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[Jenny] Actually my interests
in India were always there,
so studying at CeMIS and
studying Modern Indian Studies
was just a
consequence of my interests.
[Marius] CeMIS is for me my dream institute,
because it’s handling modern themes,
it’s dealing with the modern history of India.
[Beena] CeMIS is very international.
They come from all over the world 
with different cultural backgrounds.
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[Maria] So CeMIS is one of the unique institutions 
that offer courses in English
for masters and bachelors as well in German and English.
If the courses would have been in German 
it would have been very difficult.
[Naima] When I first came to CeMIS
I was afraid of being taught in English
but after one semester I have learned 
that it is actually not really hard
and you learn the language quickly 
and it’s not a problem at all.
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[Marius] For me it is important
that it is also a small institute;
you are not nobody there. 
And you get in touch
to the professors in a personal manner
and, yeah that’s what I like,
the person-to-person talks and everyday-talks
and we are just like a big family there.
[Beena] And also because 
the lectures are rather small,
we can have a more in-depth discussion 
during the class.
[Naima] You have the option
to study different subjects
like history, ethnology, politics, 
and so on, with different professors
from different regions 
who all have different styles,
which makes a varied study programme.
I’m studying Interdisciplinary India Studies
in the fifth semester bachelor.
[Beena] I’m doing my masters 
in Development Economics.
[Karl] I’m studying the B.A. 
Modern Indian Studies and Political Science.
[Beena] I just applied for an 
exchange semester in India,
and I also applied for a scholarship 
offered by DAAD.
[Karl] I went to India
to Varanasi and did a Hindi course
which was supported by CeMIS.
[Karl] The benefits of studying in Goettingen
is that, because it is such a small town
with such a big university,
everything is adapted to student life:
the train rides are for free,
everything is easily accessible by bike,
and it’s also easy to meet people.
[Maria] I would advise people 
to come and study at CeMIS
because it’s a unique centre in Germany 
with an international environment
and people are very kind. 
It’s very good for research.
