twinklestar:
@ williamso, baba abeg, can i pm u? you seem to be only one in Kiel. Is there anyone going to christian Albrecht university in Kiel. lets hook up please.

chinok97:
I had the same issue last week, same tracking number with someone sending from/to Australia, all of a sudden frm leige harbor, i saw my package was at Melbourne hallam, lol.. I wan shit for body that morning, wanted to call the head office at ajao estate side, but since my deadline wasn't at hand yet, i waited till d next day and by evening everytin sha went back to normal and was at Cologne, ur case could be different because the destination of both packages na berlin, call TNT head office tomorrow and lodge ur complaints, but i believe the address of UniAssit should be on d TNT paper placed on the package body, only if dere was a mix up somewhere, i believe it will still get there, but pls call.

chrisley024:
Wow! Glory be to Jesus!

Just received an email of admission from Kiel University for MSc Materials Science and Engineering.

Mehn! Their admission process is fast, submitted ending of March while deadline was just 1st April.

Waiting for the remaining 3 apps. Though not really interested in one.

Armaniii:
Chill a while. It would still change. Mine was that way for some time too before it changed. I sent them the softcopy which was sent to my email. I am yet to get the one that that they must have be sent to the address i filled in during registeration.

biglord:
email -studierendensekretariat@haw-hamburg.de or Christine.reinking@haw-hamburg.de
Christine responds faster.

acedboss:


Oga sir. I'm loyal oh. How far d docs? delivered by now I reckon.

acedboss:
Anyone who wants to pay uni-assist fees can pm me,Note however that black market rates apply. Also, anyone going to Cologne, Bonn or other neighboring cities in NRW can pm me too for advice, tips, etc.

Shalom!

lmuhopeful:
I guess I can speak a little about life in Germany (at least Munich) since I've been here since October. I will make a few headings and speak about them and if anyone wants to know something specific they can ask here and not my inbox so that others will benefit:

1)Education: The study has been fantastic. I'm doing the Geophysics masters at LMU and the professors are very smart. Our math professor at the institute is just 28 years old with his PhD from France. The computing facilities are top notch and the professors have very well cited papers. Examinations are quite tough so you have to brace up when coming here and the grading is also different from Naija. To score a 1.0 here you need 95% and above. In general anything above 2.5 is considered good especially if an institute is doing high quality research.

2) Housing: This is always a big challenge especially for newcomers. Living in the center can be quite expensive but if one is lucky, you can get a cheap place in the center or even if you live out of the center, the U-Bahn and S-Bahn are there to transport you. I advise to check the distance between an apartment and your class before moving in. In any case, read your rental contract before you sign. You are normally allowed to keave an apartment with a 3-month notice. However ensure that your landlord hasn't put any clause that states that you have to stay a minimum number of months. Such a clause is known as "Kündigungsverzicht" which means termination clause. If you are lucky you can also get the Studentenwerj housing; they are cheap, with many students and there's never a dull moment. I suggest that people coming over should bring some extra money in case you have to stay in a your hostel for a month or so.

3)Transport: The semester ticket covers transport within the city. I don't know if this applies to every single state but here in Bavaria and also in Baden-Wurttemberg it does. It costs us around 150€ and it lasts the whole semester; for example my semester ticket for this semester starts on April 1 and ends by September 30. You can ride all regular forms of transport(bus, train, tram etc) except for high speed trains like the ICE or special purpose buses or trains (you don't need those mostly anyways except you want to travel to another state or country). Also since you may have to buy this ticket once you arrive I suggest you budget some money for this.

4) Student job: It's very possible to get jobs here will studying. I don't know much about hustling but some others on this thread can help with that. However I suggest that once you get here, approach your professors to ask for a HiWi (student assistant) job. The hours are flexible and the pay is fair. Some of my classmates started HiWi's immediately and earned a lot. With a HiWi your can work and learn simultaneously. You can also ask for a job at a bar or as a Au Pair(to take care of a family's kids). In any case my personal suggestion is that don't start to hustle once you get here. The study is very intensive and the gradings are tough so it may be good to focus on the first semester and maybe start to hustle from the holidays. In this case you have to start looking for a job before exam starts so that you can start immediately after exam.

