Esslingen FAQs

Southern Germany is getting progressively international. However, the regional cooking is still existent in many areas. Typical of this are the following:

Maultaschen - small Swabian ravioli

Spätzle - hand-made noodles

Pretzels - looped bun

Apfelschorle - it is typical of this area to drink an apple spritzer - a mixture of apple juice and mineral water - with meals.

There are many hiking trails throughout the Black Forest, through the Swabian alb and to the German alps. There are also different hiking or driving routes that take you through an area showing you different themes: clock routes or wine routes etc. Here are a few web sites to give you an impression:

The Württemberg Wine Way: a road leading through 511 kilometers of wine-growing land.

The Black Forest Clock Way

The Swabian Alb.

The Black Forest.

High-rope climbing:

Waldklettergarten Stuttgart

This is unusual. Generally, visas are given out only to the student, and not also for the family.

The climate here is generally considered to be mild, reaching about 35 degrees Celcius in summer (although it is usually about 25), and can go down to -10 degrees in the winter (although it is usually between 0 and -5 degrees).

We strongly recommend that admitted students register for a room in our university's student residence. For further information please see our hints on the download site .

Despite the fact that we do offer computer facilities to our students, we highly recommend that our students bring their own laptop. If you intend to buy a laptop in Germany, please make sure to gather information about the price level for hard- and software in your country compared to Germany.
Students will be given an introduction to using a laptop within the university when they are here. For further information about our mobile net, please refer to: mobile net . For a list of software, please see software . For all other compatibility questions, please: email us .

No. The Esslingen UAS is an industrially-oriented university. Our programs aim to prepare students for a challenging job in a company in their home country.

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