Studying life in Germany Introduction to German university holidays

Study abroad life in Germany, introduction to German university holidays

The summer vacation and winter vacation in German universities are divided into:

The winter vacation in Germany is shorter. There are only less than 2 months, and it is generally not easy to find jobs during the winter vacation. Most students will choose to return home to visit relatives or do some part-time jobs.

During the summer vacation, the university will have about three months of vacation. In the summer, most Germans will go abroad for vacation, so there are many job opportunities.

1. Many large companies will announce the recruitment of vacation student workers in many ways. You have to send your resume to apply. Generally speaking, most of these jobs are very easy and the salary is very high. If you are lucky enough to be accepted, working for three months can definitely meet your living expenses for a year, and you can still have enough money during the winter vacation. If you have enough money to go back to China to visit relatives, you must apply for this type of job in advance and make sufficient preparations. There will still be many opportunities. I am personally very lucky. I have applied for summer jobs at Unilever MANNHEIM for two consecutive years. The work is very easy and the salary is very high.

2. Find a job through Zeitarbeit (job agency). Although jobs are easy to find, they are exploited by intermediary companies. The wages are relatively low and the jobs are unstable. However, the jobs introduced to students are usually not very tiring. For students who have not directly applied for holiday work at the company, it is still Not a bad choice. If you do it for three months, you can still meet the next expenses.

3. There are also Chinese restaurants. This is the advantage of our Chinese students. Chinese restaurants are all over Germany. If you have just arrived in Germany and your German is still very poor, you will be hired here, but usually you work in the kitchen and bar. The pay is low and you are tired. But after a period of time, your German is better, and the boss If you agree to work as a waiter, the income will be very substantial, because the salary plus tips from customers will be very generous. The advantage of this industry is that not only can you work during holidays, but you can also work part-time on weekends.

4. Introduction through the Government Labor Bureau. The Labor Bureau (Arbeitsamt) in each city will publish some jobs suitable for students for free and will update the information regularly. However, many of them have relatively high requirements for German. Especially for our students who have just arrived in Germany, there may not be many suitable jobs in Germany. After living here for a period of time, it is still easy to find a job that suits you. Through the introduction of the Labor Bureau, I have worked in a translation company and an Italian hotel.

5. Senior students in college can do HIWI in college. It means working for professors, helping professors organize documents, assisting professors in completing scientific research projects, etc. The job will be very easy, but it is not easy to apply for. There are many applicants, and there are high requirements for students' grades and language skills.

There are many types of part-time jobs, such as tutoring, tour guide, etc. These 5 categories are the most common. I think it is relatively easy to work in Germany. If students can adopt a frugal living habit, they will be able to pay for all their own expenses.

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It is completely wrong in Germany to believe that food is the most important thing for people to eat. Germans do not pay attention to food, such as bread, butter, milk, cakes, etc. Chocolate and beer constitute Germany's food culture (it's like giving a high hat to the German devils). German food is very cheap. As long as you don't go out to restaurants, 200 marks a month is enough to cook for yourself. But if you go to a restaurant, these are only enough for a meal for four people. It is definitely a big problem for Chinese people to eat in Germany. Not only are there very few types of vegetables, but the meat is also tasteless. The only common fresh fruits are apples, pears, oranges, bananas and grapes. Fortunately, they are not expensive, most of them cost 3 marks per kilogram. Can be purchased. If you want to improve your food, you must go to an Asian store. There are Asian stores in almost every city. The reference prices are as follows: tofu 1.5 marks and a half kilogram, leeks 3 marks a dozen, green vegetables 5 marks a kilogram, water spinach 8 marks a kilogram, Soy sauce, vinegar, MSG, Sichuan peppercorns, tofu stew, vermicelli, mung beans, and red beans are all available.

As for rice, you can buy it in German supermarkets. The cheapest one is 0.6 marks for 500 grams (the Germans put the packaging box into the pot together and cook it for half an hour), so they like it. The rice we eat is simply pig food to us. What’s ridiculous is that the yellow rice actually sells for 2 marks per kilogram. It is also important to choose a supermarket. ALDI, Pennymark, Plus, Lidl, Real and Walmarkt are the cheapest and most ideal supermarkets. Canned food and sausages are the main items in German supermarkets. Comrades with weak stomachs should be careful.

Accommodation: The biggest monthly expense for people studying in Germany is renting a house. The situation in each place is different, and the housing prices are also different. Whether you can rent a cheap and good-quality house can only depend on luck. Usually, the price of a student dormitory is 300 marks per month (including all expenses). If you live in a rental house, the price is usually slightly higher. The regional differences are reflected here. You can live in a good house for 200 marks in East Germany, such as Munich and Stuttgart. You need at least 400 marks to find a house in Frankfurt. As for the conditions, it's hard to say. Of course, there are extremely cheap houses for 200 marks a month, but the conditions in such places are even worse than the student dormitories in China. Due to the surge in the number of Chinese international students, many student dormitories stipulate that there can only be one or two Chinese on each floor. In addition, many German universities have many students but few dormitories, so you need to wait at least a year from registering for the dormitory to moving in. It is strongly recommended to apply for student dormitories as soon as possible after receiving the admission notice

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