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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: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The semester parties organised by the students at school are a lot of fun. For the rest Hof doesn't have any decent nihtclubs. The best thing to do is organise small parties with your friends at the student housing. Or have a car and drive to the nearby cities with nightclubs.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
I would chose the studenthouses on campus again because of the social contact. All your friends live near to you.
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Personal comments
The campus close to the city is pretty modern. The only thing is the internet which is really slow and doesn't work sometimes.
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Sabrina V
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In the beginning it was hard sometimes, but you get used to it. You learn the language pretty fast.
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Sabrina V
Academic
Course recommendations
Talk to teachers if you're having problems. They're really helpfull.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Don't overfill you lessonsschedule, some teachers demand a lot of things.
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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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Sabrina V
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
First of all because at home I still live at home.I also travelled a lot to get to know Germany better and german public transportation can be very expensive.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
Hof is located in a good place to travel to some big cities like Leipzig, Dresden, Prague, Munich, ...
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