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Fachhochschule für Wirtschaft Berlin

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4.38 / 5 based on 114 reviews
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yosefine s
Hogeschool Haarlem, Haarlem, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
the food here are in general cheaper than in holland, also the rent. moreover, as a student in berlin, we have semester ticket, which allow us to use all public transportation for free 24 hrs
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Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Overall, Food, Travel, Telephone:
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
do not party so much!
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yosefine s
Hogeschool Haarlem, Haarlem, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
more informations should be give to students before they go to the host university
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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
maybe just more interaction between students, especially international students, and the teachers
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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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yosefine s
Hogeschool Haarlem, Haarlem, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
i wish my teacher in Holland would let is know that all the lectures for double degree would be in german. they told us, it´d be in english, but it was totally misleading!
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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
3
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
very good professors who know their subjects very well
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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
3
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
for international students, most of them will find the life in berlin is quite a new experience, but do not spend so much money on partying and drinking, since it´s very cheap here! but nevertheless, berlin is awesome and i´ll always love to come back again
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yosefine s
Hogeschool Haarlem, Haarlem, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
at first it was difficult to follow all the lectures in germans, and most people here hardy speak any english, so it was a bit of a struggle at the beginning. but, after a couple of months, it is not such a big deal anymore
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yosefine s
Hogeschool Haarlem, Haarlem, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: student dorm
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
it´s better and cheaper than rening a whole house or apartments, security reason
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
the rent is quite cheap ( below the average rent in holland ) but the facilities and the cleanliness are not very satisfactory
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yosefine s
Hogeschool Haarlem, Haarlem, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
favorite place for the girls: Soda club, frei eintritt every friday for girls and free cocktails until 00.30..and of course Sony center on Potsdamer Platz!!
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