless you do Pgd

I will advise everyone to fund their block account this month being July because of this rumour of increase of block account to over 1000 euros.
You know what that means?

It means that you will pay nearly 500,000 naira additionally if the rumour happens to be true.
Note that this rumour was initiated by a legitimate German University. Remember they are updated with news before it even gets to us. And also note the use of their tone MOST LIKELY which means that its MOST LIKELY going to be increased

Elisha111:
Am a Nigerian but I schooled in Ghana.i graduated with a cgpa of 2.8 of 4.0(70%).i have plans of doing my masters in Germany but I have some challenges
1 the agent said I can’t do my Master’s with my grades,that it’s too low.that I need to top up my grade with a 1year degree program
2 the amount the angent is charging me for processing is too high
3 I would love to do it myself but I have no ideal how to...

Please I will really appreciate it if you can help me with any link where I can get list of schools or if you have any school in mind that I can apply to . I read business management in school and i want to study international business management or project manager for masters.

You cgpa in German scale is 2.2(if what u stated above is ur Ghana cgpa scale) so u are way qualified as most schools in Germany requires 2.5 downwards...

Do well to visit daad.de and search for your course...I believe u will find what suits u.

Jabless

heybaby12:


My brother it's really not easy, most of those who crossed still have the thread at heart but no time.

Germany no be Yankee or Jand. Most of us faced that confused state the first day/weeks of class. And it restarts your whole system.
It takes some ppl weeks and others even years to settle. ( in terms of the right course and school. So ppl keep changing schools and courses, na that person you want to come say HI for here) So dont take it that way.

No be beans for here.
Las Las it will end in praise

More blessing....

Hello Heybaby12,

Regarding the emboldened, i intend doing something similar, only that mine is circumstantial.

I do not want the end of 2020's summer intake to meet me in Naija, but based on my preferred school/course criteria (Business-relatedness, English-speaking, B.Sc and summer session availability), only one degree programme meets my need and i have to pay 1,500euros per semester. The other one i have eyes on is a Study semester program (from March to July) in Sustainable Business at Trier. I will apply for both and hope to get admissions

But do you think the embassy will give me the usual student visa if i intend going for the latter (i.e the study semester programme)?

Just in case that is not possible, i also intend tendering the admission letter for the degree program during my interview and be granted the usual student visa, but when i get into Germany i will go for the Study semester, while applying for better B.Sc degree options to begin in Winter.

Will this pose a problem to me later on? And what does the process look like?

Also, If i am granted a B.Sc admission for next winter, will i have to return to Naija to process a student visa again?

My reasons for this

- Like i said earlier, i really want to further my education as from Summer next year
- 1,500euros per semester (for the B.Sc degree programme in Summer) is a lot of money. I will have a young family to cater for by then, and need to conserve resources
- My preferred courses with more incorporation of IT are available in winter
- I gathered it is much easier to get a student job in Summer than in winter.

I am in dire straits now and really need advise.

Cc:

ComputaholicGoc
Highbeeyajibola
Pompido
Adheir
Deutschemann
Eldeee
Chriswazo
Fabcol
dailydola
Bamstar007
MartinLawrenCe
iPOD007
aduku1
sassy92
Pokarika

computaholicGoc:


Good Read! i read all!! just filtered the trivial infos!!! lol

Taking retrospective look at your post @https://www.nairaland.com/5042902/general-german-student-visa-enquiries/569#79944117:

Business Informatics is the way forward. you don’t need german speaking prowess to fit into the labor market. so I advice Business Informatics or Business Intelligence related courses. But you need to pay the price of inculcating IT skills into your bloodstream. Business Informatics is concatenation of IT and Business. So get ready for programming, Data Science, Machine learning in order to stay relevant. No need for any phobia. Its not a rocket science. Its totally doable. there some nice Business IT courses i saw at koblenz( not a bad city--its between Bonn and frankfurt )

For Trier, I only know the city as a beautiful city. i am sorry i don't know much about the city.

Baden-Wutterburg is state and not a city. Has some big cities in it like Stuttgart, Mannheim, etc. there are plethora of job opportunities but plagued with high rent prices too..lol.. some big companies are headquartered there like Bosch( near stuttgart ), Hugo Boss in Metzingen and the list goes on.

that being said , my advice is to pay more attention to courses not cities. I studied in small city Kiel but it didn't define me rather it helped to redefine me for the best.

All the best Bro/Sis!

Schönes Wochenende!

Thanks for this response!

That is why i place more preference on the B.Sc Business Administration with Informatics at Southwesphalian. Just that winter is far. I will send University of Koblenz-Landau a mail about their Business Informatics course.

IT is the way to go

Happy Sunday people.

Please who is currently in unibremen studying marine geosciences, pls I need to make some enquiry.

Thank you

I applied for computer science

MartinLawrenCe:



I won't blame those that booked and cancelled to be honest. It is not their fault likewise The embassy, they know why they set the category thing, I can't say why but from my own view, they could have made it easier and better if they found a way for people to register for appointment with the school's admission letter in order to favor those who are legitly admitted already. I don't like this category thing honestly but it is not my decision. They know best.

Well I booked since May in Cat B... I ask myself if that time was not a good time to book for an appointment against August/September enrolment. If I don't get an appointment date, then when should I have booked for one? If people that booked since May don't end up getting dates then it is unbelievable... but I wan't to believe that they know what they are doing and they know the system better than us. All we can do is wait in my opinion as they said.

