6 OCTOBER 2008, MONDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n
The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 International Students and the University Bureaucracy \u2013 9<\/p>\n
If an applicant lives in a town in his or her home country that is far from the German embassy, and if financial resources are limited, then just getting to the embassy becomes a challenge. Frol Vladimirov, a sociology student, had to travel 1,240 miles from Sochi, on the Black Sea, to Moscow, in the winter, and then had to stand in line outside the German embassy. \u201cI needed a lot of money for travel and hotel costs,\u201d he said, \u201cand the whole thing took a long, long time.\u201d Even though Frol had applied for his visa early, he missed the beginning of the semester in Germany.<\/strong><\/p>\n (To be continued)<\/p>\n Source: Ebitsch, Sabrina, \u201cAuslaendische Studenten leiden unter der Buerokratie an deutschen Universitaeten. Die groessten Schwierigkeiten: Finanzierung, Organisation – und Integration,\u201c Die Zeit, 21 August 2008.<\/p>\n *The Technical University of Munich, officially recognized by the German government as an \u201celite university,\u201d is ranked 67 among the world\u2019s universities. That is, for example, sixteen places below Seoul National University of South Korea. (The Times of London, Higher Education Supplement [THES], World University Rankings, 2007)<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like someone who has been attacked and injured by a group of thugs. You forgive the thugs, but at the same time you have to warn other people about them.\u201d \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n \u201cI love (my country) more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.\u201d – James Baldwin<\/em><\/p>\n Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision<\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n 6 OKTOBER 2008, MONTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 Ausl\u00e4ndische Studenten und die Universitatsb\u00fcrokratie \u2013 9<\/p>\n Wenn die Entfernung gro\u00df und der Geldbeutel klein ist, kann schon die Anfahrt zur deutschen Botschaft zur Herausforderung werden. Soziologiestudent Frol Vladimirov musste 2000 Kilometer weit von Sotschi am Schwarzen Meer nach Moskau fahren und dort im Winter vor der Botschaft Schlange stehen. \u00bbAnreise und Hotel kosteten ein Menge Geld\u00ab, erz\u00e4hlt er, \u00bbund es dauerte alles sehr, sehr lange.\u00ab Obwohl Frol sein Visum fr\u00fchzeitig beantragt hatte, verpasste er den Semesterbeginn in Deutschland. Quelle: Ebitsch, Sabrina, \u201eAusl\u00e4ndische Studenten leiden unter der B\u00fcrokratie an deutschen Universit\u00e4ten. Die gr\u00f6\u00dften Schwierigkeiten: Finanzierung, Organisation – und Integration\u201c, Die Zeit, 21.08.2008.<\/p>\n *Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen, eine durch die deutsche Regierung anerkannte \u201eElite-Universit\u00e4t\u201c, steht an der 67. Stelle in der Welt; d.h., zum Beispiel, 16 Stellen unter der Seoul National University von S\u00fcdkorea. (The Times of London, Higher Education Supplement [THES], World University Rankings, 2007)<\/p>\n \u201eIch f\u00fchle mich wie eine Person, die von einer Gruppe Schl\u00e4ger angegriffen und verletzt wird. Man vergibt die Schl\u00e4ger, aber man muss andere Menschen vor ihnen warnen.\u201c \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n \u201eIch liebe (mein Land) mehr, als alle anderen L\u00e4nder der Welt, und genau aus diesem Grund bestehe ich auf das Recht, es ewig zu kritisieren.\u201c – James Baldwin<\/em><\/p>\n Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/ 6 OCTOBER 2008, MONDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 International Students and the University Bureaucracy \u2013 9 If an applicant lives in a town in his or her home country that is far from the German embassy, and if financial resources are limited, then just getting to the embassy becomes a challenge. 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