Career and College Guidance at the German School Washington

Your contacts:

Klara Fabina, M. Ed. ; counselor@dswash.org

Director of Guidance Counseling (focal point studies in the USA).
To learn more about studying in the U.S. please visit Klara Fabina's page at: CAMPUS LIFE > Counseling > Counselor Grades 5-12

Stefan Thomä: sthomae@giswashington.org

Career and College Counselor (focal point: Universities in Germany)

 

The German International School Washington D.C. regards the preparation of its students for life after school as an elementary part of its educational mandate. The school supports students on their path to university and a career. For this, students examine their strengths and weaknesses with respect to careers and college. In particular if they are considering whether their future will lie in Germany or the USA, we can assist our students by informing them about the many possibilities and help them take the necessary steps toward a successful start to their life after school.

For more information about our varied offerings, please view the “Concept of College Guidance” below.

Internship in grade 10

Important Documents for the internship:
> Letter to Parents
> Letter to companies

If you have any questions regarding the internship, please contact Mr. Thomae at sthomae@giswashington.org.

 

Facebook Group for Grades 10-12

Dear students in grades 10-12,

The school receives a lot of information about universities, scholarships and internships digitally. In order to be able to forward this information to you efficiently, we - the College and Career Planning and the Student Council - would like to meet in the

Facebook group “Deutsche Schule Washington Oberstufe.”

Naturally participation is voluntary, but it offers many advantages:

• Access to all important information on the topics of college and career

• Access to all important information on the topics of high school and Abitur

• Access to all of the Student Council’s important information

• Contact with other students in grades 10-12

• After the Abitur: Access to the alumni group of the DSW, that is, even when your school days are over, you will belong to the DSW community and we will not lose sight of you!

So: Search for the group on Facebook

“Deutsche Schule Washington Oberstufe”

And join!

(To do this, just enter “Deutsche Schule Washington Oberstufe” in the search field at the top.

Do not confuse with other groups of the DSW!)

Hardy Hinrichs, College and Career Planning

STUDYING OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING? Courses of Education and Self-Assessment

arbeitsagentur.de/bildung

 

arbeitsagentur.de/bildung/welche- ausbildung-welches-studium-passt

 

geva-institut.de/leistungen/diagnostik- berufs-und-studienorientierung/geva- test-fuer-schulabgaenger/geva-test- studium-beruf-privatkunden

 

explorix.de

 

Vocational training in Germany

 

arbeitsagentur.de/bildung/ausbildung/ ausbildungswege-im-ueberblick

 

Dual course of studies

 

wegweiser-duales-studium.de

Federal Employment Agency

 

Federal Employment Agency; registration required

 

fee-based

 

 

fee-based

 

 

 

 

Federal Employment Agency

 

 

 

Ad-funded

I KNOW WHAT I WANT TO STUDY. Universities in Germany

hochschulkompass.de studienwahl.de

 

con.arbeitsagentur.de/prod/ studiensuche/suche?uk=Bundesweit

 

studiengaenge.zeit.de

studis-online.de

studycheck.de

studieren-studium.com

German Rectors‘ Conference University Admissions Foundation

 

Federal Employment Agency

 

DIE ZEIT

ad-funded

ad-funded

cost-free search for universities

 

 

Check your choice: Self-assessments

 

osa-portal.de

 

 

 

uni-heidelberg.de/studium/interesse/ beratung/testverfahren.html

 

studienwahltest.de

 

studis-online.de/StudInfo/selbsttests.php

University of Applied Labour Studies/ University of Appllied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland/ University of Salzburg

 

 

Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg

 

ad-funded

 

ad-funded

SO FAR, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO STUDY. Self-Assessment

hochschulkompass.de/studium- Interessentest

 

studiengaenge.zeit.de/sit

arbeitsagentur.de/bildung

arbeitsagentur.de/bildung/welche- ausbildung-welches-studium-passt

 

was-studiere-ich.de

 

global-assess.rwth- aachen.de/tm4_rwth/frontend/www/ index.php

 

interessentest.uni-wuerzburg.de

ruhr-uni-bochum.de/borakel

uniturm.de/studienwahl/studienwahltest- studiumsfinder

 

studieren.org/studienwahltest

 

geva-institut.de/leistungen/diagnostik- berufs-und-studienorientierung/geva- test-fuer-schulabgaenger/geva-test- studium-beruf-privatkunden

 

studieren-studium.com/user/register

German Rectors‘ Conference/ DIE ZEIT; registration required

 

see above

Federal Employment Agency

Federal Employment Agency; registration required

 

