Reviews of FH Pforzheim - Hochschule für Gestaltung, Technik und Wirtschaft | Germany

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Cynthia L

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

The cost of living is higher in Germany than in Mexico. For travel, I did it more often than at my home country.

Nightlife, Housing, Overall, Food, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

Not may bank machines around the city. The student dorms have the very basic items so I had to buy or borrow much more and in the end give them away or throw them to the garbage.

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Cynthia L

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

The courses offered for International students are only available for them so is hard to interact with local students.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

I would suggest more interaction between local and international students as well as professors. More courses available, and a bit more work during the semester because students are graded on the basis of a single project (not so difficult) during the whole semester.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Cynthia L

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

A bit more of the local language, I only took a short course before, which was not enough.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

I believe they need a bit mor of organization. The people in the IP Office should be able to speak other language besides german to make communication easier. Offer more extra-curricular activities such sports, workshops, foreign languages courses.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Always travel in groups, 2 to 5 people is ok, more than that is crazy. Look for hostels, and discounts, you can get good deals. Germany is a beautiful country, get to know it in advance, read about the culture so you can enjoy everything the country offers.

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Cynthia L

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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 German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

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 German?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The professor in charge of teaching the local language (german) was not clear all the time, so it was hard to understand her, it was also a bit frustrating because she didn't create the correct environment to learn (she laughed at the students when they made a mistake, causing some students to drop the course)

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