[{"content":"TH Köln-specific questions? please have a look at the TH FAQs.\naccommodation how can i find accommodation? the student organization of your city will probably provide the cheapest dorms (e.g. KSTW in Köln). (if applicable,) try to fill out their form ASAP and pray to god you end up high on the list of applicants.\nif you don\u0026rsquo;t hear a response soon, try to contact them via email and phone and ask for a status.\nregularly check online portals like wg-gesucht, immobilienscout24, etc and WhatsApp and Telegram groups if the Studentenwerk is unable to offer you a place.\nbeware of scammers!!\nCOL monthly budget? varies vastly on your lifestyle.\nrough estimate (on the cheaper side of things):\nrent: 500 (~250-400 if you get a student dorm) health insurance: 125-150 (depends primarily on your age + other factors) GEZ: 20 mobile phone: 20 misc.: 50 food: 300 groceries: 200-250 restaurants: ~25 per visit, 4x per month = 100 managing your budget will keep the prices under 1000 per month in big cities, and maybe under 700 in smaller ones.\neducation system \u0026amp; Uni life which colleges should I apply to? completely depends on the courses (and the modules) you are interested in!\nhave a look at the DAAD database to find a relevant program and check the program description on the university\u0026rsquo;s website to see if it aligns with your interests.\nwhat is the criteria? different programs have different criterion. NC-frei will guarantee you admission as long as you meet the admission requirements.\nwhen should I start applying? check out your program\u0026rsquo;s page or uni-assist for the deadline.\nare the course outcomes worth the investment? yes, it was well worth the investment for me.\n10/10 would recommend 👍\nGerman Should we compulsorily do the German certification course to come there for studies? compulsorily? depends on your course\u0026rsquo;s German requirement.\nhowever, i would suggest you start learning German ASAP if you plan on coming here :)\nwhere did you learn german? at the TH.\nany trusted platforms? Goethe-Institut is probably the most famous international platform.\nonce you are in Germany, you can have a look at the courses offered by your Uni, or the VHS course finder (alternatively, just Google VHS + \u0026lt;your city\u0026gt; and you should be able to find something).\nfood possibility of finding veg food? with the mass adoption of veganism, you\u0026rsquo;ll have no problem finding veg/vegan food in most places in Germany.\nmost, if not all döner shops sell falafel, and finding a döner place here should be the least of your concerns ;P\npart-time jobs + work what about part-time jobs and internship opportunities? i don\u0026rsquo;t have a lot of experience with part-time jobs, but finding one shouldn\u0026rsquo;t be difficult if you\u0026rsquo;re in a big city! as with most (all?) things in Germany, it gets easier if you speak German!\nmy friends have spoken very positively about Zenjob, and the Agentur für Arbeit also has a job search portal.\nother than that, you can look for internships (and full-time roles) on LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, and other job search portals.\nwhat are the in-demand domains? you can check LinkedIn jobs for this: just change the region to Germany and enter the role you\u0026rsquo;re looking for. skimming the job description will let you know what the most in-demand domains are.\nhow the job market is for international students? pretty good if you speak German.\ngood if you speak German and have work ex.\nso-so if neither of the above applies to you.\nshould i gain work ex. before coming to study in Germany? employers prefer people with work experience for obvious reasons.\nhowever, this doesn\u0026rsquo;t mean that people without work ex. are unable to find jobs: it\u0026rsquo;s just easier for skilled professionals to navigate through the job market.\nfollow your heart, you\u0026rsquo;ll be alright :)\ngeneral questions what was your intent while applying to Unis in Germany? during my exchange sem, i realized i wanted to be somewhere in Europe.\nGermany didn\u0026rsquo;t seem like a bad choice, and i applied and got admitted to TU Berlin, TH Cologne, LMU Munich, and Uni Bamberg. unfortunately because of a delay in my undergrad results, i could not enrol at my first preference (TU Berlin).\ni ended up enrolling at TH Köln and have no regrets now!\n","permalink":"https://ram.moi/germanyfaq/","summary":"\u003ch3 id=\"th-köln-specific-questions\"\u003eTH Köln-specific questions?\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eplease have a look at the \n\u003ca href=\"/thfaq\"\u003eTH FAQs\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"accommodation\"\u003eaccommodation\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"how-can-i-find-accommodation\"\u003ehow can i find accommodation?