1. What is your purpose of visit?

To study in a university
2. Why have you opted for this particular program? It is the course upon
which modern technology is based
3. What is the tuition fee for the course you are going to study? Zero Euro but
Application fee of 271.22 euro (to cover student union fee,
contribution to state security and transport semester ticket)

4. Why do you want to do your Bachelors/Masters from Germany? Germany is

one of world best countries to study engineering judging by technology

Is this course available in Nigeria? Yes

Why don’t you do this course of study in your home country ? I have studied something
related here but I was not pleased and later graduated with Physics Hons.
5. Name of the College, Institution or University? …. Hochschule Rhein-Waal
or Rhine-Waal UAS
a. How the Diploma will help you for the progression in the Degree? With
it, I would be able to function as Electromechanical Systems Designer of
world standard/class
6. What are the Entry Requirements of the Course for which you have an admission
for? One must have studied a related course if not same in a University
in his present/home country at least a year
7. What is the address and web address of the institute? Marie-Curie Str.1,
Kleve 47533 and www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de
8. What is your IELTS/PTE/TOEFL score? 89s
9. How many universities did you apply to? One
10. Do you know anybody in Germany? Yes
11. Why you are choosing this University? It offers medium of Instruction in
English Language
12. Can you tell me some details about your University? It is a relatively young
university that was created on the 1st of May 2009, having some 5,313
students and 97 staff members and medium of instruction in most
program is English Language, It has just four faculties which are :
Faculties of : Technology and Bionics, Life Science, Communication and
Environment, Society and Economics
13. What are the modules that you are going to study?
 Fundamentals of Natural Science (Physics and Chemistry), Mathematics
and IT, IT- Programing, Applied Mathematics, Elasto-statics und
Electronics, Statics and Electrical Engineering, Statistics and Dynamics,
Cross-cultural Project Management, Creativity and Conflict Management,
Technical Drawing, Technical Design, Object Oriented Software
Development, Power electronics and Drives, Mechatronics, Fundamentals
of Process Engineering, Controls, Measurement Engineering and Control,
Thermodynamics, Sensors and Actuators Business Economics, Multi-body
Dynamics, Agriculture, Vehicle Dynamics, Control of Plant in Process
Engineering, Modelling and Simulation, Robotics and Assistance Systems,
Mobile Hydraulics etc
14. How many semesters are there in your program? 3.5

15. Academics:
a. When did you complete your graduation? Nov. 5, 2015
b. What are your grades /percentage of marks in secondary and higher
secondary 3.54
c. What are your grades /percentage of marks in graduation? Second
Class Upper
d. What have you been doing after your graduation? Teaching
16. Funds:
a. How you will fund your studies? Student grant and Scholarship
b. Who is sponsoring you? My Foster Parent
c. What does your sponsor do, what is his income and where does he stay? He
is Financial Analyst with FBN
17. What does your Father do? He’s a retired Electronics Technologist
18. Any other earning family member ? Not really
19. What is your Father / Sponsorer's Income? (Carry ITR for three assessment year)
4.2m per annum
20. How many dependents does your sponsor has? One
21. Why isn’t your father / husband sponsoring you? (If you are sponsored by some
other relative) He’s too old to do that
22. How many federal states are there in Germany? 16
23. Name all the federal states in Germany and their capital
 Baden-Wurtemberg---Stutgart, Bavaria---Munich, Berlin---Berlin,
Brandensburg---Potsdam, Bremen---Bremen, Hamburg---Hamburg,
Hesse---Wiesbaden, Lower-Saxony---Hanover, Mecklenburg-Vorpomen---
Schwerin, North Rhine-Westphalia---Dusseldorf, Rhine-Land Palatinate---
Mainz, Saarland--- Saarbrucken, Saxony--- Dresden, Saxony-Anhalt---
Magdeburg, Schleswig-Holstein--- Kiel, Thuringia--- Erfurt.

24. Who is the president of Germany? Joachim Gauck.

3rd of October, 1990

What date was German reunification?
What date was Germany Created?
25. How many countries does Germany share borders with? Name them and give their
Capital City. 9 countries, Belgium---Russel, France---Paris, Luxemburg---
Luxemburg City, Austria---Vienna, Switzerland---Bern, Holland---
Amsterdam, Demark---Copenhagen, Polland---Warsaw, Czech---Prague
26. What provision do you have for your 2nd year expenses? My sponsor would
send in money but I would try and get scholarship
27. What are the job opportunities in Nigeria after finishing this program? What
generally is the pay package after doing this program? The least is to lecture,
currently around 4.2m
28. Specially to girl applicants, If you get a partner there are you going to marry him?
If I meet my soulmate there then I would marry her.
29. What will you do after completing your course? If I get immediate
employment in Germany, I would wait and practise for some years but
later return to Nigeria.
30. What do you hope to do with your degree in your home country? Work as a
registered engineer and then later lecture
31. Where will you stay in Germany? Somewhere close to Kleve campus of
HSRW
32. Do you wish to stay back or will you come back to Nigeria? I would definitely
return to Nigeria
33. Which is Nearest Airport to (Bad Honnef, Cologne, Berlin, etc)? Weeze (NRN),
about 41mins.’ drive but I would fly from here to Dusseldorf about 2
hour’s drive
34. What do you know about (Bad Honnef, Cologne, Berlin, etc)? Nothing much
35. Who is the political leader ? The state president-Minister is Hannelore
Kraft while the Kleve district Mayor is Sonja Northing
36. Tell me the population of Germany. Approximately 81 million
37. Have you applied for visa before? Yes
38. Are you working somewhere at present? What is this profession all about?
39. Who else is going with you? Non
40. What are the living expenses for 1 year? 8640 euro
41. What are the travelling expenses in Germany?
42. Are you aware of Post Study Work norms (PSW)? No
43. Have you had any prior Visa Refusals? Yes
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