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Academic
Course recommendations
Because I am not fluent in German, I had to take courses in English which consisted of 3 day conferences given by professors from abroad. Although it allowed plenty of time for partying and travelling, the quality of the teaching was very limited and quite inferior to that of the quality received at my home institution
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Because I only interracted with exchange students (everyone always spoke english), I had to try to learn German on my own time and motivation, which was very difficult
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I never was told I was going to have such a good time and that it was going to be so easy to meet people, so I was a bit nervous before I left for no reason!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Don't except great academis life, but fun fun fun!
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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 is a great central location, take the time to visit Eastern Europe (very cheap) as well as Western Europe
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Q bar, Marias Cantina
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
You meet most of the exchange students there.
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Personal comments
Haus Erasmus was clean, large rooms, large kitchens (1 per floor), bathrooms in every room
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