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Universitaet Hamburg

Rothenbaumchaussee 81, 20148 Hamburg, Germany
3.85 / 5 based on 96 reviews.

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87% of students recommend
96 reviews
Housing
3.8/5
 All experiences (96)
Student life
4.2/5
 5 stars (18)
Academic
3.4/5
 4 stars (48)
Languages
4.1/5
 3 stars (24)
Expenses
3.5/5
 2 stars (6)
Overall
4.4/5
 1 star (0)
“you need to go in hamburg is an amazing city, the best in north europe with an incredible night life a lot of concerts and a lot of clubs and pubs always full of people in every day of the week! don't worry for the weather is not so cold” Read Review
anonymous, Italy

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Review by claudio, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy
International Relations, Erasmus
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? all my friends lived in a campus and every night i had to take the bus to come back home
Personal comments:
none
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
europahaus rote flora reeperbahn
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ACADEMIC    
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
university in germany is horrible and the quality of courses is ridicolous at least in the social science faculty any way the university is well organized for services like mensa etc etc...



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
none

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
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: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Personal comments:
i did not speak german before arriving but now i can say somethings the german course for beginners at the university was so stupid 3 hours per week and 30 or 40 people coming from italy spain and france all together in the same class we always spoke in our language
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
job
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
telephone is so cheap in germany and nightlife too compared to italy it's possible to find bier for just 1 euro in italy it costs 4 euro the entrance in the clubs cost maximum 5 or 7 euros in italy 15 or 20 travel are expensive german raylways are too expansive but it's possible above all in the week end to find very cheap trains but they are too uncomfortable
Travel, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
no
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
nothing! hamburg is wonderful and i would like to come back as soon as possible
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
german universitary sistem is ridicolous sometimes embarassing and above all in hamburg the worst university in germany



FINAL COMMENTS

you need to go in hamburg is an amazing city, the best in north europe with an incredible night life a lot of concerts and a lot of clubs and pubs always full of people in every day of the week! don't worry for the weather is not so cold
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