Correction of Letter of Motivation (studying abroad)

PLEASE HELP!

Have to write a Letter of Motivation for studying abroad. Are there any people keen to read through and correct it? Any Grammar mistakes? Any sentences that don't make sense or don't sound good??

Here it is:

Dear Sir or Madam



With this letter, I would like to express my interest in studying at of XY, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health in Hungary in summer semester of 2012 as an Erasmus student.

I am currently attending the first semester of the Bachelor’s Degree programme in Public Health at the University of XYZ, Germany. By 2012 I will have passed half of my degree and thus have acquired a solid foundation of previous knowledge and be prepared for studying abroad.

I decided to apply for , because of its excellent reputation and because I would like to get to know another country and its health care system. After my social gap year in South Africa I recognized especially health-related disparities between Germany and less developed . I am curious about how the health care system works in a further European country. Moreover I hope I will be able to choose modules and subjects that perfectly complement and deepen main focuses of my German studies.



Beside the Hungarian health care system I hope to get to know Hungarian culture, to get access to the people, their language and their way of life. I am very willing to learn some Hungarian both in advance and locally, because I think learning a country’s language is essential in order to gain an understanding of their culture.

It is also important for me to interact with students from various professional and cultural backgrounds, not only from but from all over the world.



By means of having lived in for a year, I am already experienced in working together and spending my time with people from other cultures and I think that therefore I am prepared for problems that may occur.

Furthermore living in an English speaking country improved my language skills which, I think will certainly be sufficient to cope with studying in English. Nonetheless I still want to further upgrade my English skills not least because a confident handling of foreign languages is necessary in today’s professional world.



In summary getting approved for the Erasmus programme in XY would strongly enrich and broaden my knowledge, both in an academic perspective and in my life experience.



I am very grateful for considering my application and I look forward to a favourable reply.

Yours Faithfully