Reviews of Hochschule Bremen | Germany

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Samuel L

UPAEP, Puebla, Mexico
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

none

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Samuel L

UPAEP, Puebla, Mexico
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

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Samuel L

UPAEP, Puebla, Mexico
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

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

none

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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Samuel L

UPAEP, Puebla, Mexico
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was really helpful to had the requirement of speak English (my second language), because at the beginning I didn't have any idea of the local language, and that was the only way to communicate and at the same time the opportunity to

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Samuel L

UPAEP, Puebla, Mexico
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

“ more about the local language ”

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

If you want to be in a not to large multicultural(people from east-Europe, Latin America) city mixed with the classic north German culture or you are in the area of nautical and aeronautical studies Bremen, Germany is your place.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

To easy city on public services and almost every way, the only one detail is the opening hours of the commerce (groceries, boutiques, all in general) and the public transportation schedule’s .

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