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Sân bóng đá, sân bóng rổ, sân tennis, hồ bơi và phòng tập gym đầy đủ thiết bị đều có sẵn cho sinh viên.\n👉 ",[240,3028,3031],{"href":3029,"rel":3030},"https:\u002F\u002Fvgu.edu.vn\u002Fsports-complex",[244],"Khu Thể Thao VGU",[92,3033],{},[115,3035,3037],{"id":3036},"câu-lạc-bộ-sinh-viên","🎯 Câu Lạc Bộ Sinh Viên",[17,3039,3040,3041],{},"VGU có các câu lạc bộ chính thức trải dài từ khoa học, thể thao, văn hóa, âm nhạc đến tình nguyện. Nhưng điều kỳ diệu thực sự tại VGU nằm ở những mạng lưới không chính thức — các nhóm tự học, đội đạp xe cuối tuần, những dự án nhóm tự phát. Cởi mở, xuất hiện, và bạn sẽ tìm thấy người của mình. Mọi câu lạc bộ được công nhận đều bắt đầu từ khi ai đó quyết định khởi xướng nó.\n👉 ",[240,3042,3045],{"href":3043,"rel":3044},"https:\u002F\u002Fvgu.edu.vn\u002Fstudent-clubs\u002Fsport-culture-clubs",[244],"Khám phá Câu lạc bộ Sinh viên VGU",[92,3047],{},[115,3049,3051],{"id":3050},"dịch-vụ-xe-buýt-campus","🚌 Dịch Vụ Xe Buýt Campus",[17,3053,3054,3055],{},"VGU vận hành mạng lưới xe buýt kết nối khuôn viên với Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh và các khu vực xung quanh, giúp việc di chuyển hàng ngày trở nên thuận tiện cho học viên sống trong thành phố.\n👉 ",[240,3056,3059],{"href":3057,"rel":3058},"https:\u002F\u002Fvgu.edu.vn\u002Fbus",[244],"Tuyến Xe Buýt & Lịch Trình VGU",[92,3061],{},[115,3063,3065],{"id":3064},"trải-nghiệm-quốc-tế-mỗi-ngày","🌏 Trải Nghiệm Quốc Tế — Mỗi Ngày",[17,3067,3068],{},"Tại MSI, bạn không chỉ học bằng tiếng Anh — bạn học với các giáo sư Đức bay sang Việt Nam để dạy trực tiếp, cùng với các học viên từ nhiều nền tảng học thuật khác nhau. Môi trường đa văn hóa này được tích hợp vào ADN của chương trình. Đây không phải là một tính năng đặc biệt; đây là tiêu chuẩn.",[92,3070],{},[95,3072,3074],{"id":3073},"từ-daad-đến-ovgu-hướng-dẫn-đầy-đủ-đến-nước-đức","Từ DAAD Đến OVGU — Hướng Dẫn Đầy Đủ Đến Nước Đức 🇩🇪",[17,3076,3077,3078,3081],{},"Hàng năm, các học viên MSI được chọn lọc giành được cơ hội đặc biệt để học và thực hiện nghiên cứu Luận văn Thạc sĩ tại ",[27,3079,3080],{},"Đại học Otto von Guericke Magdeburg (OVGU)"," ở Đức, được hỗ trợ bởi Học bổng Trao đổi DAAD. Hướng dẫn này bao gồm mọi bước — từ cửa sổ nộp hồ sơ tại Việt Nam đến ngày bạn hoàn toàn ổn định tại Magdeburg.",[155,3083,3084],{},[17,3085,3086],{},"Chúng tôi xây dựng hướng dẫn này từ kinh nghiệm thực tế. Học viên MSI đã thực hiện hành trình này biết rõ: thủ tục hành chính Đức rất cẩn thận, tuần tự và không thể bỏ qua bước nào. Nhưng với lộ trình này, mọi thứ hoàn toàn có thể quản lý được.",[115,3088,3090],{"id":3089},"bước-1-cửa-sổ-nộp-hồ-sơ-tháng-12-tháng-1","Bước 