Month: April 2022

German Blocked Bank Account for International Students

Germany is expected to raise the required amount of money in a blocked account for international students to €11,172 per year

The German authorities are expected to pay the minimum amount required for a Blocked account for foreign students in Germany from the current EUR 10,332 to EUR 11,172 from the beginning of the autumn semester of the academic year 2022/2023. This also means that the amount students can withdraw per month will increase from €861 …

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Sustainability Week 2022: An era is coming to an end

Sustainability Week 2022: An era is coming to an end

The AG Sustainability Week team with Jeannine Fluri (left) (Image: zvg). Jeannine Fluri organized the sustainability week at the University of Basel for the last time this year. There must be room for a new generation, new ideas. Our guest author Saskia Durisch, who also helped with the organization, spoke to her about her last …

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Back to normal: What Corona has done to everyday student life

Back to normal: What Corona has done to everyday student life

Anja Iseli studies language and communication (Image: Beast blog). After two years of the pandemic, students can finally visit the university again without restrictions. It’s also been a special two years for Beast author Anju. She tells how daily university life with Corona changed from her point of view, and she immediately asked her classmates …

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The Calcutta Project: Volunteering in Basel for Calcutta

The Calcutta Project: Volunteering in Basel for Calcutta

Calcutta Project Basel has been helping with its expertise in Calcutta for over 30 years (Image: zvg). For more than 30 years, Calcutta Project Basel has been supporting the needy people of Kolkata with a low-threshold medical service. Uni Basel students Anna and Daphne are also there. In the interview, they both tell how they …

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Interdisciplinary Master's: combine interests and career aspirations

Interdisciplinary Master’s: combine interests and career aspirations

Sometimes when you’re looking for the right degree, you end up with an interdisciplinary master’s (Image: Unsplash/Becca Master) How should you continue after your bachelor’s degree? In addition to many other options, there is also an interdisciplinary master’s degree. The head of the Career Services Center explains in an interview what makes it special and …

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