Learning German is hard enough, but starting out at a university carries the demand of learning a whole new vocabulary. From the lecture hall to the soccer field, learn some key terms for beginning students.
University life is what you make of it
AStA
AStA is an abbreviation for the campus organizations that represent German students. Each year, the members are elected by student parliaments, and they generally belong to political parties. Their aim is to get involved in the political process as it affects universities as well as running informational centers.
Audimax
The Auditorium Maximum or Audimax is the largest lecture hall at a university. It may be used for transdisciplinary lectures, events and other gatherings.
Block seminars
Normally, seminars and lectures take place at times spread out during each week of a semester.Blockverantstaltungen or "block seminars" refer to courses where the material is presented all at once, on a weekend or on consecutive days during semester breaks.
Campus
Most universities in the world are arranged as relatively closed systems with the various institutes belonging to a university located close to one another. The various components of German universities, however, are often distributed throughout a city, particularly when it comes to very old institutions that have grown little by little over the years.
Credit points
Credit points are referred to as Leistungspunkte in German. They are awarded after fulfilling certain requirements in an academic program, and earning a certain number is generally a requirement for finishing a degree. One credit point corresponds to around 30 working hours.
AStA is an abbreviation for the campus organizations that represent German students. Each year, the members are elected by student parliaments, and they generally belong to political parties. Their aim is to get involved in the political process as it affects universities as well as running informational centers.
Audimax
The Auditorium Maximum or Audimax is the largest lecture hall at a university. It may be used for transdisciplinary lectures, events and other gatherings.
Block seminars
Normally, seminars and lectures take place at times spread out during each week of a semester.Blockverantstaltungen or "block seminars" refer to courses where the material is presented all at once, on a weekend or on consecutive days during semester breaks.
Campus
Most universities in the world are arranged as relatively closed systems with the various institutes belonging to a university located close to one another. The various components of German universities, however, are often distributed throughout a city, particularly when it comes to very old institutions that have grown little by little over the years.
Credit points
Credit points are referred to as Leistungspunkte in German. They are awarded after fulfilling certain requirements in an academic program, and earning a certain number is generally a requirement for finishing a degree. One credit point corresponds to around 30 working hours.
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