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Overall
I wish I had known...
How small a city of 400.000 people would feel for me...
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
don't take it too serious. they are private and proud about that, but neither the quality of classes nor things they are offering are better in anyway to other universities.
And try to contact with people from other unis in tallinn quickly because there are much more and their esn offers much better activities and moreover a wider choice of those!
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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
Tallinn is a great starting point for traveling so if you're planning to visit Riga, Vilnius, Petersburg, Stockholm, Helsinki and so on, it's the perfect place!
If you wish to stay in your host city most of the time you might get bored after some time! Consider this when deciding for/against studying in Tallinn!
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Courses for international Students are being held in English, as most teachers mother tongue isn't English the language used wasn't difficult at all, but always seemed to be a little limited in expressions... but it was okay.
I took some classes in estonian, but as it is really hard to learn and hardly anyone is speaking it (about 1 mio. people ;-) i put more effort in learning some russian (which is also offered by ebs) than estonian language!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
Prices are a little bit lower when it comes to drinking in bars or restaurants. Prices in shops are pretty much the same as in austria, the only thinks that are noticeably cheaper are vodka and cigarettes.
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Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
take care where you go to eat and drink, differences can be more than 200% !!!
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Dorm of uni Talllinn
Why?
Much cheaper than any apartment - prices in tallinn are crazy and international students are regularly ripped off!
But getting a dorm-place might be hard if you are not at tallinn university... but give it a try!
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Personal comments
EBS doesn't provide any dorm or similarities... they arrange apartments, but even so they are quite well located and big they seemed overpriced to me. Organizing housing on my self was a good joice for me and i would also recommend it to others!
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Cafe Popular; von Krahl, Irish - Ruby's, Vana Major - the place or however you wanna call it ;-)
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