\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe student organization of your city will \u003cem\u003eprobably\u003c/em\u003e provide the cheapest dorms (e.g. \n\u003ca href=\"https://www.kstw.de/en/\"\n     target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eKSTW\u003c/a\u003e in Köln). (if applicable,) try to fill out their form ASAP and pray to god you end up high on the list of applicants.\u003cbr\u003e\nif you don\u0026rsquo;t hear a response soon, try to contact them via email and phone and ask for a status.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Germany FAQ"},{"content":"issue 1: no navigation links at the bottom of the post issue 2: no posts displayed on the homepage TL;DR: remove type: post (if present) from the front matter.\nthis should solve both the issues, as Hugo looks for type: posts, and you are explicitly stating that your content is of the \u0026ldquo;section\u0026rdquo; post, and not posts.\nwhy?\nHugo has a clever system for organizing content and choosing layouts.\ncontent sections \u0026amp; types: by default, Hugo determines a content file\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;section\u0026rdquo; based on its directory (e.g., files in content/posts/ belong to the posts section). it also often infers the content \u0026ldquo;type\u0026rdquo; from the section name. your hugo.yaml correctly identified the main section with mainsections: posts. the conflict: by explicitly setting type: post (singular) in the front matter, i might have been forcing Hugo to look for a layout specifically named for the singular post type (like layouts/post/list.html or themes/PaperMod/layouts/post/list.html).\nit seems either such a layout didn\u0026rsquo;t exist, was flawed, or the PaperMod theme expected list pages to be associated with the plural section name (posts) derived from the directory or mainsections setting.\nremoving type: post allowed Hugo to correctly use the type inferred from the directory (posts) and find the working default list layout (themes/PaperMod/layouts/_default/list.html). the solution if your posts are in content/posts/ and your hugo.yaml has mainsections: posts, you generally don\u0026rsquo;t need to specify type: post in the front matter of individual posts. Hugo is smart enough to figure it out from the directory structure.\nsimply remove the type: post line from your post front matter.\n--- title: your awesome post title authors: [\u0026#34;your name\u0026#34;] draft: false # type: post \u0026lt;-- remove this line date: 2025-05-04 categories: [\u0026#34;some category\u0026#34;] tags: [\u0026#34;some-tag\u0026#34;] --- your post content starts here... finding \u0026amp; replacing this using regex in all of my files, the next line started with date: \u0026lt;...\u0026gt;, and i used this regex to remove the type: post line and its line break.\n(^\\s*type:\\s*post\\s*\\r?\\n)(^\\s*date:) ","permalink":"https://ram.moi/posts/troubleshooting/wptohugo/","summary":"\u003ch3 id=\"issue-1-no-navigation-links-at-the-bottom-of-the-post\"\u003eissue 1: no navigation links at the bottom of the post\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"issue-2-no-posts-displayed-on-the-homepage\"\u003eissue 2: no posts displayed on the homepage\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTL;DR: remove \u003ccode\u003etype: post\u003c/code\u003e (if present) from the front matter.\u003cbr\u003e\nthis should solve both the issues, as Hugo looks for \u003ccode\u003etype: posts\u003c/code\u003e, and you are explicitly stating that your content is of the \u0026ldquo;section\u0026rdquo; \u003ccode\u003epost\u003c/code\u003e, and not \u003ccode\u003eposts\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewhy?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHugo has a clever system for organizing content and choosing layouts.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003econtent sections \u0026amp; types:\u003c/strong\u003e by default, Hugo determines a content file\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;section\u0026rdquo; based on its directory (e.g., files in \u003ccode\u003econtent/posts/\u003c/code\u003e belong to the \u003ccode\u003eposts\u003c/code\u003e section). it also often infers the content \u0026ldquo;type\u0026rdquo; from the section name. your \u003ccode\u003ehugo.yaml\u003c/code\u003e correctly identified the main section with \u003ccode\u003emainsections: posts\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe conflict:\u003c/strong\u003e by explicitly setting \u003ccode\u003etype: post\u003c/code\u003e (singular) in the front matter, i might have been forcing Hugo to look for a layout specifically named for the singular \u003ccode\u003epost\u003c/code\u003e type (like \u003ccode\u003elayouts/post/list.html\u003c/code\u003e or \u003ccode\u003ethemes/PaperMod/layouts/post/list.html\u003c/code\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\nit seems either such a layout didn\u0026rsquo;t exist, was flawed, or the PaperMod theme expected list pages to be associated with the \u003cem\u003eplural\u003c/em\u003e section name (\u003ccode\u003eposts\u003c/code\u003e) derived from the directory or \u003ccode\u003emainsections\u003c/code\u003e setting.