Yana Ivanova scholarship holder of the second generation of the internship program of german business for Ukraine

HELLO EVERYONE!
MY NAME IS YANA AND I’M A FIFTH YEAR STUDY STUDENT AT CHERNIHIV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGIES. MY SPECIALIZATION IS COMPUTER ENGINEERING.
ABOUT A YEAR AGO I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. I COULDN’T BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE THAT EASY: ALL I NEEDED TO DO WAS TO APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO HAVE AN INTERVIEW AND THAN I GOT IN THE PROGRAM.
YOU DON’T NEED TO PAY FOR ANYTHING, YOU DON’T NEED TO PROVIDE ANY CERTIFICATES OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE!
AND NOW I AM HAPPY TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH YOU.

THE FIRST STEP
HOW TO APPLY?
YOU NEED TO GO TO THE SITE OF
OST-AUSSCHUSS
HTTP://WWW.OST-AUSSCHUSS.DE
FIND OUR PROGRAM PAGE JUST LIKE YOU SEE
IT ON THE PICTURE AND UPLOAD YOUR
DOCUMENTS , FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS
ON THE WEBSITE

THE SECOND STEP - INTERVIEW
YOU SHOULDN’T BE AFRAID OF THE INTERVIEW ☺
IT IS JUST A CONVERSATION BETWEEN YOU AND PROGRAM COORDINATORS. AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND, THE MAIN AIM OF THE INTERVIEW IS TO FIND OUT IF YOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS ARE GOOD ENOUGH. THE INTERVIEW IS HELD IN GERMAN OR ENGLISH, SO YOU SHOULD BE GOOD IN ONE OF THESE LANGUAGES. ALSO YOU MAY BE ASKED SOME QUESTIONS IN YOUR SPECIALIZATION.
SO, BE CONFIDENT AND I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK!

FURTHER STEPS
IF YOU GET AN ANSWER THAT YOU ARE IN THE SHORT LIST AFTER THE INTERVIEW YOU’LL NEED TO BE PATIENT AND JUST WAIT IF ANY COMPANY IS INTERESTED IN YOU.
IF YOU GET A PLACE IN THE PROGRAM YOU WILL NEED TO RESOLVE ALL ORGANIZATION ISSUES (SUCH AS VISA, ACCOMMODATION, TICKETS, FAMILIARITY WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM).
AND OF COURSE, FINALLY, NOT TO BE LATE TO YOUR PLANE ☺

INTRODUCTORY WEEK IN BERLIN
WE HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH FAMOUS AND INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE, WITH POLITICS.

INTRODUCTORY WEEK IN BERLIN
ALSO WE HAD SOME TIME FOR SIGHTSEEING AND FOR VISITING FAMOUS PLACES.

INTRODUCTORY WEEK IN BERLIN
AND ONE MORE THING, OUR PROGRAM PROVIDED US A WORKSHOP “LIVING AND WORKING IN GERMANY”. IT WAS A GREAT INTERESTING DAY IN THE OFFICE OF BOSCH, THAT HELPED ME TO ADAPT IN GERMANY.

INTERNSHIP
OF COURSE, I HAVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT INTERNSHIP, AS IT IS THE MAIN AIM OF EVERY EFFORT THAT HAS BEEN MADE BEFORE
I WAS DOING MY INTERNSHIP IN BIG AND WELL-KNOWN COMPANY BOSCH REXROTH.
I HAVE WORKED AS A HARDWARE ENGINEER FOR THREE MONTHS. I HAVE ALREADY GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY.
UNFORTUNATELY, I WASN’T ALLOWED TO TAKE PHOTOS IN THE OFFICE OR AT THE PLANT, SO JUST A FEW PHOTOS.

INTERNSHIP

LANGUAGES
ALL MY COLLEAGUES SPEAK ENGLISH AND A LOT OF PEOPLE IN GERMANY CAN SPEAK ENGLISH, SO, IF YOU DON’T SPEAK GERMAN, IT WON’T BE A HUGE PROBLEM.
BUT IT WILL BE MUCH MORE EASIER FOR YOU IF YOU KNOW GERMAN AT LEAST A LITTLE. THEREFORE, MY ADVICE FOR YOU IS TO TAKE COURSES OR TO STUDY GERMAN BY YOURSELF BEFORE GOING TO GERMANY. AS FOR ME, I DIDN’T SPEAK GERMAN AT ALL, BUT I STARTED TO STUDY LANGUAGE ON MY OWN AND NOW I CAN SPEAK GERMAN A LITTLE BIT.

TRAVELLING
AND FINALLY, THE MOST PLEASANT THING – TRAVELLING.
I LIVED IN A SMALL BEAUTIFUL BAVARIAN CITY – LOHR AM MAIN.

TRAVELLING
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES US A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER A EUROPE. FOR EXAMPLE, MY DREAM OF VISITING PARIS HAS COME TRUE.
I DON’T WANT TO TALK A LOT ABOUT IT, SO JUST SEE MY PHOTOS ☺

PARIS

AMSTERDAM

GERMANY

GERMANY

LIFE EXPERIENCE
WHEN I CAME BACK HOME FROM GERMANY I’VE ASKED MYSELF: “WHAT I’VE GOT PERSONALLY FOR ME? HAS THIS EXPERIENCE CHANGED ME?”. AND I CAN DEFINITELY SAY “YES”. EVERYTHING CONCERNING PLANNING TRIPS, FINDING ACCOMMODATION, COMMUNICATION WITH FOREIGNERS WAS NEW FOR ME.
NOW I HAVE A LOT OF ACQUAINTANCES FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES SUCH AS EGYPT, COLUMBIA, BRASIL, PAKISTAN, CHINA, FRANCE AND OTHERS. I KNOW HOW THEY LIVE, ABOUT SOME OF THEIR TRADITIONS AND POLITICAL SITUATIONS IN THEIR COUNTRIES. I COULD SHARE WITH THEM OUR SITUATION IN UKRAINE.
IN THIS THREE MONTHS I WAS ABLE TO DISCOVER THE WHOLE WORLD BY COMMUNICATION WITH PEOPLE.

LIFE EXPERIENCE
OF COURSE I’VE GOT ACQUAINTED WITH OTHER 35 REPRESENTATIVES OF UKRAINE. NOW I CAN SAY THAT I HAVE FRIENDS IN EVERY PART OF UKRAINE: FROM ODESSA TO KIEV, FROM LVIV TO DONETSK. WE WORKED TOGETHER AND DISCOVERED EUROPE TOGETHER ☺
I SAID THAT IT IS ALSO EXPERIENCE IN MY LIFE BECAUSE AMONG US WE SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CITIES, REGIONS, PEOPLE AND TRADITIONS.

LIFE EXPERIENCE: COUCHSERFING, BLABLACAR, FREE WALKING TOURS ETC.
THESE CONCEPTS ARE FAMILIAR TO EVERY TRAVELER ☺ BUT SOMETIME AGO I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. AND NOW I’M AN ACTIVE USER OF THESE SOURCES.
IT LOOKS VERY SCARED WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR FIRST COUCH OR GIVE A HOST FOR SOMEBODY OR WHEN YOU GO BY CAR FOR 500 KM WITH COMPLETELY STRANGER. BUT THESE THINGS TEACH YOU COMMUNICATION, TRUST PEOPLE AND GIVE YOU A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW.

IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS DON’T HESITATE,
YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTACT ME)
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GOOD LUCK!