Could anybody check my motivation letter, please

It's the first motivation letter I have written and I'm not so sure if it's a good one.
If anybody could correct it I would be very pleased. Thanks a lot



Dear Sir or Madam,


I am applying for a place at your University to spend the autumn semester 2006 at the University of xxxxx, Ireland.

Let me introduce myself. I am a 26 year old student from Germany and I am presently studying Product Engineering in the 7^th semester at the University of Applied Sciences in xxxxxxxx and I expect to receive my degree in Engineering in July 2007. Before I am studied I made an apprenticeship to a moldmaker and there I was confronted with highly technical tasks in a modern environment. Finding solutions for specific customer requirements in an economical way was my daily work as well as the improvement of the processes inside the company. I got a deep insight into the way of converting a customer´s need into a product by manufacturing metal molds for producing parts in the field of medicine, packaging and automotive parts.


The main reason why I have chosen your University among many others are that you offers many courses which are very interested for me. I think it offers a great choice for me to build up international personal relations and to test myself in foreign surroundings. To spend a few months at your University would be a great possibility for me to learn a new culture, improve my English and meet people from all around the world.



I hope you will consider me for acceptance to your university. I am looking forward to hearing from you.