Technische Universitaet Hamburg-Harburg (TU-HARBURG)

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When I started my program, the accomodation department at the University was not formal settled, aftwrwards I knew that they assist and help students to find accomodation according to their needs. Hamburg is a more expensive city compared with others in Germany, and this includes accomodation.

It was at the beginnning very hard to understand some of the complex situations and filling in the documents at the government offices, becaus at the very beginning I lived in a small village, so they did not talk or understand english at all. But I could do that without any major problem. When I moved to the city most of the people knew basics of English and even more, but by the time I learned more German and I could make conversations with the people at shops and at the government offices when I renewed my student visa. At the university ther is no problem to communicate in English with professors or students. As an introduction to the German culture, the Universities offer a widre range of opportunities to be part of the community.

It is important to plan the trips you want to do. From the time schedule, through the costs, and estimation fo time required to travel and spend in one city, is good that you have more than one options, just in case. Have arranged all the duties at the university on time, will save you time, and also is better that you register on time and check if the courses you take are part of your course syllabus, mandatory of optative. The respect for the place you work or live is an important issue for the Germans, you need to arrange your dates with time in adavance if you leave, arrive, or make some modifications; maintain the facilities and objects that were on your responsibility are also important.

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