1 — Cửa Sổ Nộp Hồ Sơ (Tháng 12 – Tháng 1)",[17,3092,3093,3096],{},[27,3094,3095],{},"Khoảng tháng 12 đến tháng 1",", chương trình MSI tại VGU thông báo vòng tuyển chọn nội bộ cho DAAD Trao đổi. Học viên nộp:",[21,3098,3099,3109],{},[24,3100,3101,3104,3105,3108],{},[27,3102,3103],{},"CV"," cập nhật và ",[27,3106,3107],{},"Thư bày tỏ nguyện vọng"," thuyết phục, giải thích hướng nghiên cứu và lý do Đức là bước tiếp theo phù hợp",[24,3110,3111],{},"Được xem xét và phỏng vấn bởi: Điều phối viên học thuật MSI, Giám đốc Chương trình và một giảng viên OVGU",[17,3113,3114,3115,3118],{},"Kết quả thường được công bố ",[27,3116,3117],{},"trong vòng hai tuần"," sau phỏng vấn. Ứng viên thành công nhận được:",[21,3120,3121,3131],{},[24,3122,3123,3126,3127,3130],{},[27,3124,3125],{},"Thư Mời"," và ",[27,3128,3129],{},"Thư Trao Học Bổng"," từ DAAD\u002FVGU",[24,3132,3133,3136],{},[27,3134,3135],{},"Thư Chấp Nhận Nhập Học"," từ OVGU Magdeburg",[17,3138,3139],{},[27,3140,3141],{},"Ngay khi nhận kết quả:",[1503,3143,3144,3164],{},[24,3145,3146,3147,3150,3151,3155,3156,3150,3159,3163],{},"Liên hệ ",[27,3148,3149],{},"Ban Hợp tác Quốc tế VGU"," → ",[240,3152,3154],{"href":3153},"mailto:io@vgu.edu.vn","io@vgu.edu.vn"," và CC ",[27,3157,3158],{},"VGU Outgoings",[240,3160,3162],{"href":3161},"mailto:Outgoings@vgu.edu.vn","Outgoings@vgu.edu.vn"," để được hướng dẫn xử lý chính thức",[24,3165,3166,3167,3170],{},"Bắt đầu chuẩn bị hồ sơ visa ",[27,3168,3169],{},"trước kỳ nghỉ Tết"," — lịch hẹn tại Đại sứ quán sẽ hết rất nhanh",[92,3172],{},[115,3174,3176],{"id":3175},"bước-2-xin-visa-qua-vfs-bên-thứ-ba","Bước 2 — Xin Visa qua VFS (Bên Thứ Ba)",[17,3178,3179,3180,3183,3184,3187],{},"Đức yêu cầu nộp hồ sơ visa qua ",[27,3181,3182],{},"VFS Global"," — dịch vụ xử lý visa bên thứ ba chính thức. Học viên có học bổng DAAD được ",[27,3185,3186],{},"miễn phí visa tại Đại sứ quán Đức"," — nhưng VFS tính phí dịch vụ thực hiện riêng, bắt buộc phải thanh toán.",[17,3189,3190],{},"Quy trình:",[1503,3192,3193,3196,3203,3206,3212],{},[24,3194,3195],{},"Đặt lịch hẹn tại VFS Việt Nam (TP.HCM hoặc Hà Nội)",[24,3197,3198,3199,3202],{},"Chuẩn bị đầy đủ ",[27,3200,3201],{},"hồ sơ vật lý"," (Thư Chấp Nhận Nhập Học, Thư Trao Học Bổng, xác nhận bảo hiểm y tế, chứng chỉ APS, ảnh hộ chiếu, xác nhận tài khoản phong tỏa)",[24,3204,3205],{},"Nộp hồ sơ vật lý tại VFS — VFS chuyển toàn bộ đến Đại sứ quán Đức",[24,3207,3208,3211],{},[27,3209,3210],{},"Thời gian xử lý: khoảng 2 tháng"," kể từ ngày VFS nộp hồ sơ đến Đại sứ quán",[24,3213,3214],{},"Nhận visa quốc gia loại D (visa du học dài hạn) qua bưu điện hoặc nhận trực tiếp",[17,3216,3217,3218,3221],{},"⚠️ Hãy lên kế hoạch đặt lịch hẹn VFS và thu thập hồ sơ để có ",[27,3219,3220],{},"ít nhất 3 tháng"," trước ngày dự kiến khởi hành.",[92,3223],{},[115,3225,3227],{"id":3226},"bước-3-đặt-vé-bay-đến-đức","Bước 3 — Đặt Vé Bay Đến Đức",[17,3229,3230,3231],{},"Khi visa đã sẵn sàng, đặt vé máy bay. ",[27,3232,3233],{},"Hai sân bay khuyến nghị gần Magdeburg:",[21,3235,3236,3243],{},[24,3237,3238,3239,3242],{},"🛫 ",[27,3240,3241],{},"Sân bay Berlin Brandenburg (BER)"," — khoảng 1,5 giờ đến Magdeburg bằng tàu ICE\u002FRE",[24,3244,3238,3245,3248],{},[27,3246,3247],{},"Sân bay Leipzig\u002FHalle (LEJ)"," — khoảng 1 giờ đến Magdeburg bằng tàu nội vùng",[17,3250,3251],{},[27,3252,3253],{},"Mẹo đặt vé:",[21,3255,3256,3269,3276],{},[24,3257,3258,3259,3262,3263,3268],{},"Tạo ",[27,3260,3261],{},"tài khoản DB Navigator"," (",[240,3264,3267],{"href":3265,"rel":3266},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bahn.de",[244],"bahn.de",") và đăng ký sớm — đây là ứng dụng đường sắt quốc gia Đức cho mọi chuyến tàu",[24,3270,3271,3272,3275],{},"Đăng ký tài khoản khách hàng thân thiết học sinh của hãng hàng không ",[27,3273,3274],{},"Turkish"," hoặc tương tự để được giảm giá vé trên các hãng hàng không giá rẻ châu Âu",[24,3277,3278,3279,3282,3283,3286],{},"Từ cả hai sân bay, dùng vé ",[27,3280,3281],{},"ICE (InterCity Express)"," linh hoạt trong DB Navigator để đến ",[27,3284,3285],{},"Ga Trung tâm Magdeburg (Magdeburg Hauptbahnhof)"," thuận tiện nhất",[92,3288],{},[115,3290,3292],{"id":3291},"bước-4-chuỗi-thủ-tục-hành-chính-tại-đức","Bước 4 — Chuỗi Thủ Tục Hành Chính tại Đức 📋",[17,3294,3295],{},"Thủ tục hành chính Đức tuần tự và cẩn thận. Mỗi bước mở khóa bước tiếp theo. Tuân thủ thứ tự này chính xác:",[3297,3298,3300],"h4",{"id":3299},"_4a-đăng-ký-bảo-hiểm-y-tế-sinh-viên-với-tk","4a — Đăng Ký Bảo Hiểm Y Tế Sinh Viên với TK",[17,3302,3303,3306,3307,3312],{},[27,3304,3305],{},"Bước này phải làm đầu tiên."," Bảo hiểm y tế công tại Đức (ví dụ: ",[240,3308,3311],{"href":3309,"rel":3310},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tk.de\u002Fen",[244],"Techniker Krankenkasse — TK",") là điều kiện tiên quyết để nhập học tại OVGU. TK gửi xác nhận điện tử trực tiếp đến OVGU. Đăng ký trực tuyến trước khi đến Đức nếu có thể.",[3297,3314,3316],{"id":3315},"_4b-đóng-phí-học-kỳ-ovgu-đăng-ký-ký-túc-xá","4b — Đóng Phí Học Kỳ OVGU & Đăng Ký Ký Túc Xá",[17,3318,3319],{},"Thực hiện đồng thời:",[21,3321,3322,3329],{},[24,3323,3324,3325,3328],{},"Chuyển khoản phí đóng góp học kỳ OVGU vào tài khoản ngân hàng OVGU — khoản này bao gồm dịch vụ sinh viên, nhà ăn Mensa và ",[27,3326,3327],{},"Deutschlandticket"," (vé phương tiện công