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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
because of the contact to other foreign students - outside of campus would be cheaper though
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Personal comments
you can choose between North and South side to live, air conditioning or not - that is what the price depends on, double or single rooms
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Windows - bar and disco, life is so fast in Shanghai - it might be gone the time you are there, many possibilities for going out
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Academic
Course recommendations
beware of Shanghainese speaking professors!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Languages
Language of instruction: Chinese
Was learning Chinese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Chinese
How much did you improve your Chinese?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
it is so much easier to learn a language when you are abroad and in contrast to my home university the language of instruction was also Chinese (much better!), because of the foreign students in the dormitory you can improve other languages easily, too
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I was prepared well through intercultural studies beforehand - I would recommend that for everybody
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Don't give up because of Chinese bureaucracy, enjoy living with people from all over the world
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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
Think of health certificate, passport, residence permit when staying longer than 6 months
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Not specified
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Life in general is still a lot cheaper in China than in Europe or the US but if you want to you can spend extraordinarily big sums of money, too (if you don't speak the language Chinese might take advantage of that and charge higher prices!)
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Nightlife, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Travel, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Think about opening an account at a Chinese bank, for Germans the City Bank is a good advice for Shanghai
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