Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why? Because you have the chance of knowing a lot of different people in the same sitution as you, and that makes you feel more integrated.

Personal comments:
The residences are big, there are lots of students and also events where you can meet a lot of people. Being clean or not depends on the people you live with, but it is normally ok! It is quite cheap, you can have a room for 250 to 350 euro, and although it might be far from city center or the University, it is very good communicated. Public transport works very good and you will be able to arrive any place in 20 min. The University is new. There is one campus in the city centre and another 20min away, but teachers tend to help international students because german language is quite difficult, and that helps to learn faster!

Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal comments:
There are a lot of erasmus parties and trips or events. To be updated with all that news you have to loggin at TUMIS web page. In my opinion erasmus parties are funny, but getting involved with the german culture, going out with them and attend to their parties is also an important part of the erasmus life. Stammtisch every monday is a good moment to meet all erasmus people and also the Kneipe Tour at the beguining of each semester. There is time for erasmus life but also to integrate in the german culture!

Course recommendations:
For me; all the time there are things to be fixed to be enhanced. Course context are getting better each day but can be dealed with elective courses as well.

Personal comments:
In my country they are trying to apply a new system similar to America. But sometimes because of the cultural differences sometimes it makes me think how suitable is this system to us. Both the university and the other foundations have to financially support and encourage students to be more enthusiastic for scientific researchs.

Language of instruction: German

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
I spend a lot of money in trips, because once you are in the middle of europe you have to take advanntage of it and know other places. Food was very cheap. In Germany there are some very cheap supermakets (Aldy or Plus) were you can buy a lot for very few money. On telephone I didnt spend much money because we used to meet each other via facebook or talk via Skype, so I didnt use my handy for long conversation. Going out in the night can be cheap or not, depend on the places you go or what you drink. Yo always had to pay to get in but the student places are quite cheap.

Travel, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife: was the same price as at home.

Food, Telephone: was less expensive than at home.

I wish I had known...
Before my erasmus experience I may say, I did not have self confident with my education as a student in a non-european country. But after the erasmus, I've seen that here in my country we are educated that can be competed with the world standards and also the other opportunities we have are also considerable. Now I know that there is no country that I am not capable of working and studying further.

In my opinion:
Most people loved it.