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3.98 / 5 based on 64 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
Victory's in downtown is a good place with good offers; Jazzy Cat's in West End is perfect for breakfast
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
better community, more independance
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Personal comments
very good accommodation service and very friendly and helpful people
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was easy to communicate because people are really friendly, understanding and helpful, especially at university.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food is relatively cheap, but alcohol is a bit more expensive
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Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Housing can get expensive when you have to pay gas and electricity
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Overall
I wish I had known...
more information about course structure and prerequisites in Australia
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
not to demand so many prerequisites from international exchange studens. Just let them chose their subjects
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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
It was a great year, Brisbane is a wonderful city to live in but maybe not so good for spending your holidays there. There are far better places like the Whitsunday Islands, Fraser Island or Tasmania. Australians are really friendly and lovely people, open to everyone.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Cross-cultural communication and negotiation is quite interesting, Financial Institutions-Control as well
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Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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