Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why? All students are requested to live on campus. As a big advantage you get to know people easier.

Personal comments:
Compared to the Thai standard, the on campus accomodation has been alright. Of course, they are not comparable at all to European standards. The standard accomodation is a small room with shared toilet and shower. But there is also the possibility to get an appartment in the student village with two other students, where rooms are bigger. Moreover, there is kind of a living-room and a gas stove for cooking. As to cleanliness, the charwomen come twice a week. Nevertheless, big cockroaches, spiders and ants are a common thing. Anyway, after a while you get used to it. The water is always cold, but you can get along with it for some time. Finally, there is no air-condition, just fans and it takes some time to get used to the high humidity. As there are no window grates, it can be quite noisy from time to time. All in all, the accomodation was alright after getting used to different standards.

Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal comments:
On the campus, there is only the SU café, but there are plenty of bars and nice places near Thamassat university (a good opportnuty to meet more Thai from different backgrounds). For night clubs, the best is to share taxis to Bangkok.

Course recommendations:
I was satisfied with courses and teachers.

Personal comments:
The library is too small. Often have to go to other university libraries in downtown bkk, it takes about an hour or more to go to e.g. Chulalongkorn library, so can be quite time consuming. Also, the internet connection in the student dorms is very bad. Super slow. I think this a bad and strange thing for an institute that prides itself of being a leading technology institute; the internet speed in the student dorms is like you used a 14k modem.... Very annoying, I tell you.

Language of instruction: English

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings

Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits:
As to food, it is usually a lot cheaper in Thailand. Even good restaurants in Bangkok are less costly than at home. Telephone calls within the campus are free of charge, therefore you don't spend much money on it. Accomodation is less than in Germany, too. For nightlife I did spend the same as at home cause you usually go out several times a week. Moreover, in some clubs, foreigners have to pay higher entrance fees. Travel expenses are less in Thailand, but sometimes the way of travelling is not really comfortable.

Nightlife: was the same price as at home.

Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.

I wish I had known...
It is not so easy to make friends with Asian people on the campus. It requires time and a lot of perseverance.

In my opinion:
Most people loved it.