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4.17 / 5 based on 115 reviews

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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Clubs: Cien club (ul. Jana) and przechodnia (ul. Florianska)
Cafes: Pauza (ul. Florianska)
And many other places, one life is not enough to experience all the places
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Cheap and really great: you can choose a location both close to the university and to the market place, the appartments are really huge for an average of 200euros a month each in co-rental
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Personal comments
Don' t use Ober Haus to find a flat, the best is coming one week before and have a look in the nowspapers with your tutor.
Ober Haus is extremely expensive
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Academic
Course recommendations
everything is too easy, one can sometimes have the feeling to wate his time at the university
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
A lot of presentations to do, that' s really interesting but once again, everything is too easy
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course

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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Improving your english is not a problem if you are really motivated, nevertheless one have to be aware it is an "erasmus" english which has nothing academic at all
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Overall
I wish I had known...
nothing, it was important to be so surprised by central/eastern europe
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
should take care of theirdemic academic level
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Enjoy as much as possible, it goes too fast, Krakow is a marvelloous city, you will understand that by living in only
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
everything is cheaper but getting expensive day after day because of the rise of the Zloty compared to the euro...
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Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
nothing important
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