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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
depends on what you are looking for.
Students mainly go to zülpicherstrasse (bars) but I preffered the ringe. especcially nachtflug, diamonds, candy shop
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
I met a very nice family and I am planning to go back for my internship I will stay with them then.
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Personal comments
The university does not help a lot for finding housing, so you should start searching early.
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I learned to speak German very well, although writing is rather hard for me. There was an opportunity to have a 'tandem' partner. Your pertner is a person who wants to learn a language from youand you learn from your partner trough talking to each other.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Their is not much choice in English courses, but you can choose courses from other semesters.
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
At home I did not pay rent, I did not pay for food at home, I didn't have to make international phonecalls, I did not go out that much(here i went out more in order to meet people) , I did not have to travel a lot (get to know the country, go home one in a while).
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I received a card for 70 euros to make use of public busses, trams etc. this saved me a lot. university food was not too bad and very cheap.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
no my university provided me with enogu hinformation
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Their should be a possibility to retake courses. i failed one and had a lot of problms retaking this a tmy own university.
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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
It is good to know the language a little before leaving German people are not always willing to talk english.
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