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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Icon club, Student Union
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I think it is nicer to rent a house because you can choose with whom to live. It is not so noisy as student accomodation
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had a great english lanuage course at the university. English people are very social so I could practice my language skills all the time
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Accomodation in England is very expensive in general. I spent more on the travel simply because I traveled much more than in my home country
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Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known that opening a bank account will take so long
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
to improve communication between students and teachers
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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
International office at the university organised very good and unexpencive trip. You should definnitely go for it!
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Academic
Course recommendations
It is better to look in advance at the courses description on the uni web before applying for them.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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