Reviews of Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) | Greece

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Wolfgang O

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Ostria Bar at Exarchia Square - International meeting point for all erasmus students of athens and as well people doing au-pair and internships

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Wolfgang O

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Pretty close to university and most of the erasmus apartments are quite nice

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Organized pretty good, except of the deposit, which was hard to get back

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Wolfgang O

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

main language is english, therefore this language is improved at most, greek language, hardly not usable in everydays life, since the basics dont help too much

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Wolfgang O

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

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

academic life would be way easier if no barriers because of strikes all the time

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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Wolfgang O

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food is more expensive, especially in athens, just like the nightlife, most bars/clubs not really cheap and travel because of weekend trips to islands or through the main land (but was worth it)

Travel, Nightlife, Food, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Housing:

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

Food in supermarkets extremely expensive, especially fruit and vegetables, buy this stuff at local markets (once or twice a week)

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Wolfgang O

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

about the strikes all over athens (greece)

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Take it easy, try to do the administrative stuff as early as possible (just in case there is a strike the day/week you have to leave)

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Travel tips: all the islands are perfect locations for trips, the main land is not too interesting but has good spots to visit as well,

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