The discussion centers on the challenges faced by an international student applying to the University of Hamburg, specifically regarding the translation of country names and the use of the German student information system, STiNE. Participants confirm that "Indien" is indeed the German term for India, despite confusion stemming from Google Translate. The conversation also explores the historical context of country name translations and the linguistic differences between English and German, emphasizing that many countries and cities have distinct names in different languages.
PREREQUISITESInternational students applying to German universities, linguists interested in translation studies, and anyone navigating multilingual educational systems.
England in German in England as is Lancashire and Manchester. Thank youfresh_42 said:
Well, yes, I guess. But the ultimate test is Worcestershire sauce!pinball1970 said:
The German removes the part we do not actually say!fresh_42 said:
I remember that in German all rivers are either masculine or feminine. This applies not only to German rivers ( der Rhein, die Oder) but to others as well. It's die Themse and der Mississippi, for example.pinball1970 said:
Yes, you are right. India is not "India" in Hindi. But at the same time, all Indian university have admission forms primarily in English. Even if they have a Hindi or regional language version, the names of all countries will be phonetically translated. So, Germany will become "जर्मनी" but pronounce the same as the English name. I was a bit surprised that even though Hamburg admits international students, all but one page is in German, which doesn't seem fair.fresh_42 said:
Sure. Because it is the only language that works nationwide. There are simply too many others.Wrichik Basu said:
Well, at least the basic requirements were in English, including a typo (don't search, I corrected it)Wrichik Basu said:
... and thisEnglish FAQ site UH said:
... is a bit disappointing anyway. It surprised me as Hamburg is full of foreigners and English shouldn't be a problem. I knew from an earlier thread that Leipzig offers international programs. Of course, I am not really deep in the matter. I once looked up the official way for my American nephews, but that didn't affect the language barrier, only the admission barriers.
fresh_42 said:
Yeah, those are in English, but once I log in to their student information network STiNE, everything is in German, and I can't proceed without a translation add-on.fresh_42 said:
Wrichik Basu said:
I am even more surprised, because I am from German, and they basically always have English available. Are you sure that you didn't just overlook some hidden flag somewhere?Wrichik Basu said:
Now that you said this, I looked up the page properly and found a small UK flag near the top-right corner. Thanks! It will be useful in the future if I decide to apply again.gentzen said:
I think they had some server issues some time ago, so maybe it is not everything online again.gentzen said:
Quite possible. Maybe that's why I was facing serious rendering issues in the application portal in STiNE, on all browsers like FF, Chrome and Opera. Now that my need is over, and we had to decide against applying, the portal seems to be rendering fine.fresh_42 said:
