r ea d th e as s i g ne d ar t i c l e s a n d t ook p ar t i n
f r ui tf u l d eb at es . W hen I s a w h o w f u n i t wa s
to l e arn i n s uc h a n e n vir o nm ent , wh er e
e ver yo n e is wi l l in g t o d is c us s a n d l ear n , I
wa nt e d
to
c o n ti n u e
s t ud yi n g
at
an
i nt er n a ti o n al pr o gr am for m y m as t er s . It was
i n t h is s p ir it t ha t I f ou nd o ut a b ou t th e
G er m an T urk is h Mas t er i n Soc i a l Sc i enc es
( G eT - M A) pro gr am . I t was ex ac t l y wh a t I was
l ook i ng f or: s t ud e nts f r om USA , G er m an y,
Rus s i a, B el g i um , B o ts wan a a n d T ur k e y.
T oge th er we ha d t he b es t c l as s d is c us s i o ns
f r om wh ic h I le ar ne d a l o t.
Ho w d i d yo u dec i d e to ap p l y t o t h e j o i nt
pr o gr am of G er m an T ur k is h M as ter s i n
S oc i a l Sc ie nc es of M ET U a nd Hum bo l dt
Un i v ers it y?
Did
yo u
r ec ei v e
an y
ad v ic e/ h e lp ?
Af t er r et ur n in g f r om E r as m us , I k ne w th at I
wa nt e d t o go a br oa d a ga i n an d s ta y t her e . I
dec i d ed t ha t ap p l yi n g to G er m an y wo u l d b e
be tt er s i nc e I h a d p ic k ed u p a l i tt l e G er m a n
f r om m y l an g ua g e c l as s es a t M ET U. W hen I
was t a lk in g t o a G er m an f r i en d t h at I m et
dur i n g m y Eras m us s t ud i es , I m en t io n ed m y
wis h t o s t ud y i n G e r m an y a nd s h e
enc o ur ag e d m e b y s a yi ng t h er e m us t b e a lo t
of o pp or tu n it i es . W hil e ta lk i n g o n s k yp e an d
c on d uc t i ng a n i nt er ne t s e ar c h at t h e s am e
tim e, we c am e ac r os s t h e p a g e of G eT - MA .
I was s t i l l ver y s k ep t i c a l ab o ut it bec a us e
s tu d en ts pa i d th e ir o wn t ui t i on a n d c os ts
un l es s t h e y r ec e i ve d a s c h o lar s h i p. I as k ed
f or a ref ere nc e l ett er f r om m y pr of es s or at
T il bur g U n i v ers i t y an d a ls o f r om m y
pr of es s ors
at
th e
M ET U
Ec on om ic s
De p artm en t. T h er e we r e a l ot of ap p l ic at i ons
an d I di d n ot ex pec t t o be g i v en a gr a nt, s o
I f e lt gr e at j o y wh e n I l ear n e d t h at I h ad b e en
s e lec te d . I am g l a d t ha t I wa s n ot
d is c o ur ag e d, d id n ot g i ve u p a n d ap p l ie d.
T he s ec o n d t h i ng I a m gla d a bo u t is tak i n g
h