From my view to solve this, the Consolate really need to include an additional space for uploading of AL during booking so that only persons with AL can book.
This will surely help cos those that already have AL can apply which should be is idea process.
I really feel for those with AL and cant get AD whereas some are just cancelling or keep disturbed and posting about when AL will drop as if they didnt read or know the admission process
Best wishes you we all cos it will surely end in Glory
A blissful sunday

odimbannamdi:


Hello,

I already have a B.Sc degree, but will be applying for another B.Sc in Germany. Will my present B.Sc certificate and Transcript suffice for the university entrance qualification requirement most schools require, instead of providing my WAEC details and scratch card?

Your WAEC/NECO will always be a requirement for any of your applications either for schools or visa

Your case is unique and yes, 1500 euros is a lot of money. If you apply for the short study program you won't get student visa. You'll still have to come back to Naija and apply for student visa. In my opinion that's stressful.
Here's my advise: if you have a Bsc,apply for Msc in a related course for summer. Then during winter switch to Bsc in your preferred course.
I stand to be corrected.

odimbannamdi:


Hello Heybaby12,

Regarding the emboldened, i intend doing something similar, only that mine is circumstantial.

I do not want the end of 2020's summer intake to meet me in Naija, but based on my preferred school/course criteria (Business-relatedness, English-speaking, B.Sc and summer session availability), only one degree programme meets my need and i have to pay 1,500euros per semester. The other one i have eyes on is a Study semester program (from March to July) in Sustainable Business at Trier. I will apply for both and hope to get admissions

But do you think the embassy will give me the usual student visa if i intend going for the latter (i.e the study semester programme)?

Just in case that is not possible, i also intend tendering the admission letter for the degree program during my interview and be granted the usual student visa, but when i get into Germany i will go for the Study semester, while applying for better B.Sc degree options to begin in Winter.

Will this pose a problem to me later on? And what does the process look like?

Also, If i am granted a B.Sc admission for next winter, will i have to return to Naija to process a student visa again?

My reasons for this

- Like i said earlier, i really want to further my education as from Summer next year
- 1,500euros per semester (for the B.Sc degree programme in Summer) is a lot of money. I will have a young family to cater for by then, and need to conserve resources
- My preferred courses with more incorporation of IT are available in winter
- I gathered it is much easier to get a student job in Summer than in winter.

I am in dire straits now and really need advise.

Cc:

ComputaholicGoc
Highbeeyajibola
Pompido
Adheir
Deutschemann
Eldeee
Chriswazo
Fabcol
dailydola
Bamstar007
MartinLawrenCe
iPOD007
aduku1
sassy92
Pokarika

Tommynaku:

Your WAEC/NECO will always be a requirement for any of your applications either for schools or visa

Ruhr University Bochum did not request for WAEC(university Entrance Qualification)

sassy92:
Your case is unique and yes, 1500 euros is a lot of money. If you apply for the short study program you won't get student visa. You'll still have to come back to Naija and apply for student visa. In my opinion that's stressful.
Here's my advise: if you have a Bsc,apply for Msc in a related course for summer. Then during winter switch to Bsc in your preferred course.
I stand to be corrected.

Cc odimbannamdi
This is not a bad idea. I know ppl who did this. You apply for summer semester come Feb. Then move to your preferred school in winter.

how is the exam test like? Applied computer science masters program

Happy Sunday guys!

For the FAM: I got across to a couple of folks at Bayreuth, and these are what they have to say...

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"Hello,

On getting a job, I am sure you will find one. But if you are thinking of a Research Assistant job, that will depend on your supervisor if he/she wants to hire you. For the most part, students on an MA program usually have jobs outside the university. The jobs are there, and foreign students are not barred from working.

The city of Bayreuth is small, compared to big cities like Berlin, Dortmund, Munich, etc. But it is peaceful and the people are receptive to strangers (for those who are law-abiding). So far, I have not had any cases of harassment from anyone or the Police. The standard of living in the city is also ok, house rent is also cheaper compared to bigger cities. You can acculturate better depending on your own social life.

Unlike PhD candidates who are registered for automatic apartment, getting accommodation for MA students can be hard at first. Yet, with time (at least between 1-4weeks), you will surely get it depending on your budget.

The other information I could give you is to connect with other Nigerians in the city on MA programs. They are more likely to guide you better on getting accommodation and Jobs in the city, because they went through these experiences.

###

On your accommodation, if you have registered with the studentenwerk, then no problem. That is the first step. You are going to get accommodation from them, although it might not be easy to get it on time depending on other factors. If your budget is around 180-240Eur for the apartment, it is ok. You will find one in that range (mind you, be ready for other expenses like water, electricity and internet bills. Depending on what you consumed per month, and the fee you will pay for the apartment, you should not be paying more than 230 in the 'cheapest' flat for students. Again, this amount is subject to your monthly consumption).

With regards to the job, as I said earlier, you will get it...

Well, I don't follow the discussion on Nairaland. My advice to you is to have an open mind when you arrived in Germany. Even though some of the negative things being said about the country are true, they can also be misleading.

###

Bayreuth is a small but nice city. Living standard is cheaper compared to big cities like Munich..."

###

Good luck, everyone!

Gurus and 'bankers' in the house, please is this reasonable, advisable and possible?

As Euroes seem to be on the rise at the moment, and tend to be even more expensive around August (from what I've gathered so far), and Dollar on the other hand is steady ATM, Is it possible to fund one's dorm account in dollars and have the bank transfer (or however it is possible) to Fintiba in Euros?

Thank you!

Kinfinity007:
Ruhr University Bochum did not request for WAEC(university Entrance Qualification)

No completely true Sir. If you're applying for MSc Computational Engineering, you will be asked.