BelieverDE:

Hey Basalt,

It's been a while. How're you doing?

I hope you've able to improve your German language skill or learn python for Data analysis?

I just re-read your thread and it's really thrilling reading your posts.

I just wanted to remind you of this

Basalt:


Yeah, surely I am pushing it small small.
Combining education, learning skills and Parttime work no be beans.

Germany no easy shaa but if you are dedicated and hardworking, you will surely grab something.

klawaaa:
Na everywhere for abroad. To success in abroad, sacrifice and hard work are required to have a decent life there. And it also takes time to get the decent life sef. But hope still dey for hustlers there. I would always advise anyone doing great not to enough think of relocation because na like start from scratch.

Basalt:
Check out these points. Some people might not agree with all the points but that's my own controversial view about Deutschland.

1. If you are not the studious type, avoid any of the TU9 Universities.
RWTH Aachen
Tu Berlin
Tu Braunschweig
Tu Darmstadt
Tu Dresden
Leibniz University Hannover
KIT
TU Munich
University of Stuttgart
Also avoid the Universities in Bavaria like LMU etc.
Choose all these schools only and only if you are seriously passionate about education and ready to pass through rigorous academic processes to graduate.

2. If you are not very Sound in Mathematics, avoid any Engineering courses and Information Technology courses especially in Universität. Getting admission is one thing, graduating with a reasonable grade is another. It's easier to study those courses in university of Applied sciences which are more practically oriented and less head aching calculations.

3. Be ready to go for weeks if not months without sex. Because most white girls prefer white boys and most black girls prefer those that already have papers.
Most students masturbate to relieve themselves of sexual urge and focus more on their studies and ofcus nobody will agree they do.

4. Be ready to read instructions, be punctual and follow rules otherwise you will always be a victim of circumstances. No need to type more on this, you will understand better when you come.

5. Be ready to accept NO RESPONSE. In Nigeria, we all see it as an insult when people don't respond our messages. In Deutschland, don't expect all your messages to get a response. Here, no message is a message.

6. Be ready to cook. Unless you are from a very wealthy family, eating out will surely be expensive and you won't be able to eat what you want.

7. Be ready to live a quite lifestyle. If you are the noisy type that always shout like hyenas, Deutschland is not for you. You either learn how to shut your mouth or appear odd to others.

8. Be ready to do things the right way or face the consequences of your mistakes. In Nigeria we are used to ABEG, ABEG when we do things wrong.
Here in Deutschland, it does not work. They are emotionless and don't understand what I am sorry means.
Once a German tells you, I AM SORRY, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO. My brother, save your stress and face the consequences. It's not racism, it's their lifestyle to be blunt and direct without emotions.

Basalt:


Yeah, you are actually right.
If you are doing great in Nigeria, no need relocating abroad.

I only came here because I was frustrated in Nigeria and earning very small. About 30,000 naira in a month.
But coming here, I regretted not coming earlier.

Its really not easy here I must be sincere with you especially if you are in a technical university like me but if you are hardworking, you have absolutely nothing to lose because you won't only get education, you will get money and skills.
I strongly advise people to come to Germany for education only if you are smart, law abiding and hard working because every action you take here has consequences.
Germany is a law country and if you are not the law abiding type, please don't dream of coming here, they will mess you up.

Mcslize:


Which programming language did you specialise on?

techtechh:

Do you know if any overseas scholarship for coding boot camps

techtechh:

Which city and college would you recommend for information technology

Basalt:

Longest time bro hope all is good✌
There is this course
information engineering at university of Applied science Hamburg.
It's a BSc course and totally taught in English

It's cool and recommendable.
Sorry for late response. I am on night job now and usually busy

[Lol same country hehe quote author=Hadampson post=83515181]God bless you OP for the inspirational post when some people feel like ending their dream of relocating permanently to a sane country.

To everyone out there who want to travel out of Nigeria but still thinking whether to travel or not, you are on a long thing

Learn a lucrative skill
Lower your expectations
Be optimistic

With these, you will be successful in any sane country.

