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4.28 / 5 based on 97 reviews

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Dorota K
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
rock disco Tangente, good kebab and cheap beer in Europic, ice cream at Eis da Claudio
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because it is cheap and one is all the time with other students.
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Personal comments
comfortable single rooms at reasonable prices, close to the university
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Dorota K
Overall
I wish I had known...
that you have to get the SIM-lock off your mobile phone before coming to Germany to put a German SIM-card
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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
it's much better to come with good level of German
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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 inevitable to buy a bike in Göttingen, it's also good to take part in the integration weekend at the beginning
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Dorota K
Academic
Course recommendations
professor Klasen's courses (development economics)
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
smaller tutorial groups
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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Dorota K
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
an advantage of Göttingen is that no dialects are used there, so it's quite easy to communicate
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Germany is more expensive than Poland
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Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
there are some really cheap discount supermarkets of good quality (Plus, Rewe, Kaufland) and Mensa is very cheap
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