Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 18
As soon as he walked into the hall of the university, Dong Qiangqiang felt suddenly enlightened.

The entire hall has an area of ​​about several hundred square meters, and the ceiling is between 12-15 meters. The ceiling is composed of translucent glass and off-white square boards. The morning sun pours down from the ceiling, and the light is very soft. The hall looks spacious and bright.

The main color of the hall is off-white, and nine off-white columns stand between the ceiling and the ground.The handrails of the first-floor corridor and the second-floor corridor are designed as circular high arches.Upon closer inspection, it can be found that these arches have both a concave and convex layering, as well as graceful circular arcs, which are very atmospheric.At the same time, these high arches also give the hall a sense of depth.

Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help sighing: "This is the palace!"
The middle and both sides of the hall were filled with exhibition boards with different contents. Dong Qiangqiang looked at the information on the exhibition boards as he walked.But to his disappointment, when he read it, he didn't find any information about renting on the exhibition board.

After thinking about it, he should go to the university admissions office first.

Following the guidance of the map in the building, Dong Qiangqiang easily found the University Admissions Office at the corner of the second floor.As he expected, the office was not open today.

The corridor is very wide, and there are several square tables sporadically placed against the wall, with different materials on the table.Dong Qiangqiang picked up a book and flipped through it. It was the material of the language class, and then looked at others, including international courses and extracurricular club activities. There were many kinds and so on.

Just as he was looking carefully, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him. He looked back and saw a hurried foreign boy with a satchel on his back and a cup of coffee in his hand, walking in his direction.

He has short brown hair and is wearing an Adidas sweatshirt and blue jeans.Looks like a German.

Seeing Dong Qiangqiang, he smiled politely, then took out a bunch of keys to open the office door.

Dong Qiangqiang's heart moved, and he stepped forward quickly: "Good morning."

The German boy responded while opening the lock: "Good morning."

"Well, I want to ask about applying for a student dormitory. I have an admission letter from Hannover University." Dong Qiangqiang said as he took off his backpack and prepared to show it to the other party.

"Well, I'm not working today." The boy refused and walked into the office, and Dong Qiangqiang immediately followed.

"I know, but I live far away, and I'm afraid that the materials will not be delivered on Monday. I called the office before, but the line was always busy and couldn't get through. That's why..." Dong Qiangqiang made a very embarrassed expression.

The boy shrugged and expressed his understanding. He put down his backpack and coffee cup: "What do you want to ask?"

"I would like to know what materials need to be submitted when applying for student accommodation."

The boy reached out to open the computer on the table and took another sip of coffee: "First of all, you must be a registered student of Hannover University, and secondly, you need to see which dormitory area you apply for, because the university has five different dormitory areas, and you can apply for any of them. One, but the number of people in line varies in each dormitory area, and the waiting time is also different. If you are a foreign student, you also need to submit a copy of your passport when you hand in the materials, which is probably the case.”

"Then can I submit my application on Monday?"

"There is a dormitory application form on the table at the door, you can fill it out first." The boy took a sip of coffee, pointed at the door, and added, "But you must be registered before you can apply. It's May, you You need to wait until September to apply."

"But then I have to wait almost four months. Can I apply now and wait in line for a place?"

The boy shook his head.

"Okay, thank you." Dong Qiangqiang made up his mind, turned and walked towards the door. Just as he reached the door, the boy suddenly asked behind him, "Are you a Chinese student?"

When Dong Qiangqiang heard his question, he immediately turned around and replied, "Yes."

The boy pointed in the direction of the door again: "There is a new regulation for Chinese students that will take effect in September this year. If you enroll at that time, you'd better take a look first, um, it is posted on the outside wall, blue. the paper."

Dong Qiangqiang was stunned for a moment, and quickly asked, "What new regulations?"

The boy didn't answer him, and pointed at the wall at the door again.

Dong Qiangqiang quickly flashed out of the office, only to see a bunch of notices posted on the wall, he looked for a while before he saw the blue paper the boy said.

"Since September 2001, all Chinese students applying to Hannover University and registering at Hannover University must submit an APS certificate issued by the Department of Personnel Review of the Cultural Office of the German Embassy in China. Hannover University will not accept applications without certificates. and registration. You are hereby notified." The signature is the Admissions Office of the University of Hannover.

Although there were only a few lines on the blue paper, there was a murderous aura, and Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but take a deep breath: This... I haven't heard it from the study abroad agent who applied for the university.

He hurriedly walked back to the office, the boy was looking at the computer, and he didn't seem surprised to see him come in.

"Excuse me," Dong Qiangqiang said, "Is this notice posted just this week?"

"Well, yes, we posted it yesterday."

Dong Qiangqiang asked unwillingly, "What if there is no such certificate?"

The boy spread his hands: "It's very clear in the notice, you can't apply without a certificate."

Dong Qiangqiang thought for a while, hurriedly took out his admission notice, and said while looking at it, "But it says that I can be admitted directly, and there is no mention of the 'APS' certificate?"

After speaking, he handed the certificate to the boy.

The boy took the paper, read it for about ten seconds, and laughed aloud. Dong Qiangqiang felt a little hairy when he laughed, and he was confused: "What are you laughing at?"

The boy returned the paper to him: "This is not your admission letter."

Dong Qiangqiang was taken aback: "No? That is... what is that?"

The boy looked at him and said word by word, "This is your notice for taking the German entrance exam for Hannover University."

Dong Qiangqiang was stunned: "The German entrance exam?"

"Most courses in German universities are taught in German. Every foreign student who is about to take courses in the university needs to prove their language ability. The German entrance exam is an exam to test whether the German level of university applicants meets the standard."

Hearing what he said, Dong Qiangqiang hurriedly argued, "I have a German language learning certificate." While speaking, he took out a few certificates from his backpack and handed them over to the boy.

The boy took it and looked at it: "I haven't seen these certificates of yours, and I'm not sure if you can enroll directly. You'd better come again next Monday with your certificate and ask Ms. Miller in the office, she knows better. Policy in this regard." He smiled, "I'm in charge of IT."

Hearing what he said, Dong Qiangqiang felt up and down in his heart. He didn't expect that the notice in his hand was completely different from what the study abroad agency told him.But it's useless to say anything now, I can only come back and ask again on Monday.

He thanked the boy, turned and walked out of the office.He took out a pen and paper, and carefully copied down the words on the notice.

If it’s like what the IT guy said, I will definitely not be the only one who encounters this problem. Other Chinese students will definitely encounter similar situations. Go to the Internet to see how others deal with it.

He comforted himself like this, but there was a strong sense of unease in his heart.

(End of this chapter)