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4.27 / 5 based on 66 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: and an apartment
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel, Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Comodo Cafe and the Lunatic Festival
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a very nice place and people. They helped me.
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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 the best experience in my life
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food, I was living on my own, so I needed buy food, which is more expensive than in Spain. Telephone, I usually used Skype. Housing, I spent more because I live in Spain with my parents. Travel, I had more free time.
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Travel, Food, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
At the end of my Erasmus I was saving money because I wanted to stay there longer. The next semester I was working in Hamburg and was living in Lüneburg. I could stay there the all year.
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Academic
Course recommendations
intensive course
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Everything was good
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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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Languages
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: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was dificult the first 3 weeks because I couldn´t speak german,and I was living on campus with 9 students. But I could speak english. That´s way was easier for me. After 6 months I could speak and understand german. I had a very nice time there.
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