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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Possaune! Relatively cheap pizzas and beer.. A very nice place to start a (long) night..
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
The arrangements of housing were really well taken care of. However, I was not totally satisfied with my apartment since it was from time to time really cold and one couldn´t do anything about it. The good thing that I lived in an apartment was that I lived with an Austrian man so I could speak when ever I wanted. However, there are many good aspects also in other options. For example, in campus there were free internet connections and, of course, one had a super oppotunity to meet lots of friends...
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The food was a bit cheaper in Austria than here in Finland. However, I was so lazy that most of the time I ate outside so, which wasn´t the cheapest way. My girl friend was in an other country at the same time so of course my phone bills were pretty huge. Housing was a bit cheaper than here in Finland. Nightlife...cheap Beer, but * many times! Austria is ideally located -> my bank account knows that now.
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Open your own bank account in Austria. Visa was not valid everywhere so one usually had to carry pretty much cash..
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Academic
Course recommendations
I decided to choose pretty many courses in the beginnig and after a while a quited the courses that didn´t interest me or I didn´t have enough time.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
It was pretty hard to do the exams because the time limit was rather strict compared to my home university. Bitte, mehr Zeit für ERASMUS-Studierende.. :)
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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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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
Go for it. You can also choose courses from TUG (Technische Universität Graz) if you need them.
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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
One could write a book about all those things. However, mostly the information you need are given beforehand but remember to be active and find information from internet, ask usw.
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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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
My language skills really improved during my exchange time. However, I must admit that even after my four and a half months exchange period I don´t fully understand local people. The dialect is horrible!!
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