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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Temple Bar destrict
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Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
contact to other students
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Personal comments
private room, convenient, but too far away from university and very costly
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The inhabitants of Dublin have a strong accent, but you quickly start to learn and love it
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
costs are at a very high level in Ireland (inflation rate...)
according to Austria
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Overall, Housing, Travel, Telephone, Food, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
use credit cards
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Academic
Course recommendations
personnel management
information systems
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
better introduction for exchange students
better organisation of courses
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
there is no prospectus available with time and place of lectures
you have to contact the administrator personally, in time
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
if there are organisational troubles, contact people personally (best via e-mail, addresses to be found at the university homepage)
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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
Go on an organised backpacker tour, you will see lovely places, meet a lot of different people, have fun and won't spend too much money
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