cộng). Mức phí cụ thể được thông báo trong quá trình nhập học.",[24,3330,3331,3332,3337,3338],{},"Đăng ký ký túc xá qua ",[240,3333,3336],{"href":3334,"rel":3335},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\u002Fen\u002F",[244],"Studentenwerk Magdeburg"," — đăng ký sớm vì chỗ có hạn. Hoặc tìm căn hộ riêng qua nhóm Facebook sinh viên hoặc ",[240,3339,3342],{"href":3340,"rel":3341},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wg-gesucht.de",[244],"WG-Gesucht.de",[3297,3344,3346],{"id":3345},"_4c-cập-nhật-địa-chỉ-với-ovgu-nhận-thư-xác-nhận-nhập-học","4c — Cập Nhật Địa Chỉ với OVGU & Nhận Thư Xác Nhận Nhập Học",[17,3348,3349,3350,3353],{},"Khi nơi ở được xác nhận, cập nhật địa chỉ tại Ban Thư ký Sinh viên OVGU. Bạn sẽ nhận được ",[27,3351,3352],{},"Thư Xác Nhận Nhập Học (Immatrikulationsbescheinigung)"," — tài liệu quan trọng cho mọi bước tiếp theo.",[3297,3355,3357],{"id":3356},"_4d-hoàn-thiện-hợp-đồng-ký-túc-xá-xác-nhận-chủ-nhà","4d — Hoàn Thiện Hợp Đồng Ký Túc Xá (Xác Nhận Chủ Nhà)",[17,3359,3360],{},"Dùng Thư Xác Nhận Nhập Học để hoàn thiện quy trình hợp đồng ký túc xá\u002Fthuê nhà. Bạn cần:",[21,3362,3363,3366,3369],{},[24,3364,3365],{},"Thư Xác Nhận Nhập Học",[24,3367,3368],{},"Hợp đồng thuê nhà",[24,3370,3371,3374],{},[27,3372,3373],{},"Wohnungsgeberbestätigung"," (xác nhận địa chỉ của chủ nhà)",[3297,3376,3378],{"id":3377},"_4e-anmeldung-đăng-ký-tạm-trú-tại-bürgerbüro","4e — Anmeldung — Đăng Ký Tạm Trú tại Bürgerbüro",[17,3380,3381,3382,3385,3386,3389,3390,3393],{},"Trong vòng ",[27,3383,3384],{},"14 ngày"," sau khi dọn vào chỗ ở, đến ",[27,3387,3388],{},"Bürgerbüro"," (văn phòng dịch vụ công dân) gần nhất tại Magdeburg để hoàn thành đăng ký tạm trú chính thức (",[27,3391,3392],{},"Anmeldung","). Mang theo:",[21,3395,3396,3398,3400],{},[24,3397,3365],{},[24,3399,3368],{},[24,3401,3373],{},[17,3403,3404,3405,3408],{},"Bạn sẽ nhận ",[27,3406,3407],{},"Meldebestätigung"," (giấy xác nhận đăng ký). Bạn chính thức tồn tại tại Đức 🎉",[17,3410,3411,3412],{},"👉 ",[240,3413,3416],{"href":3414,"rel":3415},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.magdeburg.de",[244],"Trang chính thức Thành phố Magdeburg",[3297,3418,3420],{"id":3419},"_4f-mở-tài-khoản-ngân-hàng-đức","4f — Mở Tài Khoản Ngân Hàng Đức",[17,3422,3423,3424,3427,3428,3431,3432,3435],{},"Sau Anmeldung, bạn đủ điều kiện mở tài khoản ngân hàng Đức. ",[27,3425,3426],{},"Đặt lịch hẹn trước"," — ngân hàng Đức yêu cầu điều này. Các lựa chọn được khuyến nghị cho sinh viên quốc tế mang hộ chiếu Việt Nam: ",[27,3429,3430],{},"Sparkasse"," hoặc ",[27,3433,3434],{},"Deutsche Bank"," (cả hai đều có chi nhánh trực tiếp tại Magdeburg). Commerzbank