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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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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
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Housing
Type of housing: dorm
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: dorm
Why?
it was perfect! First district, single room, 250 € only, so clean that I probably won't have the chance to find something comparable for lifetime...
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Austrian German may be difficult to understand at the very beginning, it can even be annoying if everyone speaks only in dialect...but then you catch yourself understanding everyone and wondering why the TV German is so correct ;)
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Academic
Course recommendations
economics (VWL) is generally not that overcrowded course, with makes the classes more interesting and the atmosphere more familiar than in business administration (BW/IBW)
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Teachers should actually teach and not merely wait for students to prepare seminar papers and presentations..
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Because Austria is generally far more expensive than Croatia.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
never buy textbooks - the university has a brilliant library and a very good second-hand bookshop
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Overall
I wish I had known...
that VWL was Economics and BWL Business Administration ;)
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The WU is a good university if you are interested in a particular area and want to enrich your knowledge. If you don't know what you want, you will get by, but it will bring you nothing. However, if you do have plans and career options and are prepared to work hard for it, the WU might indeed be your excellent stepping stone.
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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
I completed my undergraduate studies in Economics there and I think it was a great decision for my future. Vienna as a city is lovely, it is just waiting to be explored. Living there as a student is an unforgettable experience, because cultural activities, sports or languages are so many you actually won't have time to do them all!
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