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4.28 / 5 based on 97 reviews
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Annalisa C
Overall
I wish I had known...
No, I wanted to have a new experience
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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
Maybe to choose courses you're really interested in (if it's possible) or... courses attended by many people (there's always a reason!)
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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
You have to find time to take advantage of the possibility of travels (especially at week ends), knowing people, culture and language and having fun! It doesn't mean to forget the university, but there's time for everything...
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maria h
Overall
I wish I had known...
My local university didn´t give me much information about the host university. I had to look for a lot by myself or with help from the Uni of göttingen.
It would have helped to have here more information in my language and, for example, experiences from other students that had been in there before me.
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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
I think this is a good University to make a course abroad. There are a lot of foreign students and because of this, the people of the university know what are the problems we have when we arrive there and they try to help you as much as they can.
Moreover, the university is one of the most important things in Göttingen. So a lot of things are adapted to students´needs (it is not very expensive, there is a lot of nightlife, the university has very good facilities...)
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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
If you are thinking about making an Erasmus course, you shouldn´t think about this anymore..Do it! and you will see that this is one of the best experiences you would ever have...
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Siobhan M
Overall
I wish I had known...
The difficulties of culture shock- believe what people say.
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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
It is a great univeristy to expereince a truly German university town. There is plenty to do for a student- parties, going out, sports, good study options too... The town is sweet, and accessible, espically with a bike.
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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
Find a tandem partner- either by enlisting in a program, or just make your own sign. I have a life-long friend because of it. Also, live with students where German is the common language. If you want to learn German, don't talk English, or be in the situation where you can!
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Cait K
Overall
I wish I had known...
How much bureaucracy there really is i Germany; it´s not just a myth! Bring your passport everywhere and allow for lots of time in the town hall in the first weeks.
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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
The G.A. University is one of the oldest and most renowned in GErmany. It is often known of in other countries. It has all of the most common subjects, with good facilities. The town has a great atmosphere: students and bicycles everywhere.
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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
Göttingen in right in the middle of Germany, so make the most of the great locatio to travel all around the country whenever you have free time. bIt is cheap to travel in groups in Germany at weekends.
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“Home away from home”
Trang B
Germany, Graduate
Philology, 2020
Overall
I has been months since I first came to Goettingen. It is totally what I had expected: great facilities, cool faculty, great friends, nice dormitory. My program is really international, gathering people from all over the world. Yet, what I love the most about it is that this program is like a rendezvous of all people who have the same interests and dreams. Together we have been making a lot of great memories in here.
In addition, Goettingen is a really student-friendly city. I was really surprised at how young the city is, regardless of how much I was told before about the quietness in Germany. It is not the case with Goettingen.
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Pros
supportive faculty, young city, good program
Cons
quite small, competitive job market
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Siobhan M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food and drink in Germany is very cheap when done privately. The housing I had was amazingly cheap in comparison to prices I was paying before in home-country. Travel in German is expensive- train travel espically.
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Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Nightlife, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy a Bahn-Card if you plan to do some travel. Saves hundreds! Be careful about chosing a bank- there are many fees, and some banks are regionally-indepedant, making banking outside your city impossible.
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