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Faces and Stories

We talked to international students about their experiences and impressions at our university and were asking among other questions about their first days in Chemnitz, differences to their home country and how international students spend their freetime in Chemnitz.


Marina Ivanova (Bulgaria)
English and American Studies (Bachelor)

"I usually like to take advantage of some student discount for the theater or for museums."

  • integration
  • leisure activities
  • challenges
  • study & daily student life
  • Watch Video
Sharath Kumar Soudamalla (India)
Automotive Software Engineering (Master)

"Even if you have some doubts you can ask, a lot of people help here."

  • first days & memories
  • integration
  • leisure activities
  • challenges
  • Watch Video
Ramin Ebrahimi (Iran)
Information and Communication Systems (Master)

"The professorship, the team, the mentors help you through your academic backgrounds. This is a good team."

  • challenges
  • leisure activities
  • integration
  • Watch Video
Yewen Kong (China)
Intercultural Communication/Competence (Master)

"This is an international university, so you can find the students from all over the world."

  • first days & memories
  • integration
  • challenges
  • Watch Video
Vincenzo Dheskali (Albania)
English and American Studies (PhD Linguistics)

"The university is smaller, but at the same time more concentrated on the elements."

  • first days & memories
  • challenges
  • integration
  • study & daily student life
  • Watch Video
Kateryna Vlasenko (Ukraine)
English and American Studies (Master)

"There are many possibilities at TU Chemnitz, for example you can do internship abroad as I did, and it was great experience for me."

  • integration
  • leisure activities
  • workload-leisure-time balance
  • Watch Video
Carlos Gomez (Spain)
Energy Efficiency Technologies (Master)

"It’s nice to have a possibility to work at the university. It’s something, what’s a lot of students do. If you come here to study, you have a good chance to learn a lot from the university."

  • leisure activities
  • challenges
  • integration
  • workload-leisure-time balance
  • Watch Video
Haipei Hong (China)
Interkulturelle Kommunikation/Kompetenz (Master)

"Ich finde Chemnitz sehr ruhig und sicher, eine typische Universitätsstadt, sehr geeignet für das Studium."

  • Die ersten Tage & Erinnerungen
  • Studium & Studentenalltag
  • Freizeitmöglichkeiten
  • Watch Video
Styliani Koukou (Griechenland)
Interkulturelle Kommunikation/Kompetenz (Master)

"Hier ist es so, als ob jemand mich gefragt hätte 'Welche Sachen gefallen dir, und wir machen einen Studiengang draus.'"

  • Die ersten Tage & Erinnerungen
  • Integration
  • Workload-Freizeit-Verhältnis
  • Watch Video
Olesya Vostrikova (Russland)
Psychologie (Bachelor)

"Es ist eine kleine Uni, aber man fühlt sich wie eine Familie."

  • Die ersten Tage & Erinnerungen
  • Herausforderungen
  • Studium & Studentenalltag
  • Watch Video

English videos

Video of Marina Ivanova
Marina Ivanova (Bulgaria)
English and American Studies (Bachelor)
"I usually like to take advantage of some student discount for the theater or for museums."
Video of Sharath Kumar Soudamalla
Sharath Kumar Soudamalla (India)
Automotive Software Engineering (Master)
"Even if you have some doubts you can ask, a lot of people help here."
Video of Ramin Ebrahimi
Ramin Ebrahimi (Iran)
Information and Communication Systems (Master)
"The professorship, the team, the mentors help you through your academic backgrounds. This is a good team."
Video of Yewen Kong
Yewen Kong (China)
Intercultural Communication/Competence (Master)
"This is an international university, so you can find the students from all over the world."
Video of Vincenzo Dheskali
Vincenzo Dheskali (Albania)
English and American Studies (PhD Linguistics)
"The university is smaller, but at the same time more concentrated on the elements."
Video of Kateryna Vlasenko
Kateryna Vlasenko (Ukraine)
English and American Studies (Master)
"There are many possibilities at TU Chemnitz, for example you can do internship abroad as I did, and it was great experience for me."
Video of Carlos Gomez
Carlos Gomez (Spain)
Energy Efficiency Technologies (Master)
"It’s nice to have a possibility to work at the university. It’s something, what’s a lot of students do. If you come here to study, you have a good chance to learn a lot from the university."

German videos

Video of Haipei Hong
Haipei Hong (China)
Interkulturelle Kommunikation/Kompetenz (Master)
"Ich finde Chemnitz sehr ruhig und sicher, eine typische Universitätsstadt, sehr geeignet für das Studium."
Video of Styliani Koukou
Styliani Koukou (Griechenland)
Interkulturelle Kommunikation/Kompetenz (Master)
"Hier ist es so, als ob jemand mich gefragt hätte 'Welche Sachen gefallen dir, und wir machen einen Studiengang draus.'"
Video of Olesya Vostrikova
Olesya Vostrikova (Russland)
Psychologie (Bachelor)
"Es ist eine kleine Uni, aber man fühlt sich wie eine Familie."

Gefördert vom DAAD aus Mitteln des Auswärtigen Amts (AA).