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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Of course 'the Berlinale' you are not allowed to miss. And all the clubs, cafe and discos in Berlin. There is so much to see and do, incredible....
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I got the appartment through a friend of mine, the location was superb as well as the connection to my university.
Plus, the fact that I had lots of space.
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Personal comments
I do not realy know, beacuse I never lived in the appartments that my uni offered.
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Academic
Course recommendations
3 hours in a row can be quite long.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Maybe the fact that I am used to work in project groups in my 'Home Uni' and this was not really that important or well known at my 'Host Uni'
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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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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Both my English as well as my German improved while studying at my 'Host Uni'
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is almost a private university, its so little. Which makes it calm and peaceful to work there every day in the week.
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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
I was already kind of used to live in another country. But I saw that a lot of people became home-sick. I do not know if there is a solution for that...
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
In my home country the amount of places for going out is limited. Berlin has a great nightlife, with lots of possibilities
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Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Money was the biggest problem in Berlin, and still is.
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