cũng là một lựa chọn tốt. Các ngân hàng chỉ hoạt động trực tuyến thường không được khuyến nghị vì có xu hướng xác minh danh tính nghiêm ngặt hơn với hộ chiếu Việt Nam.",[3297,3437,3439],{"id":3438},"_4g-nhận-mã-số-thuế-thông-báo-cho-ngân-hàng-và-khoa-ovgu","4g — Nhận Mã Số Thuế & Thông Báo cho Ngân Hàng và Khoa OVGU",[17,3441,3381,3442,3445,3446,3449],{},[27,3443,3444],{},"1–2 tuần"," sau Anmeldung, bạn sẽ nhận ",[27,3447,3448],{},"Steueridentifikationsnummer"," (Mã số Thuế) qua bưu điện. Ngay lập tức:",[21,3451,3452,3455],{},[24,3453,3454],{},"Thông báo Mã số Thuế cho ngân hàng",[24,3456,3457,3458,3461],{},"Nộp Mã số Thuế cho ",[27,3459,3460],{},"Ban Thư ký Khoa Cơ khí OVGU"," — bước này hoàn thiện hợp đồng học bổng DAAD và kích hoạt chi trả học bổng hàng tháng",[17,3463,3464],{},[27,3465,3466],{},"Bạn đã hoàn toàn ổn định tại Đức. 🇩🇪",[92,3468],{},[115,3470,3472],{"id":3471},"deutschlandticket-di-chuyển-khắp-nước-đức","Deutschlandticket — Di Chuyển Khắp Nước Đức",[17,3474,3475,3476,3478,3479,3482],{},"Là sinh viên OVGU đã nhập học, phí học kỳ của bạn bao gồm ",[27,3477,3327],{}," — vé có giá trị trên ",[27,3480,3481],{},"tất cả phương tiện công cộng nội địa và nội vùng"," trên toàn nước Đức: tàu điện, xe buýt, U-Bahn, S-Bahn và tàu nội vùng (RE\u002FRB).",[155,3484,3485],{},[17,3486,3487],{},"⚠️ Lưu ý: Tàu ICE và IC đường dài yêu cầu mua vé riêng — dùng DB Navigator để đặt trước.",[17,3489,3490],{},"Mạng lưới tàu điện của Magdeburg rất tốt và sẽ phục vụ hầu hết nhu cầu di chuyển hàng ngày của bạn.",[92,3492],{},[115,3494,3496],{"id":3495},"mạng-lưới-hỗ-trợ-của-bạn-tại-magdeburg","🎓 Mạng Lưới Hỗ Trợ của Bạn tại Magdeburg",[3297,3498,3336],{"id":3499},"studentenwerk-magdeburg",[17,3501,3502,3505,3506,3511],{},[240,3503,3336],{"href":3334,"rel":3504},[244]," là tổ chức hỗ trợ sinh viên trung tâm — quản lý ký túc xá, nhà ăn Mensa, tư vấn tâm lý và hỗ trợ tài chính. Đây là nguồn lực thiết yếu cho mọi sinh viên tại Magdeburg.\n📺 ",[240,3507,3510],{"href":3508,"rel":3509},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002F@Studentenwerk_MD\u002Fplaylists",[244],"Kênh YouTube Studentenwerk"," — hướng dẫn video thực tế về đời sống sinh viên tại Magdeburg",[3297,3513,3515],{"id":3514},"ikus-giao-lưu-văn-hóa-quốc-tế","IKUS — Giao Lưu Văn Hóa Quốc Tế",[17,3517,3518,3523],{},[240,3519,3522],{"href":3520,"rel":3521},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.studentenwerk-magdeburg.de\u002Fkultur\u002Finterkultitreff\u002F",[244],"IKUS (Interkultureller Treff)"," là không gian gặp gỡ giao thoa văn hóa do Studentenwerk Magdeburg tổ chức. IKUS tổ chức các sự kiện xã hội, giao lưu văn hóa, quán cà phê ngôn ngữ và