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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel, Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The night life is not very intensive but Eisenstadt is a small town so do not await too much. We partied a lot in the "Partyraum" in the cellar of the dormitory. Mendez and Cebu are nice places too. The best pizzeria is near the castle - Pizzaboy. Do not miss Fasching-Dienstag, Stadtfest and Sommerfest, if you go there in the spring semester.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
because it was close to the school and all the other incomings lived there
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Personal comments
it was very nice and comfortable, a bit expensive
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Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
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 no problems with communiation - everybody spoke either German or English very well. I was fluent in German also before I went there, so I wanted to learn 'Wirtshcaftsdeutsch' (Business German) and I have learnt a lot about the Austrian slang too. I understand that a bit now, but still much to learn;-)
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Academic
Course recommendations
Incoming-courses are quite interesting, the teachers are all nice. From the other courses I have taken only too, the were very interesting for me but the material for the course is sometimes not so easy to obtain.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Because in the Czech Republic, the country of my home uni, the prices of food and accomodation are lower than in Austria. I have spent less on telephone because I used almost only skype and a pre-paid card.
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Overall, Food, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I was really surprised that trains and busses were so expensive. It is better to have your own car with you if you have one. For example, we made a trip to Graz, 5 people by car - it was only 10 euros per person. By train it would have been 65 euros...
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Nothing comes to my mind... I guess I was well prepared, as I have already been studying in a foreign country.
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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
I have spent a great semester there... perhaps there could be a bit more programms for incoming, e.g. regular country presentations etc.
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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
As I have said I liked my stay very much!!! If you come from CZ or SK, there are cheap bus connections, it's easy to get there. There are not many internationals, only about 20-30 but also from countries like Croatia, Romania... nice people:-) Ausrians are also very nice, bit you will have to make the first step to get closer.
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