News4Internationals

By University of Hohenheim

Welcome to News4Internationals by the University of Hohenheim, where international students offer an insightful peek into life on our campus. Join us as we explore the diverse experiences, academic ch... more

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The podcast currently has 101 episodes available.

News4Internationals episodes:

August 07, 2021 Funny/Interesting Culture Shocks for New International Students
This week, Ada asks a few friends about the most surprising things they found about living/studying in Germany and shares with you some of the responses. From the language to social differences, even to the food and weather - here are 12 culture shocks you might experience. Which ones did we leave out?
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21min
July 30, 2021 Summer series: Day-Trip to Lake Constance
In this episode, Ada and Marian discuss ideas about a nice summer day’s trip to Lake Constance. We talk about how to get there, what you can do there and what to take with you! Marian shares her own experience visiting the city of Constance. Catch up with more of the summer series on the blog: news4internationals.wordpress.com
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13min
July 21, 2021 Student report: Getting the Covid-19 vaccine
This week, Pratikshya Nepal interviews Mohammed; a new student from Bangladesh who recently got his first-dose of the vaccine at the Robert Bosch Hospital and wanted to share his experience with you all! Listen to the full episode to find out everything you’ve wanted to know about the process: from how it feels like to what the actual process is like.
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12min
June 07, 2021 Talking student participation and self-acceptance.
Winnie talks to Yingjie about international student participation and its effects, the student group Re2Queer, and how we can accept and acknowledge who we are and why.
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28min
June 02, 2021 Two in one go: why you should add Mannheim to the bucket list
Last week Ada told you about her trip to Heidelberg, and honestly, Heidelberg is great, especially if you like old towns. This week I'm taking you to Mannheim which is right next to Heidelberg. So why not combine the two?
https://news4internationals.wordpress.com/2021/06/02/impressions-of-mannheim/
Mannheim city map: http://karteplan.com/deutschland/stadt/mannheim/touristischer-stadtplan-von-mannheim.jpg
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10min
May 23, 2021 Student Report: Trip to Heidelberg
Welcome to another “What to do in your spare time” episode. This time, Ada talks about solo-travel and a trip to Heidelberg.
A colourful, nice map of Heidelberg with the most important sights of the old town (without castle): https://www.heidelberg.de/site/Heidelberg_ROOT/get/documents_E464069919/heidelberg/Objektdatenbank/51/PDF/51_pdf_Kinderstadtplan-Spaziergang_kurz.pdf
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19min
May 18, 2021 Update on Vaccines.
A short update on the vaccines that are accepted in Germany and what this means for you.
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3min
May 12, 2021 Info: More Freedoms for Fully Vaccinated and Recovered Persons.
What freedoms apply to you if you are
a) fully vaccinated
or
b) recovered from a Covid-19 infection?
Are there any restrictions? What about vaccines that are not (yet) licensed in the EU? Tune in!

Sorry for my parakeets interrupting, they have their own opinion on these rules 😅
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6min
May 09, 2021 Student Report: Travelling to Nigeria, West Africa during a pandemic
In this episode, Ada and Michael discuss the experience of travelling during a pandemic: the travel regulations, entry and re-entry requirements, time in quarantine and different attitudes to the covid lock down.
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22min
April 30, 2021 A Mixture of Covid-19 News, Infos on Free Testing and Ideas for Your Spare Time.
Hey, even if the episode starts rather seriously, you not only hear about the travel ban, but also learn about free testing and, above all, this episode might give you some ideas what you could do with this rather rainy weekend. :)
Free Rapid Testing (blog entry)
Shadow and Bone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1WHQTbJ7vE
Things Heard and Seen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCAaonjgDEA
Location of the Blautopf
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16min

FAQs about News4Internationals:

How many episodes does News4Internationals have?

The podcast currently has 101 episodes available.