các buổi gặp mặt sinh viên quốc tế. Nếu bạn muốn kết bạn ngoài trường đại học một cách nhanh chóng, IKUS là nơi để bắt đầu.",[3297,3525,3527],{"id":3526},"fachschaftsrat-maschinenbau-hội-đồng-sinh-viên-khoa-cơ-khí","Fachschaftsrat Maschinenbau — Hội Đồng Sinh Viên Khoa Cơ Khí",[17,3529,3530,3533],{},[27,3531,3532],{},"Fachschaftsrat Maschinenbau"," (Hội đồng Sinh viên Khoa Cơ khí tại OVGU) là cơ quan đại diện sinh viên chính thức của khoa. Là học viên MSI được nhập học tại Khoa Cơ khí, hội đồng này đại diện cho quyền lợi của bạn.",[17,3535,3536],{},"Công việc của họ bao gồm:",[21,3538,3539,3542,3545,3548,3551],{},[24,3540,3541],{},"Đóng vai trò cầu nối giữa sinh viên, đội ngũ học thuật và ban quản lý khoa",[24,3543,3544],{},"Truyền đạt mối quan tâm, đề xuất và phản hồi của sinh viên đến các cơ quan phù hợp",[24,3546,3547],{},"Liên tục cải thiện điều kiện học tập",[24,3549,3550],{},"Giúp các phát triển của trường đại học trở nên dễ tiếp cận và dễ hiểu hơn",[24,3552,3553],{},"Tổ chức các sự kiện khoa, hỗ trợ định hướng và các hoạt động cộng đồng",[17,3555,3556],{},"Fachschaftsrat luôn chào đón thành viên mới mang đến những góc nhìn, ý tưởng và cam kết mới. Nếu bạn muốn chủ động định hình môi trường học thuật trong thời gian tại Magdeburg, đây là một cách tuyệt vời để làm điều đó.",[92,3558],{},[115,3560,3562],{"id":3561},"cuộc-sống-tại-magdeburg-nhiều-hơn-bạn-nghĩ","🌆 Cuộc Sống tại Magdeburg — Nhiều Hơn Bạn Nghĩ",[17,3564,3565,3566,3569],{},"Magdeburg có tiếng là thành phố yên tĩnh — và đúng vậy, nơi đây không phải Berlin. Nhưng ",[27,3567,3568],{},"yên tĩnh và nhàm chán là hai thứ hoàn toàn khác nhau",", và Magdeburg chứng minh điều đó mỗi tuần.",[17,3571,3572,3573,3576],{},"Thành phố này ",[27,3574,3575],{},"thực sự rất phải chăng"," theo bất kỳ tiêu chuẩn châu Âu nào. Tiền thuê nhà, ăn uống, di chuyển, giải trí — chi phí ở đây chỉ bằng một phần nhỏ so với Munich hay Hamburg, thậm chí so với TP.HCM với lối sống tương đương. Học bổng DAAD của bạn sẽ đi được rất xa.",[17,3578,3579,3580,3583,3584,3587],{},"Các cửa hàng và nhà hàng tại Magdeburg mở cửa vào buổi tối các ngày trong tuần — hầu hết siêu thị đến ",[27,3581,3582],{},"9–10 giờ tối",", nhà hàng và quán bar thường mở đến tận nửa đêm vào cuối tuần. Chỉ ",[27,3585,3586],{},"Chủ Nhật"," là ngoại lệ, khi hầu hết các cửa hàng đóng cửa — nhắc nhở tốt để mua sắm vào Thứ Bảy.",[17,3589,3590,3591,3594,3595],{},"Bí quyết thực sự của Magdeburg là ",[27,3592,3593],{},"con người",". Cộng đồng sinh viên quốc tế ở đây rất gắn kết. Các sự kiện IKUS, buổi gặp mặt khoa, cuộc họp Fachschaftsrat, phòng sinh hoạt chung trong ký túc xá — đây là những nơi tình bạn được hình thành qua