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Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU)

Johannes Kepler University Linz, Altenberger Straße 69, 4040 Linz, Austria
3.95 / 5 based on 174 reviews.

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92% of students recommend
174 reviews
Housing
4.1/5
 All experiences (174)
Student life
4.4/5
 5 stars (30)
Academic
3.8/5
 4 stars (114)
Languages
4.0/5
 3 stars (30)
Expenses
3.3/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.5/5
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mesquida, Spain

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Review by Mesquida, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Language, 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: Heim - Residence
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Heim
Why? It allows you to be with the other Erasmus and gives you independence enough
Personal comments:
The Uni allowed me to choose between some options and prices and according to my answer they gave me a room in Raabheim.
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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 equally interact with the local and student community
Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Cheese, Smarag.. these are pubs in Linz.
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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:



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:
I was able to learn german as well as practice other languajes like english or french. In linz most of the people speaks english so that made the begining a litle easy.
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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:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
None
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
I did spend more because the prices were not the same as in my home contry. I also travelled more ( Budapest, snowboarding...)
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more 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...
I would have liked to know that this experience would change my life. Since then, as much of my erasmus frineds, I realized that I like to life abroad and that's what I am doing. I am from MAllorca and actually I have spend a year in Munich and I am moving to Hamburg.
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 they did a really good jobs in my year. I can only say Thank you.



FINAL COMMENTS

Enjoy, learn, get to know people from arround the world and that will open your mind.
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