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Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WUW)

Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Augasse 2-6, 1090 Wien, Austria
4.07 / 5 based on 486 reviews.

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92% of students recommend
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4.1/5
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4.4/5
 5 stars (156)
Academic
4.1/5
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Languages
4.2/5
 3 stars (90)
Expenses
3.5/5
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Overall
4.4/5
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“Vienna is a great central location, take the time to visit Eastern Europe (very cheap) as well as Western Europe” Read Review
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Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien review by kherrero

Review by kherrero, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Marketing and Sales Management, University Agreement
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: On campus
Why? You meet most of the exchange students there.
Personal comments:
Haus Erasmus was clean, large rooms, large kitchens (1 per floor), bathrooms in every room
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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: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Q bar, Marias Cantina
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ACADEMIC       2.0 / 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:
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



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?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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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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:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel, Telephone: was the same price as 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...
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!
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:
Don't except great academis life, but fun fun fun!



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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