Prost.

Basalt:


There is this course
information engineering at university of Applied science Hamburg.
It's a BSc course and totally taught in English

It's cool and recommendable.
Sorry for late response. I am on night job now and usually busy

peterobi212:
pls how can I connect with u boss??

Basalt:


Hello Peterobi, this account is entirely private. You can always quote me here on Nairaland and I will respond whenever I am free

Basalt:


There is this course
information engineering at university of Applied science Hamburg.
It's a BSc course and totally taught in English

It's cool and recommendable.
Sorry for late response. I am on night job now and usually busy

Jacknn:
Please Mr basalt or anybody here knows if the 12months for catB and 8months for catA embargo been placed,is it still on till now...this was what actually made me to end my Germany pursuit, please does anybody knows the situation of things??

Basalt:


Hello Peterobi, this account is entirely private. You can always quote me here on Nairaland and I will respond whenever I am free

thesicilian:
People who discourage others from traveling abroad are usually those who have not had their own opportunities yet.

Basalt:
Yea, it's me Basalt and I always don't wanna paint words. I am a graduate of Geology from UNN (with over 4point GP).
I received much discouraging advice especially from my relatives in America and even my friends telling me that since I have a high GP and still young I should continue applying for jobs in Nigeria because Abroad is no longer what it used to be. I was listening to their lies and applying to non existing jobs for complete 2YRS.
Out of all those applications, I was able to secure only private school jobs which paid less than 30,000 with lots of stress on my life. After 2years of frustration and earning like a rat, I came back to my senses.

I sold everything I had, borrowed money from my elder sister's husband (God bless them for me) and entered Germany last month on student visa because to me, all die na die (even if I perish in Germany I will perish happily than continue crying in silence in Nigeria)

On getting here mehn, the first thing I regreted was not leaving Nigeria earlier. I blamed myself for listening to their lies and discouragement all these while thats why I deem it important to open this thread and pray Moderator pushes it to the front page because I know there are many people receiving such discouragement as we speak.
within three weeks of comming here, I have a part-time job that pays me 13.5 euros per hour (I work for 80hrs per month) in addition to that, I have one mini job that pays me 445 euros per month.

My accommodation is 350 Euros per month and my living expenses are about 150 Euros a month or highest 200 if I spend heavily.
In addition to that, I have access to a world-class education for almost free and stand a better chance of getting a professional job after my masters and you know what that means?
Now do the Maths and tell me how it is not better than less than 30,000 Naira which I was earning in Nigeria before leaving?

Some people will say I am lucky but honestly, I am yet to see any student in Germany die of hunger here unless he is lazy.
I repeat, NEVER you listen to anyone telling you to remain in Nigeria UNLESS you are earning fat salary in Nigeria, even the so-called politicians send their children here.

Citygal:
@ Basalt

How many hours of lectures were expected to receive in day before going to your part time job as an MSc. student?

Karleb:
Just look at this screenshot. That is the number of new remote job for some tech outside of this country with good salary.

Compare it to the one from Lagos.

This is just remote and not full time.

There are similar numbers on indeed, glassdoor and all.

In the white man's country, there is a very good job for you all.

Sermmie:

Bro compliment of the season. I am also an undergraduate student of Geology in a public University in Nigeria. But I wish to further my master program in abroad, I will be glad if u can be my mentor on it. I've tried messaging you through your email, but you've already made it clear on your signature that you don't have access to it again.

Basalt:


It depends on the number of courses you register for. German educational system is very flexible. Everything totally depends on you. You can decide to do 7 courses if you don't want to work much, you can also decide to be taking it slowly like I do while making money and improving your language.
I registered for only one-course last semester and took a full-time job together with another side job sef because I needed to raise millions for a project in Nigeria which I have done by 60%, this coming semester, I plan to register for 2 courses to finalize the project.
If you register for many courses, then you have to reduce your work to pass the courses very well because education here is tough.