nhiều ngôn ngữ và văn hóa. Xuất hiện tại một sự kiện và bạn sẽ được mời đến sự kiện tiếp theo. ",[27,3596,3597],{},"Đúng nơi, đúng lúc, đúng người — bất kỳ nhóm nào, câu lạc bộ nào, cuộc phiêu lưu nào đều có thể bắt đầu ở đây.",[115,3599,3601],{"id":3600},"hướng-dẫn-mua-sắm","🛒 Hướng Dẫn Mua Sắm",[17,3603,3604],{},"Mỗi chuỗi siêu thị lớn đều có ứng dụng riêng — tải về sớm để nhận phiếu giảm giá hàng tuần.",[3606,3607,3608,3624],"table",{},[3609,3610,3611],"thead",{},[3612,3613,3614,3618,3621],"tr",{},[3615,3616,3617],"th",{},"Cửa hàng",[3615,3619,3620],{},"Tốt nhất cho",[3615,3622,3623],{},"Ứng dụng",[3625,3626,3627,3641,3654,3667,3680],"tbody",{},[3612,3628,3629,3635,3638],{},[3630,3631,3632],"td",{},[27,3633,3634],{},"Netto",[3630,3636,3637],{},"Hàng tạp hóa hàng ngày giá rẻ nhất — lý tưởng cho sinh viên có ngân sách hạn chế",[3630,3639,3640],{},"✅ Ứng dụng Netto",[3612,3642,3643,3648,3651],{},[3630,3644,3645],{},[27,3646,3647],{},"Kaufland",[3630,3649,3650],{},"Đa dạng sản phẩm nhất — mua được mọi thứ trong một lần",[3630,3652,3653],{},"✅ Ứng dụng Kaufland",[3612,3655,3656,3661,3664],{},[3630,3657,3658],{},[27,3659,3660],{},"EDEKA",[3630,3662,3663],{},"Chất lượng tươi ngon cao cấp — lựa chọn tốt nhất cho bữa sáng đúng nghĩa",[3630,3665,3666],{},"✅ Ứng dụng EDEKA",[3612,3668,3669,3674,3677],{},[3630,3670,3671],{},[27,3672,3673],{},"Action",[3630,3675,3676],{},"Đồ gia dụng, văn phòng phẩm và vật dụng hàng ngày giá thấp",[3630,3678,3679],{},"✅ Ứng dụng Action",[3612,3681,3682,3687,3690],{},[3630,3683,3684],{},[27,3685,3686],{},"dm",[3630,3688,3689],{},"Vệ sinh cá nhân, mỹ phẩm, vitamin và sản phẩm sức khỏe — chất lượng Đức",[3630,3691,3692],{},"✅ Ứng dụng dm",[155,3694,3695],{},[17,3696,3697,3698,3701],{},"💡 Hầu hết các cửa hàng mở đến ",[27,3699,3700],{},"9–10 giờ tối từ Thứ Hai đến Thứ Bảy",". Chủ Nhật đóng cửa — hãy mua sắm vào Thứ Bảy.",[92,3703],{},[3705,3706,3708],"interactive-pathway",{":nodes":3707},"[{\"id\":\"daad_application_vi\",\"tabId\":\"daad_to_ovgu_vi\",\"tabLabel\":\"Lộ Trình Chuẩn Bị & Nhập Học\",\"label\":\"Nộp Hồ Sơ Nội Bộ MSI\",\"sub\":\"Cửa Sổ Tháng 12 – Tháng 1\",\"color\":\"#1E3A5F\",\"arrowColor\":\"#E87722\",\"arrowType\":\"solid\",\"desc\":\"Nộp CV và Thư bày tỏ nguyện vọng cho chương trình MSI trong cửa sổ tuyển chọn nội bộ tháng 12 – tháng 1. Hội đồng phỏng vấn gồm Điều phối viên, Giám đốc Chương trình và một giảng viên OVGU.\\n- Kết quả được công bố trong 2 tuần.\\n- Nhận Thư Mời, Thư Chấp Nhận và Thư Trao Học Bổng.\\n- Liên hệ io@vgu.edu.vn và CC Outgoings@vgu.edu.vn ngay khi nhận kết quả.\",\"todoText\":\"Nộp CV và Thư Nguyện Vọng. 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