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Fachhochschule Brandenburg

Fachhochschule Brandenburg, Magdeburger Straße 50, 14770 Brandenburg, Germany, Potsdam
4.05 / 5 based on 18 reviews.

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80% of students recommend
18 reviews
Housing
3.8/5
All experiences (18)
Student life
3.8/5
5 stars (6)
Academic
5.0/5
4 stars (12)
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4.6/5
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3.3/5
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The stay in Finland was a good experience for myself. But I would only go for Erasmus from January to May, when it is getting brighter again. Read Review
claudiaalthun, Germany

18 reviews of Fachhochschule Brandenburg

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HOUSING    
by Baeza, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
Engineering, Mechanical, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? They have not yet much experiences with Foreigner students and the campus is the only chance to knew other students. There is also not many cull for apartments.
Personal comments:
The accomodation was really good. Comfortable, clean and I has all I need right close to the Campus. I needed 2 5 minutes to meet with my tutor and teacher.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Baeza, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
Engineering, Mechanical, Erasmus
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal comments:
There was not any big offer but a little pub in the campus. The city needs more nightlife and there is not much to do. It is a city from the old DDR and they still need time to match with oder european cities.
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ACADEMIC    
by Baeza, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
Engineering, Mechanical, Erasmus
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
My activity there was my closure Project. Thus I do not habe any recommendations in regard to courses but what I have heard from oder students.



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
My academic life was really good because I was working directly with one teacher and one doctor to develop my project: A pharynx-larynxscope.

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by Claudia, Fachhochschule Brandenburg, Potsdam, Germany
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Did not speak it
Personal comments:
I didn't learn much Finnish because it is a very difficult language and almost impossible to learn within a few months. But I improved my English very well.
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EXPENSES    
by Baeza, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
Engineering, Mechanical, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
I was leaving at home with my family and the expences for food, accomodation are shared with them and they are less than when somebody lives alone. I did not have telephone and the expenses were more at home because they had to phone me. Nightlife was cheap and there was not much offer, thus I did not expend much money. To travel is expensive in Germany and I went to Berlin every weekend...
Food, Travel, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
The travel expensences, because I wanted to travel more but the price did it unreachable.
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OVERALL    
by Baeza, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
Engineering, Mechanical, Erasmus
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
A little more chances to travel... but the money is the money.
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
This problem for this University is that they habe no experience with foreig students and also in the city they are not used to foreigners, because of this the life was a little hard there.



FINAL COMMENTS

It was a great experience even when one is there and misses home and the life sometimes harder than at home is. The prove is that when I was back home I did my best to find something else in Germany, now home is too little!
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