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4.21 / 5 based on 126 reviews
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Shaleen S
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Urban and Regional Planning, Graduate, Master degree in Infrastructure Planning
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: 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
No special feel of night life in Stuttgart
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Shaleen S
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Urban and Regional Planning, Graduate, Master degree in Infrastructure Planning
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because of comfort and personal aspects.
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Shaleen S
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Urban and Regional Planning, Graduate, Master degree in Infrastructure Planning
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because of limitation of financial assisstance.
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
a 1055 Euro mobile phone bill due to mishandling of a local calling card.
Use calling cards with care.
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Shaleen S
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Urban and Regional Planning, Graduate, Master degree in Infrastructure Planning
Academic
Course recommendations
Should have been less in number.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
It is pretty good but should have been included some local (German) students to interect more with local environment and learn more of the host country culture and values.
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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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Shaleen S
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Urban and Regional Planning, Graduate, Master degree in Infrastructure Planning
Overall
I wish I had known...
Good skills for German Language.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
Do not worry! Germany and Germans are excellent. Learn a little bit of German before arriving here and be prepared to be extrovert and have lot of fun.
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Shaleen S
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Urban and Regional Planning, Graduate, Master degree in Infrastructure Planning
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The experience to learn German is mixed since our course is in English here and we have no German students and no interections in German in classes that contribute most of our time. It was only through our German lecture course and social interection that motivated and guided me to learn German.
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