What Students Say
Likes
- - Very good faculty in Particle Physics - Collaboration with DESY - Great ranking of the university - Promising opportunities to involve in research
- - The University has some of the leading researchers in various fields. - Great integration of education with industry/research. - Very friendly professors. - The pattern of the course. - Lot of good opportunities for gaining experience in the field (in Physics), through many labs and research teams.
Dislikes
- Not many things to dislike, need to think hard to find any. - No/little support to find accommodation. - Accommodation is the greatest drawback - like in any German city. ---Since it is asking for 200 characters, I am not gonna lie, but just paste the same thing-- Not many things to dislike, need to think hard to find any. - No/little support to find accommodation. - Accommodation is the greatest drawback - like in any German city.
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My experience in the university of Hamburg so far has been amazing. I am very glad to have chosen this university for my masters in Physics, as it provides both great academics and research opportunities. The experience that I have gained in the class room and also outside the classroom will surely be very helpful in my future endeavors.
Course Curriculum
- I feel course curriculum is really amazing, maybe bit advanced comparing it to the the Bachelor's curriculum I had. - Course syllabus is based the faculty's expertise. - Not at all stressful - but demanding for sure
Faculty
- The faculty to student ratio varies depending the paper/course. However you can expect 10 to 40 students in a class. - The faculty are very polite and friendly, always ready to help and available for supporting students. - The faculty, in general, teach the topics they are currently working on, hence, have utmost understanding of the topics they are teaching.
Campus Life
- The campus life is rather not so great. Students interaction is limited because of not having many classes together. - However, the campus life is such that you can meet any researchers/scientists working in the your field of interest anytime, as the classes are held in the DESY (where all the experiments and research happen). - Campus infrastructure is antic and premium. Many buildings were build pre world war, yet have all the basic amenities with good quality. Also, it is mixed with state-of-the-art research facilities which are also open to the students (with supervision). - When it comes to extra-curriculum activities there are various clubs for variety of activities; from game nights to journal club, from foreign language club to gardening.
Placement
- I am not yet in a position to give a certain answer to this question, as I am still studying. - However, I can with certainty that when it comes to research opportunities, there is plenty of options (one better than the other).
Accommodation
- Accommodation is hard to find. - There are student dorms available for various rent prices. - The student dorm of the university is very hard to get in, and waiting periods can never be less than an year. - The student dorms, generally, is a furnished single room, with shared kitchen and washrooms. - The average rent in a student dorm (private/uni) can be around 300 Euros per month (can also go upto 380) - The private rentals are much more expensive.
Exams
- IELTS: 6.5 - Need to have the necessary modules - Need to have good academic performance. I needed to submit: - SoP - CV - Transcripts - Language proficiency certificate for English In SoP: - Motivation to do the course - My journey - My experience and skills - my ambition
Fees
- There is no tuition fee as such. However, there is some called "semester contribution". - Semester contribution can be around 350 Euros per semester.
