Where everybody knows your name
Where you choose to study has an impact on your whole life. Many KLU students even change countries or continents to study in Hamburg. In KLU's anniversary magazine, five current students from Germany and abroad tell us what brought them to the KLU Campus in Hamburg’s HafenCity.
This is one of five reports by KLU's students featured in KLU's anniversary magazine. Find all reports on page 30-31.
By Laura Guaglini from Brazil, B. Sc. Business Administration, Class of 2022
I didn’t know enough German to begin my studies and that is when I found out about KLU and its English-language program.
But as good as everything sounded so far, there was still the question of eligibility to look into. I’m an international student, and my high school diploma wasn’t considered equivalent to the Abitur.
To my surprise and joy, KLU had its own “Studienkolleg,” known as the Preparation Program and offered entirely in English. This Preparation Program is jointly operated with a college in Berlin and students spend their first year in Berlin and then come to Hamburg for the next three years. I am really thankful for the support I received from the KLU staff during my application process, for all the calls, emails and visits to campus. Not long after I sent my application and completed my interview, I received my letter of acceptance. Definitely a day to remember.
KLU also helped to make my move as smooth as possible. Even though I wasn’t in Hamburg in the beginning, KLU still made me feel like I was already part of the university community. It would always invite me and my Preparation Program classmates to events on campus, and kept in touch with us during our time in Berlin. Looking back, something that makes me really happy to think about is that I received so much support from the Student Recruitment team two years ago and now I’ve become their student assistant and am part of their team, supporting students just like myself.