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Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen

Goßlerstraße 5-7, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
4.17 / 5 based on 90 reviews.

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91% of students recommend
90 reviews
Housing
4.1/5
 All experiences (90)
Student life
4.2/5
 5 stars (48)
Academic
4.1/5
 4 stars (30)
Languages
4.4/5
 3 stars (6)
Expenses
3.9/5
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Overall
4.7/5
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“If you are thinking about making an Erasmus course, you shouldn´t think about this anymore..Do it! and you will see that this is one of the best experiences you would ever have...” Read Review
maria_herrando, Spain

Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen review by maria

Review by maria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Business Studies, 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: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? because it is near the university and I would have to go there everyday...
Personal comments:
For Erasmus students it is very easy to look for a house there. The host university makes everything for you and tells you all steps you have to follow once you are there. Moreover I think that the cost was pretty good, I have paid less than €200 for a furnished room with shared bath and kitchen (with 2 persons more)
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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: Student life dominates the city
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Night bars: Tangente (alternative,rock , indie music) Cafe: Nautilus, barracuda... Events not to be missed: Nikolausparty (the biggest uni-party I have ever seen), the parties in the student residences...
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ACADEMIC       4.5 / 5
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:
as a foreign student it helps us very much going to talk to the teachers at the beginning of the courses, in order that they explain with detail all the requirements of the course (level, exams, houseworks...)



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: 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: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
At the beginning it is very difficult to start to talk to other people and it is easier for everyone to talk in English, as everybody can talk in this language. But little by little you become more confident and you understand that it is normal to make mistakes in a language that yo don´t know well (German in my case). Sometimes by making these mistakes is when you learn more...
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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:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Telephone:because I had to call to my family in Spain... Travel: I have tried to travel a lot everytime that I could, because I had never been in Germany before.
Travel, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was the same price as 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...
My local university didn´t give me much information about the host university. I had to look for a lot by myself or with help from the Uni of göttingen. It would have helped to have here more information in my language and, for example, experiences from other students that had been in there before me.
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



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:
I think this is a good University to make a course abroad. There are a lot of foreign students and because of this, the people of the university know what are the problems we have when we arrive there and they try to help you as much as they can. Moreover, the university is one of the most important things in Göttingen. So a lot of things are adapted to students´needs (it is not very expensive, there is a lot of nightlife, the university has very good facilities...)



FINAL COMMENTS

If you are thinking about making an Erasmus course, you shouldn´t think about this anymore..Do it! and you will see that this is one of the best experiences you would ever have...
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