Frequently Asked Questions

Telephone and internet access may vary as per the location of your program. You can keep in touch with your friends and family by using phone cards, that can be easily available everywhere. The internet also offers a variety of ways to keep in touch through email, blogs, websites, facebook, MySpace, IM, and skype.

The east has a more continental climate: winters can be very cold and summers very warm, and longer dry periods can occur. Central and southern Germany are transition regions which vary from moderately oceanic to continental. In addition to the maritime and continental climates that predominate over most of the country, the Alpine regions in the extreme south and, to a lesser degree, some areas of the Central German Uplands have a mountain climate, with lower temperatures and more precipitation.

It completely depends on the student. An appropriate “cure” for homesickness is to participate in a lot of activities and interaction with myriad people. Don’t let this worry you – most students who study abroad experience some level of homesickness or culture shock.

Employers seek graduates who have international experience. Skills like international knowledge, cross-cultural communication skills, flexibility, resilience, and the ability to adapt to new circumstances are enhanced through foreign education, and are important to employers in various fields.

Early planning is the key. Hundreds of study abroad opportunities exist; they differ in location, duration, curriculum, language, cost, and many other factors. To find the program that is the right “fit” for your personal and academic objectives, you should begin planning your study abroad experience at least one semester before you plan to depart.

The cost of studying in foreign country varies from country to country. It depends on the living cost of the place one chooses. Generally, programs with equal excellence in developing countries are less expensive than those in developed countries. The costs include tuition fees, housing with meals, transportation charges, travel and excursions, cultural activities and personal expenses.

Yes, of course. Your entry to a university is based on your academic performance. In most cases, the universities scrutinize the applications through various parameters such as statement of the purpose and your earlier expertise in the proposed field of study and few other things. So, the percentage of marks is not the only entry requirement that is considered for the admission.

We, International Education Service, are there to assist you in making a right and a balanced choice after understanding your requirements and capabilities.
We work as a friend and an advisor with the aspirant in making the best possible and most appropriate choice.

It varies from institute to institute. Approximate time taken by a college or a university would be around 5 to 8 weeks.
However, IES try its best to get the University’s response about students’ acceptance at the earliest.

A student can choose an accommodation of his/her choice. The options are:

• University halls, hostel of residence;
• Self-catered – where the students can cook their own food;
• Catered – where the student is provided with the food;
• Private accommodation;
• Rented shared apartment (Students can make their own group of colleagues or could directly join other people living in an apartment in a separate room on rent)
• Stay in a hotel or a guest-house

Not necessarily. The banks in whole world are quite encouraging these days in terms of providing education loan facilities to students. A collateral security either by your parents or by an acceptable sponsor can be used to secure the loan.

Most of the countries do not enforce any entrance exams, except a few special category programs such as medical and dental.
However, all the countries will require a language testing score or comparative assessment as an entry requirement. The types of test they prescribe vary from country to country. Please contact our office for further details.

Without doubt Kleine Eiszeit in Prenzlauer Berg.

The Television Tower (Fernsehturm), which is also the second tallest building in Europe.

The U7, which runs for 31.8 km between Spandau and Rudow.

From the Verkehrsmanagementzentrale (Traffic management center) site at http://www.vmzberlin.de/. At the top right there’s an option to set the language to English, though not all reports are completely translated.

Technically it’s not entirely legal, but Berlin (as with much of Germany) is a pretty tolerant place, and as long as they’re not disturbing anyone, no-one is going to “do anything about it”.

In Schoneberg’s Hauptstrasse. Our page Gay Berlin has the full details.

That would be Wittenbergplatz, on the U2 platform towards Ruhleben.

The chances are that you’ll run into a plain-clothes patrol and end up having to pay a 40 Euro fine. (Murphy’s Law dictates that if you have a valid ticket you won’t meet any ticket inspectors, but the day you forget your ticket, there they are).

Check out our Berlin for Free list.

Not necessarily. The banks in whole world are quite encouraging these days in terms of providing education loan facilities to students. A collateral security either by your parents or by an acceptable sponsor can be used to secure the loan.

The “Berlin Fence” is another, rarely used description for the Berlin Wall.

In the Reichstag. The graffiti has been partially preserved and is visible to visitors.

Berlin’s main river is the Spree.

The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, in German Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche.

Here: Berlin bookstores with English books.

This question comes in quite a lot from searchers, so here’s the lowdown: Berlin is the capital city of Germany.

The name of the model train show is LOXX Berlin.

Berlin’s unique hostel-on-a-boat is the Eastern Comfort, moored on the Spree near Schlesisches Tor.

Not yet, but strict anti-smoking laws will come into force from 2008.