How does health insurance work in Germany? How can I register for exams? And why are there so many differently coloured bins? The Orientation Programme is designed to help international students settle in Germany and find their way around the German higher education system. Alessandra Pöhmerer, a master’s student in Trade Journalism and Corporate Communications, talks to Aylin Chaban from the THWS International Office and international student Ertugrul Kiyici about the challenges faced by international students and how the Orientation Programme for first-year international students helps them to overcome these.
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Published on 21 August 2026