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Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven

Constantiaplatz 4, 26723 Emden, Germany
3.98 / 5 based on 36 reviews.

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86% of students recommend
36 reviews
Housing
4.0/5
 All experiences (36)
Student life
3.8/5
 5 stars (12)
Academic
4.2/5
 4 stars (18)
Languages
4.0/5
 3 stars (6)
Expenses
4.0/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.5/5
 1 star (0)
“Great time lots of learning posibillities. But Germany is not rearly a place to go when you want to meet diffent kinds of international people.” Read Review
pzweep, Netherlands

1 3-star review of Fachhochschule Oldenburg/Ostfriesland/Wilhelmshaven

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Review by Patrick, Hanzehogeschool, Hogeschool van Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Engineering, Technology, Erasmus
HOUSING    
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: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why? To meet more international people
Personal comments:
It is a good university with a lot of posibillities. The only negative thing was that the people couldn't speak so good English.
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STUDENT LIFE    
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, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
All kinds of cafe's and disco's at the NEUE MARKT
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ACADEMIC    
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:
The German way of teaching, the profesor is talking and student can not give there oppion.



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:
none

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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?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
-
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EXPENSES    
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:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits:
Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel, Overall, Housing: was the same price as at home.
Nightlife: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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OVERALL    
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...
no
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



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:
no



FINAL COMMENTS

Great time lots of learning posibillities. But Germany is not rearly a place to go when you want to meet diffent kinds of international people.
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