Commonly asked questions
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1. What are the main options for students to finance their studies?
- 100% Scholarships, funded by programmes, government, external bodies etc.
- Cost of Living Expenses by way of Stipends
- Education Loan
- Discounts, bursaries, Scholarships of Universities or Colleges
- Sponsors living in foreign country.
- Deposits or saving certificates etc.
- Entry scholarship
2. Do I have job placement from the university after graduation or should I figure it out myself?
University will not guarantee. But conduct job fair, career fairs, where companies will advertise the opportunities for jobs. Students has to draw their skills sets, projects, experience, language and try to prove their skill to get a job. The student has to elevate the LinkedIn profile. By updating from time to time and lively into this.
Job placement or finding a job is part of the students. The objective of the student who studies abroad is to study. However, after studies, the universities will assist the students to get jobs through various job campaigns, job portals, etc. The knowledge of German or local language is beneficial to get job easily in Germany or any other country.
But for placement year of for internship as part of the curriculum, the students are normally paid stipends by the employer ranging from 600-1800 Euros per month. The internships in France is 6 months in a year, where as in any other country, the universities are not allowing the students to do internships not more than 50 % time of the programs, to say is Ireland.
3. Could you tell me any suggestions or ideas of how to cut cost and live sustainable in Europe?
The cost of living depends upon the lifestyle of the students. However, the various options of cost cutting that a student will tell is taking sharing accommodation. In addition, taking an accommodation in the middle of city is expensive than taking an accommodation in the outskirts of city or suburbs or village areas. Instead of buying food from outside, preparation of food by own will reduce the cost of food expenses. By reducing the Spend on leisure activities will reduce the overall cost. Transportation in Germany is cheaper for students. Also in other Countries, subsidised transportation facilities are offered to students.
By doing part-time jobs the students can manage their living expenses to a certain extent. They cannot make savings through part-time jobs rather they can meet a portion of their tuition expenses. However, after the graduation, they can work full time post study. During that time, they can save and find a job offer which lead to a work permit. Once a work permit is available and work for nearly 5 years and pay tax in the country. They can apply for permanent residency and can undergo a sustainable life with family in Europe.
4. Can Students have the opportunities of doing freelancing
Freelancing for eg: design skills, fashion design, music, dancing, digital marketing, sports training, drawing training etc. he can do in linked in, he can do the add and develop the products.
5. After my course completion, how can I start for my job search?
To search effectively:
- try to get internships
- try to improve local language of the country
- Linked in – areas in your job fields, skill sets you have and skills you don’t have
- Register job portals and fairs.
- it is completely on student’s individual hard work to get a job.
After Graduation you may undergo post graduate work visa and the universities will assist with information for job placements and for career development, how to prepare for interviews, CV, how to access job portals etc. There are lot of job portals available in each country, however the international job portals include indeed, linked in, Stepstone, Glassdoor, etc.
6. Is it easy to get visa for Europe?
Getting a Visa in Europe is quite a little bit easy comparing to other countries. The visa normal Turnaround time is 1 week to 6 weeks, if all the requirements of visa is fulfilled. The visa process flow of Europe is quite not difficult. For Eg, the visa application for Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Lithuania is quite not harder. But our expertise in the visa application process will help you to get the visa easier and helps to achieve your dreams in Europe.
7. What is the stay back period after my studies in Europe and how can I make use of it?
Linked in, apply for job. Apply for special courses, if he doesn’t have necessary skills. He can develop such skills. He can do online and do certification. He can try for internships and also try to learn the local language.
The Stay back period depends upon country to country in Europe. For eg Germany has 18 months, France has 2 years, Spain has 1 year, Hungary has 9 months. Etc. However, the stay back period ranges between 1- 2 years and the students can make use of it and get a job offer
The Students can use the university career centre support, student networks, job portals, LinkedIn, direct company visits etc. to gain a good job.
8. I have heard it is hard to find a job in Europe or Germany, is that true or what is the suggestion for me to get a job quicker or easier
- Any country, completely dependent on the individual mind-sets, skillsets such as technical, professionals, communication skills etc. of the student. So gaining required skills is important to get job and how large the job market or job opportunities exist. For eg: what is the basic requirement? Ans: First resume, in that your experience, skill set, achievements, projects, internships are evaluated to get job. If you are fresher, so he can apply for
internships, apprenticeships, projects, and gain experience and then apply for further job exposure. A person with least skills will find hard to get a job. Even if you have skill and finds difficult to get a job then it is the problem of job market. - The stem field students have high chances to get job easily than non-stem field. And companies require more skilled people than non-skilled people. However, if you have the local language knowledge and skillsets you have 100% chances to get a full time job. Even if you have skills but do not get job, then it means how small is the job market is.
9. How many months I require to get a part time job
- The Students will need at least 1 month to 3 months to get a part-time job once they start studying in a college or university. Germany needs efficient skilled and non-skilled workers to fill the vacancies in various fields especially in Engineering, IT, Healthcare, Finance, etc. Candidates who has English proficiency can get an English speaking jobs though competitive. But majority of full time Jobs in Germany requires German Language Skills except for Part-time jobs
10. Post Study Visa Jobs in German
As the average age of German people is 46, and the aging population is high they need the young talents. So the German government has announced various chances such as open work permit, opportunity card, etc. to graduates, who have the skills such as German, work experience, etc.
After a student graduate, he can go for 18 months post graduate work visa and can start working full time, they can access to jobs with a knowledge in Germany Language.
Also the Family or children of a student can join in Germany while studying and the spouse of the student is allowed to work.
Also there is no limitation of Age for admissions in Germany. Also the study gaps are accepted with the experience.
The life style is so good and cost of living is cheaper compared to English speaking Countries. The students in berlin has huge part time job opportunities comparing to other states.
However, there is no difficulty to access part time jobs in Germany in any states.
11. How many hours I can work as part time in Germany?
The students can do part time jobs of 20 hrs during regular semester and unlimited hours during Semester breaks, provided the it will limit to total working hours of 140 full days or 280 half days in a year. The minimum wage rate is 12.41 before tax for part time jobs
12. How competitive is the Salary for a Fresh Graduate in Germany
- High salaries: The average salary in Germany is 39,000 Euros for a Bachelor and 46,000 Euros for a Master, higher than in Italy and Spain.
- The salary range varies according to the various sectors, experience of the candidate (Beginner, Intermediate, Expert), German Language Proficiency, skills, IT skills, technical proficiency etc., internships made, projects completed etc.
- Tech, Computer science, Healthcare, Engineering have High Average Salary