Has anybody done this? I am considering TU Munich for fall 2013. Classes are in English but you are expected to take courses to learn German. I am good financially. I have the GI Bill, so tuition will be covered (it's only 500 Euro a semester!! that's less than I spent on books in one bad semester at NCSU!) and I will get a living stipend. The cost of living is comparable to Raleigh.

I want to learn German, travel Europe in the summer, and hopefully make some good money when I'm done! I'm really interested in the Masters program called Power Engineering. Can anybody give me any advice? Does this sound like a good idea? Here's some info on the major

The main areas covered are:

Energy System Analysis and Modelling
Power Generation Technologies (fossil, nuclear, and renewable)
Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
Power Semiconductors and Rectifier Circuits
High Voltage Technology
Energy Storage and Transmission
Renewable Energy Technologies
Energy Economy
Industrial Process and Control
Civil Engineering

7/28/2012 8:10:17 AM

That sounds phenomenal and I'm jealous of it all (except for the Engineering part...not my cup of tea).

Have fun!

7/28/2012 9:06:47 AM

get paid to live in germany and go to school. sounds like a good idea to me.

i couldn't possibly speak about the university, program or job prospects though... i doubt many could.

7/28/2012 3:22:52 PM

I'm jealous.

Here's the advice: DO IT

7/28/2012 3:26:14 PM

it doesn't matter what they CALL the program. what matters is whether it's accredited by any decent international accrediting body. Also, look into who hires graduates of this degree.

7/28/2012 4:14:01 PM

with a degree like that, seems like any power company (any kind of power) would hire you.

p.s. TUM is one of the most prestigious universities around, as far as engineering, science, technology, and medicine go.

Quote :

"TUM Partners of Excellence Altana · Audi · Bayerischer Bauindustrieverband · BMW · Bosch · Clariant · Dräxlmaier · EADS · Evonik Industries · Herrenknecht AG · Linde · Nestlé · Rohde & Schwarz · RWE · SGL Carbon · Siemens · Süd-Chemie · TÜV Süd · Wacker Chemie"

http://www.tum.de/en/about-tum/awards-and-honors/

Quote :

"13 Nobel Prizes, 14 Leibniz Prizes and four Humboldt Professorships: TUM academics are regularly honored with major science awards. The university also confers some prestigious awards and honors of its own."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_University_Munich#International_rankings

GO FOR IT.


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7/29/2012 10:40:31 PM

I'd still check into the overall job prospects with that program/degree, but for the cost sounds like a great deal. Very good idea!

7/31/2012 2:23:20 PM