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

• 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

• What is a good scientific practice in Germany?
• How can I avoid Predatory Publishing?

 
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?

Food

• 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?