{"id":110961,"date":"2023-04-20T14:32:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T12:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fhdw.de\/erfahrungsberichte\/romania-bucharest-johanna-bode-and-jelena-jakovljevic"},"modified":"2025-06-06T13:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T11:17:15","slug":"romania-bucharest-johanna-bode-and-jelena-jakovljevic","status":"publish","type":"auslandserfahrung","link":"https:\/\/www.fhdw.de\/en\/erfahrungsberichte\/romania-bucharest-johanna-bode-and-jelena-jakovljevic","title":{"rendered":"Romania | Bucharest &#8211; Johanna Bode and Jelena Jakovljevic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"110961\" class=\"elementor elementor-110961 elementor-88298\" data-elementor-post-type=\"auslandserfahrung\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19b4d38d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19b4d38d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15e63fe5\" data-id=\"15e63fe5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b977d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b977d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cThe coun&shy;try and its peop&shy;le sur&shy;pri&shy;sed us in a very po&shy;si&shy;ti&shy;ve way. Bucha&shy;rest is a ci&shy;ty full of con&shy;trasts that has found a place in our hearts.\u201d <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-039d241 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"039d241\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d16347\" data-id=\"5d16347\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e093d elementor--h-position-center 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26097f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26097f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In the fourth semester, we spent a semester abroad in the Romanian capital &#8211; supported by the Erasmus+ program and our partner company Bertelsmann.  <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff214cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7ff214cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\/*Hier wird der Schatten der Umschalt-Elemente angepasst.*\/\ndocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function(event) {\n    const Tabs = 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class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The International Office gave the go-ahead  <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1481\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1481\"><p>Shortly after the International Office&#8217;s call for possible stays abroad, we applied for a semester at the Romanian American University (RAU). To apply for Erasmus+, we had to submit a CV, a letter of motivation, a transcript of records and an application form. At the beginning of April, we were accepted by the International Office and at the end of April, they invited us to several online events where they provided information about the application process at the foreign university and topics such as insurance.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1482\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1482\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">With WizzAir to Bucharest  <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1482\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1482\"><p>On 01.10.2022 we made our way to Bucharest together. We flew from Dortmund to Bucharest with WizzAir. I (Johanna) signed up for the WizzAir Discount Club, where you pay \u20ac30 for a year and save \u20ac10 per flight and \u20ac5 per suitcase. If you book early, there are often very cheap flights and it&#8217;s worth comparing the prices of different days for the flight and luggage. The 783 bus line runs directly from the airport to the center of Bucharest.    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1483\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1483\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The Romanian American University<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1483\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1483\"><p>The first few days of lectures were a little disorganized. The lecture plan with the courses taking place was only uploaded at very short notice. If it turns out that one of the selected courses is not suitable, there is no need to panic, as a solution can be found quickly together with the FHDW International Office.  <\/p>\n<p>Our modules were: Operational Research, International Investments, Statistics, Advanced Software Programming, Management as well as specializations in either Information Systems Design (Cyber Security) or Software Packages for Statistics (Data Science).<\/p>\n<p>The semester is generally divided into two modules, each lasting seven weeks. We were lucky enough to have three modules and exams in the first part, and also three modules and exams in the second part. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1484\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1484\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Outside the lectures  <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1484\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1484\"><p>&#8230; you could get to know many other Erasmus students very quickly through various events organized by the Erasmus Student Network (ESN). For example, ESN offered activities such as laser tag, city tours and parties. Shortly before Halloween, there was a trip to Transylvania, where all ESN sections from Romania met up. To stay informed about upcoming events, it is particularly advisable to set up a Facebook account and join the ESN Bucharest WhatsApp group.     <strong>Especially in the first few weeks, we can recommend that you take part in all the events, as well as the trip to Transylvania, to make lots of contacts with people from different countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1485\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1485\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Tips: Student ID, Mobile ...<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1485\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1485\"><p>It is possible to apply for a student card. With this card, you can get a 50% discount on trains and buses. A monthly ticket then only costs 40 lei (approx. 8 euros), which includes buses, electric buses and streetcars. A one-way ticket in Romania normally costs 3 lei (approx. 70 cents). There are separate tickets for the subway. If we didn&#8217;t use public transport, we used Uber or Bolt, as cabs are comparatively very expensive. You can also get discounts on museums and other sights with your student card.      <\/p>\n<p>In terms of mobile phone contracts, we each got a prepaid card from Telekom. This gave us unlimited data volume and 100 free minutes per month for \u20ac6. Thanks to EU roaming, you can also simply use the German SIM card. In the RAU, the Wi-Fi often didn&#8217;t work for us, which is why we were very happy to have the Romanian contract.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1486\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1486\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Travel in Romania<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1486\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1486\"><p>It is also worth visiting some of the beautiful places in Romania. The list of sights is long and ranges from the impressive Transf\u0103g\u0103r\u0103\u0219an High Mountain Road and the famous Dracula Castle to places such as Brasov, Cluj, Timi\u015foara and the Salina Turda salt mine. But there are also worthwhile destinations outside the country, such as Budapest, Belgrade and Sofia. Thanks to the inexpensive FlixBus, train or flight connections, there are many opportunities to discover new places.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f8de128 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f8de128\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20513fce\" data-id=\"20513fce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-612b76fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"612b76fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Conclusion  <\/h5><p>The semester abroad in Bucharest was a valuable experience for us, as we were not only able to improve our English skills, but we also grew personally. Overall, we look back on our unforgettable time in Bucharest with pleasure and recommend everyone to take advantage of the opportunity to spend a semester abroad. <\/p><p>Have our prejudices been confirmed? Yes and no. Romania may be the land of Dracula, but it&#8217;s different than you might think.    <strong>The country and its people surprised us in a very positive way. 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