Ministry for Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg

RWTH Aachen University; registration required

 

Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg

Ruhr-University Bochum

ad-funded

 

 

ad-funded fee-based

 

 

fee-based

 

fee-based

List of Self-assessments

osa-portal.de

 

 

uni-heidelberg.de/studium/interesse/ beratung/testverfahren

 

studis-online.de/StudInfo/selbsttests.php

University of Applied Labour Studies/ University of Appllied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland/ University of Salzburg

 

Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg

 

ad-funded

WHICH CAREER IS BEST FOR ME? Self-Assessment
General Information for Future College Students

General information about possibilities for university studies in Germany:

www.hochschulkompass.de - Index of all courses of study and institutions of higher education in Germany. Operated by the Hochschulrektorenkonferenz [association of university presidents] Information about German universities, their offerings, contact people, and international cooperation agreements

www.studienwahl.de - Detailed information about all courses of study at German universities

www.studieren-in.de - (Info on the page of the DAAD)

www.daad.de/deutschland - (Info, scholarships, student exchanges)

www.studieren.de - (Search engine about courses of study and universities)

www.zvs.de - Internet portal of the ZVS (Zentralstelle für die Vergabe von Studienplätzen)[Central Agency for the Awarding of University Admissions]

ZVS - APPLICATION, SELECTION PROCESS AND RESULTS FOR AWARDING OF ADMISSION TO UNIVERSITIES IN THE FIELDS OF BIOLOGY (DIPL.), MEDICINE, PHARMACY, PSYCHOLOGY (DIPL.), VETERINARY MEDICINE AND DENTAL MEDICINE

www.berufenet.de - Internet platform of the German Federal Employment Agency: Job search, training programs, university studies, application

https://www.studying-in-germany.org/   - Portal of the Deutsche Welle;

INTERNATIONALLY-ORIENTED (”INTEGRATED”) COURSES OF STUDY IN GERMANY

www.daad.de/ausland/studienmoeglichkeiten/ausgewaehlte-faecherinformationen/05153.de.html

Deutsche Welle: Studying in Germany

Application:

www.uni-assist.de - Work and service point for international student applications

www.karriere.de - Online portal of the Handelsblatt

www.hochschulanzeiger.de - Online portal of the FAZ

www.dapm.org - Der Arbeitskreis Personalmarketing (dapm) [Working Group for Personnel Marketing]

Foreign student applicants:

www.daad.de

www.international-studierende.de - Information for international students in Germany (Deutsches Studentenwerk)

www.studieren.de http://studieren.de/orientierungshilfen - Special information for international students in Germany

www.study-in-germany.de - Information and tips for international students

Information about the ECTS (European Credit Transfer System):

ECTS is a system that is recognized across Europe for the calculation, transfer, and accumulation of student courses and other achievements.

ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/doc48_en.htm

www.ects.ch

Glossary on the topic of “studies”:

www.daad.de/glossar/de/ - Explanation of German terms such as A as in “Assi” to Z as in “Zwischenprüfung.”

The German educational system:

www.bildungsserver.de

www.deutschland.de

Dual courses of study in Germany

www.ausbildungplus.de

Careers with a Bachelor's degree

www.bachelor-vergleich.com

Newsletter about selection of courses of study and professions (new editions appear on a regular basis)

http://www.studienwahl.de/newsletter/stub_newsletter_aktuell.html

https://www.jobbörse.de/

https://www.bankjob.de/

Scholarships

Scholarship Guidance: Newsletter with Scholarship Links

September/October 2021

Maryland Scholarships:

Maryland Scholarships - Scholarships.com

Financial support of university studies

BAFÖG / AUSBILDUNGSFÖRDERUNG

http://www.studentenwerke.de/main/default.asp?id=03307

www.bafoeg.bmbf.de

www.studentenwerke.de

Info about the economic and social support of students

 

Help with financing of studies via scholarships:

http://www.stipendienlotse.de/

 

Contact person for scholarships:

TU9 DANA Deutsche Schulen – Netzwerk für Absolventen (Service für Deutsche Schulen im Ausland)[Network for HS graduates (service for German schools abroad)]

Contact person: Julija Baftiri

Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Str. 2

D-10178 Berlin

Germany

Telephone: +49/(0)30/2787476-85

Fax: +49/(0)30/2787476-88

E-mail : auslandsschulen@tu9.de

Web: www.tu9.de/auslandsschulen

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