{"id":5934,"date":"2019-01-24T13:24:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T03:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=5934"},"modified":"2019-01-24T13:24:29","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T03:24:29","slug":"university-of-kassel-short-term-exchange-long-term-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2019\/01\/24\/university-of-kassel-short-term-exchange-long-term-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Kassel: Short Term Exchange \u2013 Long Term Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Karl Somoray, Bachelor of Engineering\/Mathmatics<\/em><\/p>\n

Short-term program: Hessen University \u201cHessen International Summer University \u2013 Kassel\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Germany (June\/July 2018)<\/em><\/p>\n

During the Summer of 2018, myself and along with around 15 other QUT students were very fortunate enough to receive a mobility scholarship from the Hessen International Summer Universities. From this, we were able to complete a short course over at the renowned University of Kassel, at Kassel, Germany where I studied Adaptations to Climate Change, Environmental Engineering and Renewable Energies and German (Basic).<\/p>\n

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The University<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Being only experienced to seeing the QUT campuses (and some of the UQ facilities), one of the biggest things that shocked me was the vast difference of facilities that the University of Kassel had compared to QUT. I found that both the buildings and the facilities of the University of Kassel seemed more `aged\u2019 than the QUT campus, but nevertheless was a host to numerous experienced academics in renewable energies and had connections to multiple institutions leading the renewables field.<\/p>\n

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A trip to the wind farms!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While I\u2019m happy to be back on QUT campus, the one thing I miss is the MENSA! Conversely to the food court we have at either KG or GP (where we have multiple stores in one spot), the cafeteria at Kassel instead has multiple outlets for different types of meals, desserts etc. all cooked by staff at the university. Every day the meals are different, and the best thing about is that it\u2019s very cheap and tasty!<\/span><\/p>\n

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All this for ~$6AUD!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Country<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For my stay, I lived at a quaint little street at the outskirts of Kassel with 3 other ISU students, including my friend from QUT! Fortunately as well, the scholarship paid for our months stay, including meals that our host parent was extremely good at making!<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t be alarmed, but this raw pork is awesome.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The relatively small town of Kassel in which the majority of the time we were in, was a refreshing place to live in, outside of the usual bustling city in Brisbane. With my host family as well as the ISU, we explored several spots around Kassel that I wouldn\u2019t have thought to explore.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fritzlar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Edersea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Experience<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

By far the most memorable moments in my trip however were the short excursions to different countries\/cities during our free time (enabled by getting a Eurail travel pass beforehand, which was definitely worth the price we paid for it) and hanging out with the ISU students.<\/p>\n

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ISU Graduation Ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Manarola, Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So my tip for future students is to make the most out of every day of your trip! Meet new people and explore as much as you can. It\u2019s a short exchange that happens once in a lifetime, so don\u2019t skimp out on time and have fun, because before you know it, you\u2019ll be boarding your plane back home, and you\u2019ll never know what experiences you\u2019ll miss out on!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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