APS INTERVIEW

I. Introduction
Personal:
1. What is your name?

2. Where do you live?

3. How old are you?

4. Where was you born?

5. What is your current job?

6. Where do you work?

7. How long have you been working there?

8. What is your hobby?

- Love meeting people  participate in a club which gives me the opportinity to meet people
from all walks of life called “Cultural connection central”. There I invite foreigners to joint our
small weekly event to explore the old quarter of HN and we introduce them Vietnames culture.
- Playing the guitar
 Family
1. How many people are there in your family?
2. What do your parents do? : PHOTOGRAPHERS

3. How much do they earn (every month)?

4. Do you have any relatives in Germany? Schmalkalden (smarkaden), Frankfurt Oder near Berlin,
Hamburg

5. Do you have brothers or sisters?

6. What do they do?

II. Knowledge

1. How old did you start school?

2. How old did you graduate from high – school?

3. How is your ranking in high – school degree? Degree classfication is: good

4. What have you done after your high – school graduation? Obtain a place at uni/ go on to territory
education

5. Which marks have you got in the entrance examination to university?

6. Which faculty have you learned in your University?

Economics and International bussiness
7. Where is HUT?
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 8. How long does it last to complete/finish your major?

9. Which subjects have you learned in university?

10. How about your ranking in university degree?

11. Do you intend to apply for scholarship to continue your studying?

III. Language?

1. Where do you learn German ( English)?

2. How long have you learned G (E)? 15 years
3. How often do you learn G (E) per week?

4. Which textbook do you learn?

5. Among 4 skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing, which of them do you feel most confident?
And which you’re not satisfied?

6. Which language do you intend to learn by in Germany? ( German or English)

7. What do think about the role of foreign language when studying abroad? Why?

- Without foreign language, you can’t communicate with people obstacle for you to intergrate
the community lost the opportunity to learn new things…
- Get into big troubles in daily life: shopping, go to hospital,…
IV. Studying Schedule in Germany

1. When did you have intention of studying

in Germany?
2. Have you chosen which university to study
at? Why?
Business Administration, International and Foreign Trade:
Worms is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate,, situated on the Upper Rhine about 60 kilometres south-

southwest of Frankfurt-am-Main (the biggest city of Hesse state). It had some 80,000 inhabitants as of
2012.
The University of Applied Sciences Worms (1978) is a public university located in Worms. It
was founded in 1978. The University of Applied Sciences Worms comprises faculties of business,
tourism/transportation, and computer science.
REASONS:
a. Theoritical knowleage is immediately followed up by practical application lack
b.Interested in the major and study progamme offered by this university: International supply chain
management, international entrepreneurship, advanced foreign trade financed, advanced human
resource, Interantional marketin, e-commerce…  Reinforce and provide indepth- knowledge of
foreing trade that I already learned some in my university.
c. Excellent student-teacher ratio - a teacher come about 34 students

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 3. Which major do you want to learn in
German? Why?
+ International business transaction interesting, inspiring
+ Personalities: extrovert, meet pp…, working in an international working environemt with
foreigners
+ Opportunities: Vietnam economy: opening market, intergrate in global economy: have signed
many bilateral and multilateral trade agreements: FTA- Free trade agreement: TPP- Trans-Pacific
Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement is a proposed regional regulatory and investment treaty.
As of 2014, twelve countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region have participated in negotiations on the
TPP;
ATIGA- ASEAN trade in goods agreement: ATIGA is the first comprehensive agreement by adjusting
the entire ASEAN trade in goods. Beside the aim of eliminating tariff barriers, ATIGA joints efforts to
handle the maximum non-tariff barriers, customs cooperation and sanitation, quarantine ... set
goals and harmony policies among ASEAN members in the context of the AEC- ASEAN Economic
Community: is a regional economic bloc of the member countries of ASEAN which is due to be
founded in 2015

4. ( Could you give me some plan)/Have you

had any plan when you study in Germany?
b.Main purpose: Concentrate on studying and obtain the Master’s degree in due time
c.To increase the effectiveness of the study as well as enrich myself generally: Get a major-
related part-time job to gain experience. Participate in any related internship and exchange
opportunities that the university offers.
d. Travel around Europe
5. After finishing your Master program, do
you intend to continue with the PhD degree?

6. Where do you intend to live during the

time you study in Germany? (Dormitory, boarding – house, or with your relatives)
7. Do you have any idea of university’s
tuition in Germany, esp ones you intend to study at?
8. Who will support your finance during the
time you study in Germany?

9. After finishing your study, do you intend

to work in Germany? No, come back to VN

10. Where do you intend to learn German in

Germany?
11. Do you intend to take any part-time jobs
during the time you study in Germany?

12. What will you do to get good marks in

most of the tests during your study?

13. How long is your visa’s effect?

14. Where will you ask for the extention?

V. Others

1. Do you have any relatives in Germany? NO

2. Do you have many friends studying in Germany?

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 3. Do you think you’re confident enough to take the Master program in Germany?
Yes:
- Solid foundation of basic knowledge;
-Ability to acquire knowledge
4. Why do you choose Germany to study Master’s?
a. High-quality education; Germany ranks the 4th in attracting international students  creates
excellent environment to study
b. No tuition fee
c.Cost of living is reasonable, high living standard, opportunity to live in a multi-cultural environment.
d. Location: Central of Europe  Travel
5. ….. Training in some other countries is very famous, why you choose Germany instead?

6. What do you know about Germany and its education?

In Germany education is primarily a responsibility of the states, and so educational system may
vary from state to state. Beside state run universities and colleges, there are
private universities and colleges and cooperative universities offering a full
range of course studies through full time and part time participation.
Higher education: The classical universities- provide a broad general education. Universities
of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschulen)- offer practice-oriented programs. Colleges of Art,
Music and Film

7. Do you know any famous festivals in Germany? Name some? International Film Festival in
Berlin (Feb), Rhine in Flames (May), and Oktoberfest in Munich (ceberate Bavarian
cusine, music and traditions)…

VI. Practical knowledge

1. Which school do you study in Vietnam?

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2. What is your major?

3. How long did it take to complete/finish your major?

4. How many semesters did you take and how long is one semester?
8 semesters, about 5 months /semester

5. How many months do you learn per year? 10 months

6. Which subjects did you learn in university?

7. What did you learn in that subject?

a. General knowledge about economics: Advanced mathematics, Econometrics, macro, micro
econs…
b.General knowledge about international trade: International business transation, international
transportation and freight forwarding, international economic relations, international trade
policies….
c. In-depth knowledge about my major: Tax, Customs related subject
8. What do think about your learning capacity through all the semesters and the whole school year?
9. Which subject do you like most and how about its end mark?

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 10. How can you get good result in school? How about your method?
11. How many students are there in your class?

12. How is your learning capacity ranking in class?

13. Are you in charge of an important position in class?

14. Did you do thesis for the graduation.

15. What is your thesis about?

16. Why did you choose that subject?

17. Where do you practise? Mid-term course: District tax department; Tax propaganda and support
department

18. Did that practice help you much in your thesis?

19. Which mark do you got when you defended your thesis?

20. What do you think about the creativity in thesis? : important:

-u need to write about a brand-new topic or need to explore new perspectives of old topics or topics
which still have matters of concern…to avoid duplication requires creativity;
- a thesis is your own research work, if there’s nothing new, or everthing was already mentioned in
other thesis, your thesis no doubt has no value. Eg: In the way approach the issue, in the settlement of
problems…
21. Have you applied and developed your thesis after leaving university?

22. Do you think that you will receive the APS’s certificate?