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Albert-Ludwigs-Universtät Freiburg

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4.15 / 5 based on 179 reviews
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Karin C
Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I studied German at the school and this language is totally different from Italian. It was the best way to learn German.
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Karin C
Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
The means are more efficient than in Italy. If somenthing is efficient, it means that there a lot of people that work and the need to be maintened, therefore there are more costes to mantain.
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Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
No
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Karin C
Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
I like German culture very much, therefore I knew a lot of things about it.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
Nothing
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
2
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Helpful advice was really efficient, such as Snitary Insurance, Teachers, Police.
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Karin C
Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
I had free choise with reference to my area of study.
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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
Basically, I am not very agree with the system in general. I strongly believe that there are some subject which should be studied by everybody in every faculty, such as Law, Econimics, Informatic.
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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
Overall
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Karin C
Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Bacause I had everything I needed. It was a very comfortable place.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Tha Campus is located closed to the City Centre and the University. Bills were included in the monthly rate, therefore it was also cheep. There were a lot of students, expecially German people and it was very useful in order to improve my language skills.
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Karin C
Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Economics, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
The night spots, which I attended are located in the City Centre. Social activities were organized by the University (cinema, concerts, etc.)
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