One lecture usually lasts 40-60mins a day, and you might be having it like two times a week depending on the nature of the course, then multiply it by number of courses you register for.

Citygal:

At the bolded, don’t you think the slower you take your courses the more semesters you will need to finish all your entire courses and the longer your students visa will be?

Abi how does that work?

Basalt:


Exactly. You are correct.
The slower you take your courses, the more semesters you will need to finish.

But remember unless you are in information technology field, they will likely demand German language skills before you can get a professional job in Germany and you only have 18 months to get a professional job after graduating.
So my main priority is not to rush and finish but to make sure I develop myself in the language, academic skill and money even before finishing my studies.
So far, I thank God for his blessings. I'm already in B level now in Deutsch.
If your family is rich or you are under scholarship, then no need working much like I do.
Focus on learning the language and finishing your program, but if your background is not rich, you will definitely work for money and when you do that, you will not go as fast as you may want because you can't serve two masters at the same time.

Basalt:


It depends on the number of courses you register for. German educational system is very flexible. Everything totally depends on you. You can decide to do 7 courses if you don't want to work much, you can also decide to be taking it slowly like I do while making money and improving your language.
I registered for only one-course last semester and took a full-time job together with another side job sef because I needed to raise millions for a project in Nigeria which I have done by 60%, this coming semester, I plan to register for 2 courses to finalize the project.
If you register for many courses, then you have to reduce your work to pass the courses very well because education here is tough.

One lecture usually lasts 40-60mins a day, and you might be having it like two times a week depending on the nature of the course, then multiply it by number of courses you register for.

Basalt:


It depends on the number of courses you register for. German educational system is very flexible. Everything totally depends on you. You can decide to do 7 courses if you don't want to work much, you can also decide to be taking it slowly like I do while making money and improving your language.
I registered for only one-course last semester and took a full-time job together with another side job sef because I needed to raise millions for a project in Nigeria which I have done by 60%, this coming semester, I plan to register for 2 courses to finalize the project.
If you register for many courses, then you have to reduce your work to pass the courses very well because education here is tough.

One lecture usually lasts 40-60mins a day, and you might be having it like two times a week depending on the nature of the course, then multiply it by number of courses you register for.

Basalt:
Yea, it's me Basalt and I always don't wanna paint words. I am a graduate of Geology from UNN (with over 4point GP).
I received much discouraging advice especially from my relatives in America and even my friends telling me that since I have a high GP and still young I should continue applying for jobs in Nigeria because Abroad is no longer what it used to be. I was listening to their lies and applying to non existing jobs for complete 2YRS.
Out of all those applications, I was able to secure only private school jobs which paid less than 30,000 with lots of stress on my life. After 2years of frustration and earning like a rat, I came back to my senses.

I sold everything I had, borrowed money from my elder sister's husband (God bless them for me) and entered Germany last month on student visa because to me, all die na die (even if I perish in Germany I will perish happily than continue crying in silence in Nigeria)

On getting here mehn, the first thing I regreted was not leaving Nigeria earlier. I blamed myself for listening to their lies and discouragement all these while thats why I deem it important to open this thread and pray Moderator pushes it to the front page because I know there are many people receiving such discouragement as we speak.
within three weeks of comming here, I have a part-time job that pays me 13.5 euros per hour (I work for 80hrs per month) in addition to that, I have one mini job that pays me 445 euros per month.

My accommodation is 350 Euros per month and my living expenses are about 150 Euros a month or highest 200 if I spend heavily.
In addition to that, I have access to a world-class education for almost free and stand a better chance of getting a professional job after my masters and you know what that means?
Now do the Maths and tell me how it is not better than less than 30,000 Naira which I was earning in Nigeria before leaving?

Some people will say I am lucky but honestly, I am yet to see any student in Germany die of hunger here unless he is lazy.
I repeat, NEVER you listen to anyone telling you to remain in Nigeria UNLESS you are earning fat salary in Nigeria, even the so-called politicians send their children here.