\u003cbr\u003e\nremoving \u003ccode\u003etype: post\u003c/code\u003e allowed Hugo to correctly use the type inferred from the directory (\u003ccode\u003eposts\u003c/code\u003e) and find the working default list layout (\u003ccode\u003ethemes/PaperMod/layouts/_default/list.html\u003c/code\u003e).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"the-solution\"\u003ethe solution\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eif your posts are in \u003ccode\u003econtent/posts/\u003c/code\u003e and your \u003ccode\u003ehugo.yaml\u003c/code\u003e has \u003ccode\u003emainsections: posts\u003c/code\u003e, you generally don\u0026rsquo;t need to specify \u003ccode\u003etype: post\u003c/code\u003e in the front matter of individual posts. Hugo is smart enough to figure it out from the directory structure.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"issues faced while migrating from WordPress to Hugo with PaperMod"},{"content":"COL (similar to my answer for the same question in Germany FAQs):\nvaries vastly on your lifestyle.\nrough estimate:\nrent: 600 (all the best finding a place 😭) mobile phone: 20 (i used Free) misc.: 50 food: 300 groceries: 200-250 restaurants: ~25 per visit, 4x per month = 100 managing your budget will keep the prices under 1000 per month in Paris. difficult, but doable.\naccommodation what are the facilities available to us when we arrive at EPITA\u0026rsquo;s off-campus residence Lion d\u0026rsquo;Or? kitchen electric stove oven microwave refrigerator washing machine + dryer room bed mattress comforter pillow cupboard WiFi contact EPITA if you\u0026rsquo;re unsure. the co-ordinators are very nice and will try their best to give you details of the appliances present.\nwhere can i look for accommodation? ask your Uni if they help with accommodation!\nCROUS accommodation!\ncheck websites like PAP, leboncoin, Seloger, etc.\nbeware of scammers!!\ngeneral questions food? cooking your meals at home is obviously cheaper.\nCROUS was a life-saver. subsidized meals for students!\nfinding vegan/vegetarian options should not be very difficult too!\nbank account? my exchange co-ordinator set up an appointment at the Kremlin branch of BNP Paribas for me and i had a good experience with BNP Paribas, so i would happily recommend it :)\ni\u0026rsquo;m pretty sure EPITA will help you if you ask for it!\nresidence permit? honestly, i have no idea coz i didn\u0026rsquo;t have to apply for one.\nshould i learn French? yes.\nhow feasible is it to find an internship or job in France? i\u0026rsquo;m not the best person to answer this question, sorry.\npublic transportation Navigo if you live in IDF and are under 26, apply for the Imagine R ASAP.\nVélib i had a Vélib subscription and i think it is worth it if you bike more than twice per month!\nEPITA / exchange thoughts on EPITA, the faculty, and the overall value of the program my specialization was Information Systems Management, and i think the program is laid out very well!\nthe teachers are amazing, and were really helpful every step of the way :)\ni didn\u0026rsquo;t really pay anything to EPITA, so i would say it was 10/10 ;P\nis a soft copy of the transcript sufficient for SRM? YMMV but it was not enough for me.\nmake sure to clarify this with your class teacher \u0026amp; exchange co-ordinator from SRM.\nhow long does SRM take to issue the transcript for the semester once they get our transcript from EPITA? i did my exchange in the 8th sem, so it was a little complicated.\nit took around 25-30 days to get my final transcript in my case, but i\u0026rsquo;ve heard SRM will give you your result after you complete the pending courses (if any).\nis an exchange program useful for a PhD student? 🤷‍♂️ maybe?\ni don\u0026rsquo;t really have a lot of information about the PhD exchange programme, as i was just a Bachelor\u0026rsquo;s student when i went there.\nyou can have a look at this page to get the relevant contact information: https://www.epita.fr/en/contact-us/department-international-relations/\nis an exchange program free? i personally did not have to pay any fees to EPITA. i had to just pay the (normal) tuition fees to my home Uni (SRM). YMMV.