Dresden or freiburg?

Question

Hi! Ive been accepted to study Copmuter masters programme in 2 cities:

Freiburg: http://mcs.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/

Dresden: http://www.computational-engineering.de/

I dont know what city to choose! both seem real cool?

I also if possible to find a programmer job once I am there, cld you advise? Thanks!

Answer 1

Both cities are truly wonderful.

Since I was born and raised in Freiburg (now I live in the US) I lean more towards this city. It is a very liberal town because of the big university and you would be very close to the Black Forest (hikes and skiing in winter). Also Freiburg is close to the French and Swiss border (30 and 60 km) so you could get to know different cultures in Europe.

If you would choose Freiburg you should of course still visit Dresden during your breaks ;-)).

Here are some useful links:

www.freiburg.de

www.schwarzwald.de

www.schauinsland.de

With job opportunities it would depend of the kind of visa you have. Normally you are not allowed to work with a student visa. But you can always apply for a job and through that business you could apply for a "Arbeitserlaubnis".

Good luck and have fun!!