Uni suggestions - Joint Honours Business & German

[Scottishvisa]

After any suggestions please.
DD is already looking at Manchester and Leeds.

Doesn't want to go to a Uni populated by private school, although she goes to one herself!

Thanks so much.

It’s a shame we’re no longer in the EU as it used to be very easy to do this and with much lower tuition fees. You could also do a masters at an excellent institution for just a nominal amount.

I hear you on that (sadly). Tho there is still a need for interpreters, for example in hospitals, in the EU parliament... AFAIK these situations are not being covered by AI, or not yet. You need to be doing the right language tho for sure. And in fact even when I did my MFL degree many years ago, it was very very hard to get an interpreting job.

QUB is 2% private. I’m sure the DD could sniff them out from one mile away. If DC stay in their bubble who actually cares about a minority boarding school bubble? They will always be a tiny minority. Others need to grow up!

I didn't mention German. Nor have I recommended anywhere.

I was simply correcting someone's previous snooty comment.

@Scottishvisa these will be public school heavy

Yeah it is a shame. For local authority interpreting I would be looking at a community language (not German!) or for work within the EU studying at least 2 languages.

yes very much agree re community language. Polish for example is in high demand where I live. Or Urdu or Punjabi both v useful. Agree German will not be any use here.

OP has clarified that her post meant that these were the unis her DD was thinking to avoid bc of lots of private school studnets.

@claryMostly these interpreters are from the county that speaks those languages. No need to be a grad in them at all. Also not much money in it.

@Piggywaspushed Ok. The op wants German though.

Yes indeed. I don't suppose most of the people supporting with Polish in my town have a degree in Polish. Apologies if it sounded as tho I did. I was just trying to give an example of where interpreters might still be needed, in immediate face-to-face situations. Not suggesting this as an option to the OP's DD, apols for thread derail.

FWIW where I work we sometimes need copy to be translated and we use a translation service, unless there is someone (usually me haha but only for a couple of MFL really) on the staff who can do it.

Interpreting is a complex talent that is screened for by graduate recruitment schemes at eg the EU institutions. People can be excellent linguists but not good at interpreting.

It is extremely skilled work!

There are a lot of graduate opportunities with German businesses, not only in Finance.

Thanks everyone.

I would also recommend your DD takes the opportunity to do a German Praktikum during her year abroad rather than the British Council option – it’s really such a priceless opportunity to get a whole year’s experience working with a German company and making invaluable connections and gaining the confidence to move with ease in such environments. Most are also decently paid. Once you have that experience it’s a lot easier to land a good graduate job. And it’s a lot easier to get a praktikum/student placement in a big company with no direct experience than it is to get a permanent job! It would always be fairly easy to go in the other direction and do language teaching or tefl later on. Just my two cents’ worth! German and Business is a great choice, I’m sure she’ll have a blast.

That is very helpful. We are British, but DD attended an International School in Germany - as we lived there for a few years.

Thank you so much.

More than 90 days needs a visa and students have to apply for the positions. Also they can be unpaid if they are a mandatory part of a degree.

In Germany they are generally paid! I did one during my degree and had a wage for 12 months

Thanks so much everyone. You've been very helpful.