\nyour overall exchange experience an amazing experience.\ni would definitely suggest you to consider spending a semester abroad (not just EPITA, any college would be amazing) if you get the chance!\n","permalink":"https://ram.moi/francefaq/","summary":"\u003ch3 id=\"col\"\u003eCOL\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(similar to my answer for the same question in \n\u003ca href=\"/germanyfaq\"\u003eGermany FAQs\u003c/a\u003e):\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003evaries vastly on your lifestyle.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003erough estimate:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erent: 600 (all the best finding a place 😭)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emobile phone: 20 (i used \n\u003ca href=\"https://mobile.free.fr/fiche-forfait-free\"\n     target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eFree\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emisc.: 50\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efood: 300\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egroceries: 200-250\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erestaurants: ~25 per visit, 4x per month = 100\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003emanaging your budget will keep the prices under 1000 per month in Paris. difficult, but doable.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"accommodation\"\u003eaccommodation\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"what-are-the-facilities-available-to-us-when-we-arrive-at-epitas-off-campus-residence-lion-dor\"\u003ewhat are the facilities available to us when we arrive at EPITA\u0026rsquo;s off-campus residence Lion d\u0026rsquo;Or?\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ekitchen\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eelectric stove\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoven\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emicrowave\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erefrigerator\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewashing machine + dryer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eroom\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebed\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emattress\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecomforter\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epillow\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecupboard\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWiFi\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003econtact EPITA if you\u0026rsquo;re unsure. the co-ordinators are very nice and will try their best to give you details of the appliances present.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"France FAQ"},{"content":" consists of QnAs related to TH Köln and the TH Buddy Program\nofficial Buddy Program FAQ: here.\nmy major is Dig. Sc. SAR, so your questions might have a different answer depending on your uni and the course you enrol in.\nGerman is learning German a must? yes.\nmore on German here.\nhow to take the language course? have a look at the Sprachlernzentrum.\niirc you have to pass a test to get accepted to courses higher than A1. all the details are usually sent out by email.\nadmission how competitive is TH Köln for M.Eng in Automation and IT Automation \u0026amp; IT is NC-frei. you\u0026rsquo;ll be admitted to the course as long as you meet the minimum requirements!\nwhen can I expect a decision from the TH considering I am applying for the Winter Semester? i got my admission certificate in the first week of August \u0026lsquo;22 for the WiSe \u0026lsquo;22.\ni was planning to apply to Digital Sciences, but before that, I received an admission to Automation \u0026amp; IT.\nwhat would you suggest? which course has better opportunities? i honestly cannot compare Digital Sciences and Automation \u0026amp; IT, because i am not familiar with the curriculum of the latter. you can find all the courses in Digital Sciences here\ni\u0026rsquo;d say you should choose a program which has courses that align with your interests, coz TH Köln is a pretty well-known Uni in Germany, and i don\u0026rsquo;t think you can go wrong with either of the programs when/if you\u0026rsquo;re looking for work after graduation.\nmodules do you have classes everyday? no, we do not have classes everyday.\na lot of Professors like to take long lectures (3/4+ hrs) on alternate weeks instead of 1.5/2 hr-lectures every week.\nyou just have to make sure you do not select courses that overlap each other.\nwhat is the class size of TH Köln in general? courses in Dig. Sc. had anywhere from 6 to 20 people; might be different for different majors.