FAQ
The below mentioned questions may be in your mind. Please, check the answers of the previous students and researchers who stayed or are still here.
Preparation of Application
Preparation of your stay in Bremen
After arrival
During your stay in the IGS
General Questions
Language
Preparation of Application
- How will be the PhD process organized in Germany and in the IGS?
- Why do I have to choose a professor and a research topic for my application?
- Why is the research proposal important?
- What should a research proposal include?
- Should I contact the professor during or before the application process?
- What are the minimum requirements for the IGS program?
- Is it possible that the recommendation letters are send by Email since a sealed letter is not possible for me?
- Is there an application deadline? / What is the ideal time for applying?
- I have got a Bachelor of Engineering. Can I apply for the IGS?
- Is it possible for foreign students to apply for the PhD program?
- Can I apply if I do not have a full work-permit or if I am not an EU citizen?
- I have no publications until now. Is it possible for me to apply?
- I am over the age of 28, can I still apply?
- Which documents are mandatory for my application?
- Can I apply by post rather than by email?
- Where can I apply for a scholarship?
- What should I do when I do not know what to do?
- What does it mean to be a researcher in Germany?
Preparation of your stay in Bremen
- Will the accommodation be organized by the IGS?
- Will the IGS offer me any support with the authorities upon my arrival?
- How can I register as Doctoral Candidate at the University of Bremen?
- What should I do when I do not know what to do?
After arrival
- How can I register for courses offered by the IGS?
- How to register as Doctoral Candidate at the University of Bremen?
- How can I get the official admission as Doctoral Candidate in a faculty of the University of Bremen?
- Are there any additional guidelines to understand the set of rules for the admission as doctoral candidate in the different faculties?
- What should I do when I do not know what to do?
During your stay in the IGS
General Questions
- What is the climate like and which clothes do I need in Bremen?
- How is life in Bremen? What there is to discover?
- How does it feel to live and study in Bremen? What can I expect from social and academic life?
- Are there shopping malls?
- Where to buy electronic devices?
- How is transportation in Bremen?
- What do German traffic signs mean?
- Is there any English language support in train, tram and bus stations?
- Is it possible to go out of Germany to another Country?
- What are the Costs of Living in Germany?
- What should I do if I do not know what to do?
- At which bank I will open a bank account?
- How to get the right mobile SIM card?
- How to get a prepaid credit card?
- How to use the semester ticket?
- What should I do when I need to see a doctor?
Language
- Is fluent English mandatory for applying at the IGS?
- Is fluent German mandatory for applying at the IGS?
- Will the complete program include classes and will the dissertation be in English?
- What should I do when I do not know what to do?
- How to learn German language?
- Is there any English speaker in Bremen and Germany as a whole?
- Which dishes are available in Bremen?
- Where can I buy my groceries and equipment?
- Where is the Asian shop?
- Where can I find “HALAL” meat of chicken or beef?