Whether Lima Seoul or Athens - with more than 220 partner universities of the TU Ilmenau, the world is open to the students of the university. Four students have taken the opportunity to study abroad for one or more semesters or to do an internship there. In UNIonline, they share their experiences on site - from everyday study life to leisure opportunities - and reveal whether their stay was worthwhile.
Would you also like to spend a semester abroad? Then contact the Outgoing Coordination of the International Office of the TU Ilmenau. Here you will be advised on stays abroad (studies, internships worldwide, summer/winter schools, specialized courses, language courses), receive information on financing your studies and be supported in your plans abroad. Currently, office hours for students of the TU Ilmenau take place online, by phone as well as by e-mail on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-11 am and 13-15 pm. Individual appointments are also possible by appointment.
Laura Wehner, 22, Athens, Greece
Applied Media and Communication Studies, 8th semester
I did an EU internship in Athens in my 5th semester - first with an organization, then with a German-language newspaper. The EU internship is also funded by Erasmus+, but requires less pre-planning than an Erasmus semester. For this reason, I deliberately chose the internship, because in the pandemic situation at the time, I couldn't be sure that a semester abroad would work out.
Reporting on Greece was great fun, I was able to interview local people and got out and about a lot. I take away a lot of great memories from my stay and would recommend everyone to go abroad during their studies! The internship was an enriching experience! I met incredibly nice people, my former roommate became my best friend. Every weekend we went on trips together and explored the whole country. Even today, I always have a reason to travel to great countries like Greece, Austria, France or Italy to visit my friends from my internship.