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Bargalhao · 07-10-2008, 08:20 PM

Thank you y-gat and Diplomer.

Y-gat, I will actually be attending that Master this year (QEM, Erasmus Mundus) and will be doing the whole second year in Bielefeld. This is why I was curious about the reputation of the department and its placements.

Unidentified · 07-10-2008, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mpleportals

Alois Kneip?

Mathematics Bonn -- Alois Kneip

He is in the econ dept. and not in the math dept. The link Mathematics Bonn -- Mathematicians in Bonn is not to the link to the math dept.

krchan63 · 07-11-2008, 01:41 AM

@Unidentified
So, are you in Bonn, now?
if possible, let me know where I can find syllabus for the master's program.
Are there many international students in Bonn? As far as I know, Bonn only has a few international students for the ph.d program. I don't really know how to speak in German, so I'm little worried about being isolated once I get there.

Omni · 07-11-2008, 10:13 AM

You can find the syllabus for the Master's Program in Bonn here:
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität and also a description of the modules here: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität

I'm a phd student at Bonn so if you have more questions about the master's or phd program I'm happy to answer them.

capitalmarx · 07-11-2008, 10:29 AM

Sorry I posted wrong stuff here.
I editted it

krchan63 · 07-11-2008, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Omni

You can find the syllabus for the Master's Program in Bonn here:
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität and also a description of the modules here: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität

I'm a phd student at Bonn so if you have more questions about the master's or phd program I'm happy to answer them.

Wow great!!
I want to know the teaching style and the text books for Foundation Modules.
Are the master's courses same as the ph.d courses?

I asked following questions before, so I also want to know the followings:

Are there many international students in Bonn? As far as I know, Bonn only has a few international students for the ph.d program. I don't really know how to speak in German, so I'm little worried about being isolated once I get there.

Sorry for asking too much.

Diplomer · 07-11-2008, 11:33 PM

Just for the record, in all German universities there is a student council that you can ask everything. They are students like you and me, mostly undergraduates or graduates. But they should be able to answer questions concerning the PhD courses as well.

Unfortunately, their website is in German. But you can contact them here: http://www.wiwi.uni-bonn.de/fachscha...php/kontakt-2/

('Nachricht' = message, 'Dein Name' = 'your name' and 'Nachricht senden' = 'submit message'.)

The Master courses are likely to be different to the PhD courses. All students are able to speak English. So this should not be a problem.

Kind regards
Diplomer

Omni · 07-13-2008, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by krchan63

Wow great!!
I want to know the teaching style and the text books for Foundation Modules.
Are the master's courses same as the ph.d courses?

I asked following questions before, so I also want to know the followings:

Are there many international students in Bonn? As far as I know, Bonn only has a few international students for the ph.d program. I don't really know how to speak in German, so I'm little worried about being isolated once I get there.

Sorry for asking too much.

The Master and PhD program share some of the foundation modules, namely Micro (covers basically everything in MWG) and Econometrics (based on Greene and Davidson/MacKinnon). Macro and Maths are different for the Master's so I don't know which books they used but here is the link to the Macro page (Macroeconomics Enders).

You are right that there are not many international students in the program but they are trying quite hardly to diversify the student body. And, of course, everyone speaks English.

veroniquaz · 07-13-2008, 11:12 AM

Switzerland tends to get overlooked in these discussions. However, both, University of Geneva and (particularly for those into finance) University of Lausanne have very rigorous Masters for cheap tuition. Zurich and St. Gallen should also be worth looking at.

asianeconomist · 07-13-2008, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by veroniquaz

Switzerland tends to get overlooked in these discussions. However, both, University of Geneva and (particularly for those into finance) University of Lausanne have very rigorous Masters for cheap tuition. Zurich and St. Gallen should also be worth looking at.

Isn't Baldwin in Geneva ?

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Bargalhao Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 18	Thank you y-gat and Diplomer. Y-gat, I will actually be attending that Master this year (QEM, Erasmus Mundus) and will be doing the whole second year in Bielefeld. This is why I was curious about the reputation of the department and its placements.

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krchan63 Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 14	@Unidentified So, are you in Bonn, now? if possible, let me know where I can find syllabus for the master's program. Are there many international students in Bonn? As far as I know, Bonn only has a few international students for the ph.d program. I don't really know how to speak in German, so I'm little worried about being isolated once I get there.

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Omni Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3	You can find the syllabus for the Master's Program in Bonn here: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität and also a description of the modules here: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität I'm a phd student at Bonn so if you have more questions about the master's or phd program I'm happy to answer them.

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capitalmarx Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 8	Sorry I posted wrong stuff here. I editted it

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Diplomer Eager! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 48	Just for the record, in all German universities there is a student council that you can ask everything. They are students like you and me, mostly undergraduates or graduates. But they should be able to answer questions concerning the PhD courses as well. Unfortunately, their website is in German. But you can contact them here: http://www.wiwi.uni-bonn.de/fachscha...php/kontakt-2/ ('Nachricht' = message, 'Dein Name' = 'your name' and 'Nachricht senden' = 'submit message'.) The Master courses are likely to be different to the PhD courses. All students are able to speak English. So this should not be a problem. Kind regards Diplomer

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veroniquaz Within my grasp! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Genève Posts: 470	Switzerland tends to get overlooked in these discussions. However, both, University of Geneva and (particularly for those into finance) University of Lausanne have very rigorous Masters for cheap tuition. Zurich and St. Gallen should also be worth looking at.

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