5) People: I've enjoyed every moment here and I look forward to the remaining time. People are mostly nice and are happy to show you the way. Talk to people and be nice and you'll meet many lovely people. If you drink beer then it's a nice way to meet new people. My classmates regularly organise drink nights. If you like clubs you can also enjoy here. There is hardly any violence in the clubs unlike some Naija clubs. I remember a club in Jos where the bouncer almost killed one small guy for reasons no one understood. People smoke a lot of cigarettes too and if you like the plant(erm....weed) then you can find dealers here tho it's coded since it's not allowed.

6) Food: I don't really know since I mostly eat bread, spaghetti, dodo, garri and Mensa food. The Mensa is the student canteen and you get the Mensa card to pay for your food. I don't like to cook so I can't tell you much about Naija food. If Cahnellven comes to the thread he can tell you about Naija food. Me, and Eke40seven were at his place to eat Fufu on New Year's

7) Babes: There are many tight babes here from various countries. I haven't hit any yet except for making out. If you like to cold approach women then you can get lucky. I remember cold approaching a French girl who was here on vacation but I couldn't log in coz she was returning that evening. For the babes on this thread, well, don't worry, guys will approach you(that's our job )

African people: There are many Africans here in all society levels, from workers to refugees. I visited a refugee camp and I even met Nigerians there and I wondered why there were Igbo and Yoruba refugees but e no konsyn me In general Africans often ignore each other when they walk past themselves but I think this is normal. It is part of a person's security to not smile at every African person you see simply because you are both black. Sometimes I smile and nod to African people in the train or if I think the person is responsible.

9) German Language: I suggest that you try to learn as much as possible before coming even if your study, like mine, is in English. You can live fine in big cities without German but some hustling may be impossible without German. Don't worry it's only difficult in the beginning. Die Anfänge sind in der Regel schwierig

That's all for now. If there is something else anyone wants to know I can write about it. But I can't write about the visa or application process coz I'm forgetting those gradually and perhaps few things may have changed Also I know it's not easy but try not to worry about your visa or whether the fact that your name on your birth certificate ends with 'b' and in your waec certificate it ends in 'o'. The visa guys aren't problematic as long as your docs are complete.

Kristofferson:


Information Engineering. Bsc

futurewise11:
Are yiu planing to send your document to Germany via dhl thid week. You can pm me. We send it together and share the cost.

Vicjustice:
just to put clarity. If you're asked about previous passport, simply state that it has expired. You do not need to volunteer the information in relation to the wrong data: I was only referring to the unlikely event that you are faced with the issue when I said that "you can always maintain that you refused to use it because of the errors in the data"

acedboss:
anyone who wants to pay uni assist fees can holla. unfortunately I won't be able to pay heavy sums and I don't think I can help everyone but i'll try my best to be of help to as many people as possible. Shalom.

adeaks:
Only guys with houses and cars should even date.


Simple question: when your dad was dating your mom, did he have a house and a car?

Let's start from there.

chrisley024:
unless you send to someone there that will receive and send to the 2 different addresss.

If the deadline is not close why not use Nipost

babanila:
Hope this is useful for someone.

North Rhine Westphalia is a very big region with the highest population in Germany and lots of industries. It is a perfect place for engineering students to begin their career and they have some of the most hospitable people you could meet in Germany.

The state of Hesse has lots of industries too, quite notably, the Industrie Park situated in Frankfurt (it's as big as a small village in Nigeria) and would be the dream of any body who studied Chemical Engineering since all the companies situated there are the some of the biggest Chemical Companies in the world. Think BASF, BAYER, SANOFI, CLARIANT and so on. Other than that, Frankfurt is a purely banking and Stock exchange city with gigantic banking buildings.


Berlin does not offer much in terms of industries. It is a town where politicians, secretaries and assistants thrive. Think Abuja.

Other than that, the state of Hamburg is also another huge industrial region with lots of importing and exporting going on.

Bavaria is good (don't know much about it) but I heard that the people dwelling there are some of the most unpleasant people to meet. They even look down on other Germans and have some of tbe most effed up accent you can come across in Germany. Unfortunately they have some of the best looking german girls.
Thanks brother. God bless you for this valuable information.

#My2Dirhams

Rayhut:

Munich, Hamburg,Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Duisburg,Essen,Bonn,Cologne,Bremen,Dortmond,Stuttgart,Hanover,Bochum,Munster, Augsburg and Leipzig