Three days to go until master-thesis is finished!

bjoern — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:26:32 +0000

It is getting damn close now! Only three more days and I have to deliver my master-thesis to the University of Berlin while almost finishing my whole university-life. I only have to attend two vocal exams in June and then I would be done. As I had three months of field-research in Southern Africa I enjoyed the last three weeks here at the National University of Singapore very much while finalising the thesis on the research. As most of you know I was never so much attracted by university but more by practical experiences and non-formal education but during the last nine months, when I was the first time in life studying serious and finishing 13 university-paper (!) I learnt to appreciate also theoretical university-life and feel ready now to finally graduate as skilled (sic!) master-student.

Singapore was therefore the ideal place, as the nations future will be build on solid education and knowledge management and the National University of Singapore as well as the Nanyang Technological University are the leading Asian universities and NUS even reached 30th place in the current “Times”-ranking. As I never studied abroad I was fascinated by the campus-university with its amazing opportunities, where even the alumni-building is bigger and more modern then my whole “OSI Institute of Politicial Sciences” at home. I attache some pictures, that show some parts of my life during the last three weeks and will go immediatly back to my thesis now. :)

First days in Singapore: eating and shopping :)

bjoern — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:33:44 +0000

After arriving in Singapore last Monday it took me some days to get familiar with the climate and the speedy city as I was still on Botswana mode. Four million inhabitants are gathered on a small island almost at the equator and so itÂ´s not only warm with 25 – 30 degrees but also very humid. And the city is very speedy and has a phenomenal traffic-system with millions of cars, subway-lines, buses and around 17.000 cabs – almost everywhere are the blue cabs and helped me a lot during the first days. And if you ask Singaporians their beloved hobbies are: eating and shopping, so the shopping-malls are amazing. I am currently living together with Susi in a flat share at 10th floor with swimmingpool, tennis court and other cool gadgets to use. ThatÂ´s great stuff and we even manage to smoothly agreeing how to share our small room. :)

After arriving and experiencing the town I was already working on my thesis at the Central Library of National University of Singapore, which is an amazing huge university with all what I need for the next weeks to finalise my thesis. Besides this work I got in contact with some potential job-partners and will continue this Â´networking experience from the scretchÂ´ the next weeks to find my dream-job for March/April or so.

If you want to reach me here you can send an email or phone to (+65) 977 58 334 but please be aware that we are seven hours before Europe. :) Next week weÂ´ll visit Brunei, so if anybody has some suggestions or contacts there, please forward me.

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Three days to go until master-thesis is finished!

First days in Singapore: eating and shopping :)