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Albert-Ludwigs-Universtät Freiburg

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4.15 / 5 based on 179 reviews
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Tomás T
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Law, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, 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
Tacheles and the Stusie bar. Events which can't be missed: The Flirtenwoche.
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Tomás T
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Law, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because this University doesn't have a campus housing, Freiburg is a town where you can move quick from one place to another one and in a house I can live with other students.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Housing was cheap and you could choose with how many people you wanted to live with. I lived at a student residence made by different student apartments.
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Tomás T
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Law, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
I spent less than at home. Spain isn´t a very friendly country for students with regards to Germany.
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Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel:
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
none
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Tomás T
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Law, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
Before you begin the courses, you should contact the Erasmus coordinator and communicate with your home university in order to know which subjects have to be studied.
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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
none
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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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Tomás T
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Law, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
I should have gone and stayed there two years instead of one. I had the chance to go there my fourth and fifth year of my law degree and I went there only for the fifth year.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
3
Costs
1
Activities
3
Campus life
1
Party / people
2
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
It is a very good university to study law -the best of Germany-, you can take specialised courses which are really affordable at the Studentenwerk and the relationship between students and teachers is really good.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
2
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Find a housing quick. The town is small and it receaves every year many students.
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Tomás T
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Law, Graduate, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I had studied a lot of German before I went to Freiburg, but I am a perseverant person and from the beginning I wanted to improve my language skills. The problem is that Freiburg has too many foreign students and if you want to achieve a very good knowledge, German can only be learned if you are in contact with native speakers, not with foreign students. The summer before the college course began I went to Goethe Institut and after that I joined a group of German students. If you get on well with some Germans, you can improve your skills very quickly. As well, there are many bars which are often visited by local citizens.
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