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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
The contact with the other student was good.
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Personal comments
It was good we did not need to look for a place to stay on our own, but the site was not directly at the campus, we had to walk for half an hour to get there.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Hemingway in the town centre is not so cheap, but it is really cosy for once in two weeks
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
Travel by train in Germany, it is not so expensive, and within hours you come from one part of the country to another.
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Academic
Course recommendations
I only participated in one course, which was the reason we were there.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Maybe we could have had some more german lecturers.
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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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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
We had very much language courses, not at all as few as we had at home.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I travelled a lot, much more than I do at home, and I was out at the nightlife much more often than I did at home. I always shopped at Aldi, which is very cheap.
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Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Do not withdraw much money on your VISA-card, it kills you in the end.
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