Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) (VIADRINA EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY)

Overall exciting experience. I especially appreciate the fact to live in former east germany: I could meet german from all germany and share their different ideas and values.

Learn German if you want to stay here, because mostly they don't speak English (not including students). Contact with international office or with coordinator before coming here, tell him to send you all information for international students that were accepted to this university. (they got a really useful brochure for international students). Good luck!:)

If possible, choose the summer session: very pleasant!

Housing is pritty good, but the price is hight that is why i think that only one minus in that you pay a lot. But in other things it is very good. You are going to have a big multicultural experience because a lot of people from different countries and also German students are living here, so it is very good for you. Good that you can get to know students from different parts of the world, get to know their mentality and culture and also the language. You can come closer to German culture and students will help you with your German.

If you are going to study in Frankfurt Oder Viadrina, you are much better off going to a university in West Germany!!! (if you have that option) East Germans have a communist mentality which makes things almost impossible and definately frustrating. Be prepared for customer service in Germany - it is very much (in East Germany) based on the doctrine, "Take it or leave it byatch!" Nobody else complains except the English students because other Erasmus students claim their universities to be just as bad or worse.