What Students Say
Likes
- Customized modules with plenty of electives
- Multiple focus areas and flexibility to choose the subjects
- Very good for research opportunities as Fraunhofer and university offers multiple positions
Dislikes
- Modules are hard, need very solid effort to pass them with good grades
- Many of the modules are theory oriented ( For instance ML is very mathematical compared to other universities offer program oriented)
- Assignments and Labs can be a bit too much if you don't plan them well.
Course Curriculum
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The curriculum is pretty difficult. Even though the course is designed for two years, many students use three or more years to pass the course. The curriculum has mixed settings when it comes to theoretical and practical modules. There are applications and opportunities for both at the curriculum. But if you are interested in the ML aspects, university focus on mathematical side of it.
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A very in depth knowledge driven course and curriculum and the negative side of it is that it demands a thorough foundation of concepts.
-> It depends on how you choose the modules you wanted to study.
-> Also depends on the number of students signed up for that course, on an average at least 50 students will be there for one class.
-> There is a large number of indian students studying at university
Admission Experience
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I applied to four universities -
University of Paderborn - Got Admission letter
University of Passau - Got Admission letter
University of Heidelberg - Got Admission letter
TUM - Rejected -
I applied to four universities, mostly via Uni-Assist, and got admission letters from three: Paderborn, Passau, and Heidelberg.
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TU München rejected me—having a GRE score or better grades might have helped secure admission there.
Because , I was looking forward to study High performance computing and Paderborn is one of the best universities to do so. The university has super computers where you can work with. -
The admission process was simple, I gathered the document they asked and submitted via uni-assist and got the admission latter in a few months after the deadline.
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The overall admission experience was really nice and it is very straight forward.
-> Winter semester-Winter is the biggest intake and many more courses are offered in winter semester compared to the summer semester. Also get to experience the winter and christmas new year time in Germany when you arrive.-> I received admission letter just after two months of the deadline and I applied on the first week of application start date
Faculty
- Not sure about the ratio. The quality of education is top notch.
- At a masters level education at university doesn't demand "teaching". The style of teaching is mostly facilitating and introducing concepts and practice sessions in workshop or labs. Every key concepts are presented via slides and are available in university websites.
- No, finding part time job is solely student responsibility, but faculty members often require research assistants and that is an opportunity for students.
- All of the faculty members are very professional and equally respectable.
Campus Life
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Two, both are nearby. Only few computer science faculty sits in the other campus which is closer to the computer science museum
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It is an international university, everything is available in the campus
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Summerfest is the biggest party/event happens at university. But there are other events organised by ASTA and indian students association also.
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You can play and pursue any sports at university
Part Time Jobs
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Each professor required minimum of two or three teaching assistants that they will hire from the PhD group and the research assistant position can be available for two or three students per professor.
-> Depends on the department
-> No other opportunities on campus. 10-14 euro per hour is the general range
-> 20 hrs / week a student can work , if on a student visa.
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On campus jobs are rare and hence difficult to get them
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10-14 euro/hr. It depends on which kind of part time jobs you are looking for. If they are looking for technical , then it is a bit more difficult than the other part time jobs. Non-technical jobs are not that difficult. Many students are working in small shops , McDonalds, Amazon, etc. There are several organisations in the city where students can register and apply for jobs.
Placement
- 70 - 80 percent
- You are asking a question which has no basis and more variables. Salary depends on the city , nature of the job (remote/hybrid/onsite) and experience. All I can say is that a fresher can get a job which can secure him a blue card visa in germany
- Using job portals like LinkedIn, Xing, Glassdoor etc. There is no placement mechanism exists here
Accommodation
- I applied university dorms via studentenwerk : https://www.studierendenwerk-pb.de/
- It varies according to the apartments. All of them comes with fridge, stoves, lamps, curtains etc. Some offers microwave. None of them offers router.
- Getting an accommodation itself is a challenge especially during the semester starting.
- Apply in studentenwerk, if that is not happening, look for other sites like wg-gesucht or university notice boards or facebook groups from the university.
- Everything is nearby. Indian students are everywhere
Exams
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IELTS-
Transcript of the results
Secondary school certificate
Statement of purpose
Letter of recommendation ( Both academic and professional if you have work experience)
Experience Certificate ( if you have work experience)
IELTS Certificate -
There was no interview process as part of my admission process
Fees
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No Tuition fee for the university since it is a public university. All you need to pay is the semester fee ( 280 Euro ) (https://www.uni-paderborn.de/zv/3-3/studienorganisation/rueckmeldung-und-gebuehren). There are multiple student dorms and their rent per month can vary from 270 euro to 370 euro based on the accommodation standards.
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Semester fee is been paid semester wise
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Monthly expense depends on the life style. But an average person can live with 600-700 euro per month including rent and health insurance contributions. Transportation is free since the semester tickets covers the fee for it.
Scholarship
- There is no need for scholarships since there is no tuition fee, but there are some DAAD scholarships available
- I didn't applied or received any.
- But some students applied for student loan from the German government
- Scholarship is not a necessary in Germany as public universities does not charge students for tuition. Because of the same reason, there are not many scholarships available.