\nthere are mandatory modules on my enrolment letter, what to do about them? if there are mandatory modules listed, you obviously have to register for all of them.\nis there any rule that we have to complete 30 credits per sem? no.\nthough the Ausländerbehörde will prolly not be happy if you\u0026rsquo;re slacking off and take more than 2 extra semesters.\nhow to select the modules and register for the first semester? use your smail (or campusID) to log in to ILU.\nnavigate to the course and submit a request to join the course.\nwe don’t really have a registration for all the courses in the semester; we can only register for courses individually.\nif you want the grade in your transcript, you have to register for the exam separately. usually, it’s done on PSSO\nexams what is the examination process? is it mostly written, or assignment-based? the exam depends on the professor.\ni can’t really say how your exams are gonna be held, but it might be one of the following:\npresentation assignment/project throughout the sem pen \u0026amp; paper test online test (MCQs) 1 on 1 oral exam with the Prof. (and any other method the Prof. likes) housing how is the housing situation in TH Köln? there is no accommodation on campus.\nhowever, KSTW provides student dorms.\nhave a look at Germany FAQ for more.\nwork what about part-time jobs and internship opportunities in Gummersbach? you can definitely find work here if your German is good enough. a couple of my friends also work at the TH as TA/RA!\nyou can also try and find work in Köln, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Bonn, Leverkusen, and other nearby cities so, even though it is time-consuming (1.5hrs one-way), a lot of people just prefer to live in Köln coz of work (and quality of life, in general) and travel to the campus to attend classes.\nIs it possible to get a RA/TA? yes, it is possible to get a RA/TA position at the TH!\nare there opportunities for people who are in data science roles? 🤷‍♂️ not my field, but i think so.\na lot more if you speak German! :)\ngeneral questions how do you find the CS department? the CS department is pretty good in my opinion.\nmost, if not all of our Professors have worked in corporate before getting into academia, and hence they are able to explain the importance of the course content in real-life scenarios.\na few courses also have projects which include working with companies, be it working with their employees, or working on the data provided to us in various formats.\nhow is Cologne as a city? pretty good! not as big as Berlin or other major cities, but you\u0026rsquo;ll prolly find everything you need here!\nhow\u0026rsquo;s the Gummersbach campus? i’m biased but it’s the best (and the most modern) TH campus imo\n","permalink":"https://ram.moi/thfaq/","summary":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003econsists of QnAs related to \n\u003ca href=\"https://www.th-koeln.de/en/\"\n     target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTH Köln\u003c/a\u003e and the \n\u003ca href=\"https://www.th-koeln.de/en/international_office/th-koeln-buddy-program_101414.php\"\n     target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTH Buddy Program\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nofficial Buddy Program FAQ: \n\u003ca href=\"https://www.th-koeln.de/en/international_office/faq-th-koeln-buddy-program_103147.php\"\n     target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003emy major is \n\u003ca href=\"https://digital-sciences.de/studyprograms/software-architecture/index.html\"\n     target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDig. Sc. SAR\u003c/a\u003e, so your questions might have a different answer depending on your uni and the course you enrol in.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"german\"\u003eGerman\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"is-learning-german-a-must\"\u003eis learning German a must?\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eyes.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003emore on German \n\u003ca href=\"/germanyfaq/#german\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"how-to-take-the-language-course\"\u003ehow to take the language course?\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehave a look at the \n\u003ca href=\"https://www.th-koeln.de/en/international_office/language-learning-center_68235.php\"\n     target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSprachlernzentrum\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\niirc you have to pass a test to get accepted to courses higher than A1. all the details are usually sent out by email.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"TH Köln FAQ"}]