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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 household items
Personal comments
do not party so much!
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Academic
Course recommendations
more informations should be give to students before they go to the host university
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My academic experiences
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 throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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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
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
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
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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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
Administrative / Institutional
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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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 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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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
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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