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Univerza v Mariboru

University of Maribor, Krekova 2, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
4.21 / 5 based on 60 reviews.

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98% of students recommend
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Housing
4.0/5
 All experiences (60)
Student life
4.8/5
 5 stars (42)
Academic
4.1/5
 4 stars (12)
Languages
4.1/5
 3 stars (0)
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4.0/5
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Overall
4.6/5
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“Travel across Slovenia as much as possible, there is plenty of nice places to see.” Read Review
ratep2001, Macedonia

Univerza v Mariboru review by ratep2001

Review by ratep2001, Univerzitet "Sv. Kiril i Metodij", Skopje, Macedonia
Engineering, Electrical, Scholarship
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: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? To bring there my family.
Personal comments:
Great, it was arranged from distance, and it turned out to be excellent.
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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 equally interact with the local and student community
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Takos, Bongos, STUK, Kaos, Tildos...
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ACADEMIC       5.0 / 5
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:
Lectures, practical projects...



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:
Find some practical, international or industry projects to involve students into.

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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: Slovenian
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning Slovenian a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your Slovenian?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
Living on campus and having contacts solely in slovenian made me learn the language faster and easier
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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:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Scholarship
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits:
Slovenia is an expensive country.
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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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...
The language. Also: better knowledge in the MSc. field of control of electrical drives, in order not to start from the very begining.
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:
Great.



FINAL COMMENTS

Travel across Slovenia as much as possible, there is plenty of nice places to see.
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