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University of Western Australia (UWA)

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4.24 / 5 based on 74 reviews
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Reinhard F
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
none
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Reinhard F
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
on campus housing is quite nice but still expensive - but the guys are trying really hard
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Reinhard F
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
get the ones with high starting course numbers - more fun! nnn.xxx
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Reinhard F
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
the aussies are much more diffivult to understand than expected, but after a while you get in
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Reinhard F
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
nope
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
1
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
get there if you have the chance
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
2
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
try to spend as much time travelling as you can and try to hook up with australians
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Reinhard F
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Economics, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
did more and partly more expensive
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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