Luise Kwak

The main reason why I would always choose the Bachelor's degree programme in Franco-German Studies is the fact that it's not just called 'Franco-German', but it’s Franco-German in every way. The French language practice courses were taught exclusively by native French speakers and were of a very high standard.

For me, Franco-German Studies offers a special sense of community between German and French students, who share the joys, adventures and challenges of studying within each other's higher education systems and of living in the partner country, and who often become friends for life. What I appreciated most about the transition from school to university was that you're not just a student number with Franco-German Studies; instead, you receive very personalized support from the lecturers, who always had an open ear for anything we wanted to talk about and supervised us closely during our first steps in academic work.

Last but not least, there is Saarbrücken's location, which really makes the programme's focus on cross-border communication and cooperation tangible; you can simply hop on the tram to France using your semester travel ticket or travel to Luxembourg in an hour by bus. Saarbrücken is fairly small and it's easy to make contacts within the region, which means your personal network can quickly become quite large even while you're still studying for your Bachelor's degree.