Reviews of Ekonomická Univerzita V Bratislave | Slovakia

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Martina M

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

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside 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

The "Slovak pub" is definitive a place for students

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Martina M

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

Housing

Type of housing: Dormitory

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

The dormitory next to the university is newer, better equipped etc.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The dormitory where I stayed was in a really bad condition. Everything was old, dirty and visibly used. The building was situated next to a huge refinery and often there was this bad smell in the air. But at least, the dormitory was pretty cheap.

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Martina M

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

First I thought that everyone will speak in English at the host university. I was a bit disappointed when I had to find out that it was not the case. Many local students did not understand me and the teachers often had a very bad accent.

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Martina M

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

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

accommodation, food etc. are cheaper than in my home country

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Travel, Housing, Overall, 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

none

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Martina M

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

Overall

I wish I had known...

That my dormitory was NOT the pretty new one situated next to the university, but this ugly and old building next to a refinery.

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

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

If you don't want to spend too much money on your study abroad and if you wanna meet nice people, this is a good place to go. If you are looking for quality in education, then better choose another destination.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3