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- 29/04/2025
And how are things in Darmstadt?
For her master's program in Chemical Engineering with a specialization in Chemical Process Engineering, Anne Slegers is currently doing an internship at EnviroChemie in Roßdorf, Germany near Darmstadt. For whom is considering an exchange or internship in Germany, she has tips based on her experience abroad.
“EnviroChemie designs and builds water treatment plants for industrial customers. The great thing is that during my internship I get to see the entire process from customer contact at the sales department, analysis of the wastewater, pilot testing and design to commissioning at customers.”
“I was lucky enough to find a room in Darmstadt via WG-Gesucht.de from a student who is currently abroad himself. Darmstadt is a lively student city with a technical university and a university of applied sciences. As a result, there are multiple students at EnviroChemie as working students or for graduation projects and internships. Moreover, the Erasmus student network of Darmstadt organizes many fun activities for the international students, such as a walking tour along three castles and a potluck, where I was also able to make new friends. In addition, I play with an orchestra, which is very nice.”
“During my internship I get plenty of opportunity to practice my German, since all communication with colleagues, housemates, orchestra members and retail staff is in German. It is nice that everyone is very friendly and in case of ‘emergency’ most of them can speak some English. By the way, make sure you always have cash with you for the shops. It often happens that I cannot use my (Dutch) debit card somewhere, even at the theater.”
“The neighborhood where I live is beautiful with many old buildings. Also in the rest of the city there are many sights and stunning parks. For example, the city is known for the Art Nouveau with the Mathildenhöhe as highlight.”
“Via kleinanzeigen.de, the German equivalent of Marktplaats, I was able to buy a bike. The bike route to Roßdorf is relaxing because it goes through the forest and meadows accompanied by a bird choir, although the way there is quite a workout, because it goes mostly uphill. However, because of the many hills in Darmstadt and surroundings you do notice that you are really abroad.”
“Since the cycle route goes through an unlit forest with unpaved paths, I went by bus for the first two months. I had a Deutschlandticket for this, which allows you to travel unlimitedly throughout Germany with regional transport, since this was cheaper than a route ticket for the bus only. Before my internship started, I already tried the public transport route once and made a small trip of it, during which I also explored the rest of Roßdorf and enjoyed a piece of Kuchen.”
“An additional advantage of the Deutschlandticket was that I could also travel to Frankfurt am Main by train. During Carnival I went there to watch the parade. It was funny to see all the children rushing towards the candy that was thrown from the floats into the audience. After the parade I also did some sightseeing.”
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