Tag: New Zealand

New Zealand – “Land of the Great White Cloud” New Zealand consists of two islands of roughly the same size, separated by a waterway (Cook Strait). The Cook Strait is around 20 km wide at its narrowest point. The country was one of the areas in the world that humans settled relatively late. The exact […]

Application process The application procedure at the University and the paper fight for a student visa was thanks to the support of MicroEDU easier than I had imagined. After I decided to spend a semester abroad at the University of Waikato, I received the registration form from MicroEDU and filled it out. Fortunately, a kind […]

For me, the original motivation for studying abroad was to get out of my own comfort zone, to think outside the box, to improve interdisciplinary and linguistic skills. But the latter comes all by itself and what actually represents the greatest value for me during this stay abroad was the exchange with numerous different perspectives […]

Shopping Overview Carved jewelry made of greenstone (a type of jade) and paua shells (shimmering with all the colors of the rainbow), tiki (greenstone Maori talisman), inlaid carvings made of paua shells, virgin wool sweaters and blankets, and leather goods. Shop opening times: Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, often longer in resorts. Numerous shops are open Thursday and […]

One of the main cost factors for studying in New Zealand is the tuition fees at all tertiary education institutions. International students have a large share in the financing of the high-quality university landscape , because they usually pay significantly higher fees than local students. This is especially true for the undergraduate and postgraduate sectors. […]