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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Bars/Pubs: "1516 Brewering Company" (drink and eat, in the city center, near the Opera), "Fischerbräu" (near the student hall "Haus Doebling"), "Charlie P's Irish Pub" and "Maximilian" near Votiv Kirche and University.
Clubs: Flex (alternative, rock), Passage (smart),...
There are lots of student parties organized every week!
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Housing
Type of housing: Student Hall
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Student Hall
Why?
It was exactly what I needed, and I had a great time there!
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Personal comments
If you go through the "ÖAD" (Österreichischer Austauschdienst), it is easy and you have to worry about almost nothing, but then make sure you got enough information about the halls you selected, before sending your preferences on their website (http://www.oead.ac.at). From my experience, "Haus Doebling" is really nice (very well located, cheap, clean and great to meet people from all over the world).
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Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I learned a lot, the clases at Wiener Internationale HOchschulKurse (WIHOK) helped me a lot to enhance my German skills!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I did spend a little bit more than at home. Mainly on my "Erasmus-style" nightlife...
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Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing, Travel, 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
Transport are cheap when you buy the semestrer card. In general, public transports in Vienna are great!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Great university! As an Erasmus student I was satisfied because altough the academic level is pretty good there, and the assistance to courses obligatory, I had enough time to enjoy this wonderful city!
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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
"Vienna never sleeps... and you?" :-)
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Academic
Course recommendations
Not really... it depends on what you are interested in. But BWZ (the Center for business studies of the University of Vienna) has lots of good teachers in the different fields of business. However, marketing courses there are generally NOT very "foreign students -friendly"...!
Finance courses are very good!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
No... just, try to understand the system, and check the list of courses before you have to select yours (the PISWI-system is efficient but courses are not very easy to find on the website).
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Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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