As soon as he walked into the hall of the university, Dong Qiangqiang immediately felt enlightened.
The entire hall covers an area of about several hundred square meters, with a ceiling height between 12 and 15 meters. The ceiling is made of translucent glass and off-white square panels. The morning sunlight pours down from the ceiling, and the light appears very soft. The hall looks spacious and bright.
The main color of the hall is off-white, with nine off-white columns standing between the ceiling and the floor. The handrails of the first-floor corridor and the second-floor corridor are designed as round high arches. If you observe carefully, you can find that these arches have both concave and convex layers and graceful arcs, which are very grand. At the same time, these high arches also give the hall a sense of depth.
Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but sigh: This is the palace!
The middle and both sides of the hall were filled with display boards with different contents. Dong Qiangqiang looked at the information on the display boards as he walked. But what disappointed him was that after reading through it, he didn't find any information about renting a house on the display board.
He thought for a while and decided that 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 located in the corner of the second floor. As he expected, the office was not open today.
The corridor is very wide, with several square tables placed sporadically against the wall, with different materials placed on the tables. Dong Qiangqiang picked up a volume and flipped through it. It was the material for the language class. Then he looked at the others. There were international courses and extracurricular club activities. There were many types.
While he was browsing carefully, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw a hurried-looking foreign boy walking towards him with a bag on his shoulder and a cup of coffee in his hand.
He has short brown hair and wears an Adidas sports sweatshirt on his upper body and a pair of water-blasted blue jeans on his lower body. Looks like a German.
Seeing Dong Qiangqiang, he smiled politely, then took out a bunch of keys and opened the office door.
Dong Qiangqiang's heart moved and he quickly stepped forward: "Good morning."
The German boy responded: "Good morning" while unlocking the door.
"Well, I would like to ask about applying for a student dormitory. I have an admission notice from the University of Hannover." Dong Qiangqiang said as he took off his backpack and prepared to show it to the other party.
"Well, we don't have office today." The boy refused and walked into the office. Dong Qiangqiang immediately followed him.
"I know, but I live far away and I'm afraid I won't have all the materials to hand in on Monday. I've called the office phone before, but the line is always busy and I can't get through. That's why..." Dong Qiangqiang made a very embarrassed expression.
The boy shrugged to show his understanding. He put down his backpack and coffee cup: "What do you want to ask?"
"I would like to know what materials I need to submit when applying for student dormitories."
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. Secondly, you need to see which dormitory area you apply for, because the university has five different dormitories, and you can apply for any of them. One, but the number of people lining up in each dormitory area is different, and the waiting time is also different. If you are a foreign student, you also need to submit a copy of your passport when submitting the materials, and that’s about it.”
"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 and pointed to the door. He added, "But you must register before you can apply. It is May now. You You have to wait until September to apply.”
"But then I still have to wait for almost four months. Can I apply now and wait in line for a spot?"
The boy shook his head.
"Okay, thank you." Dong Qiangqiang knew it in his mind, turned around and walked towards the door. As soon as he reached the door, the boy suddenly asked behind him, "Are you a Chinese student?"
Dong Qiangqiang heard his question and 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 at it first. Well, it's posted on the wall outside. It's blue. That piece of paper."
Dong Qiangqiang was stunned for a moment and asked quickly: "What are the new regulations?"
The boy didn't answer him, and pointed to the wall at the door.
Dong Qiangqiang hurriedly ran out of the office and saw a bunch of colorful notices posted on the wall. He searched for a while before he saw the blue paper the boy was talking about.
"Since September 2001, all Chinese students applying for and registering at the University of Hannover must submit an APS certificate issued by the Appraisal Department of the Cultural Affairs Office of the German Embassy in China. The University of Hannover will not accept applications from those without a certificate. and registration. This is hereby notified." Signed to the Admissions Office of the University of Hannover.
Although there were only a few lines of words on the blue paper, there was a murderous aura in it. Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but take a breath: This... I have never heard of it from the study abroad agency who applied to his university.
He quickly walked back to the office. The boy was looking at the computer. He didn't seem too surprised to see him come in.
"Excuse me," Dong Qiangqiang asked, "was this notice just posted this week?"
"Well, yes, we posted it yesterday."
Dong Qiangqiang asked reluctantly: "What if I don't have that certificate?"
The boy spread his hands and said, "The notice made it very clear. You cannot apply without a certificate."
Dong Qiangqiang thought for a while, and hurriedly took out his admission notice, and said while reading it: "But it says that I can enroll directly, and it doesn't mention any 'APS' certificate?"
After speaking, he handed the certificate to the boy.
The boy took the paper, read it for about ten seconds, and laughed out loud. Dong Qiangqiang felt a little scared because of his laughter. He asked in confusion: "Why are you laughing?"
The boy returned the paper to him: "This is not an admission notice."
Dong Qiangqiang was shocked: "No? That's... what is that?"
The boy looked at him and said word by word: "This is your notice to take the German exam for admission to the University of Hannover."
Dong Qiangqiang was stunned: "German exam for entrance?"
"Most courses at German universities are taught in German. Every foreign student who is about to attend a university needs to prove his or her language proficiency. The German Entrance Examination is a test that tests whether the German language proficiency of university applicants meets the standard."
Hearing what he said, Dong Qiangqiang hurriedly defended: "I have a German language learning certificate." As he spoke, he took out several certificates from his backpack and handed them to the boy.
The boy took it and looked at it: "I haven't seen any of your certificates, and I'm not sure whether you can enroll directly. You'd better come again next Monday with the certificates and ask Ms. Miller in the office, she knows better. Policies in this area." He smiled and said, "I'm in charge of IT."
Hearing what he said, Dong Qiangqiang became very upset. Unexpectedly, 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 over and ask again on Monday.
He thanked the boy, turned around and walked out of the office. He took out a pen and paper and carefully copied down the notice word for word.
If it is 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. First go online and see how others deal with it.
He comforted himself in this way, but a strong uneasiness arose in his heart.
