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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
I have no favorite places: all the cafes, restaurants, etc, were wonderful.
berlin is one of the worldwide capital cities of culture... museums, art galleries, operas, theathers, and many, many History (the wall, checkpoint charlie, humboldt univerity, Brandemburg door, reichtag...)
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Housing
Type of housing: students residence
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
because I am 26 and i have almost finished my studies
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Personal comments
Almost every erasmus and international students were moved to the farest residences, really far from university and the dowtown.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
because I have studied in Madrid, and this city is one of the most expensive in Spain, even more than Berlin, that is cheaper than someone can think at first sight.
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Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Travel, Housing, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
yes, an university "welcome money" for erasmus students.
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Academic
Course recommendations
To do every homework (written papers) on time, or even before, in order to having all califications and certifications on time
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
no, because german system is for me better than the spanish model of learning. German system is more based on practice rather than in Theory. In spein occur the contrary case
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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 I had studied more German before arriving in Berlin
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
every new student has to pay many attention to bureucracy (administration, payments, certificates...)
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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
The best tip: living Berlin, living its history, its culture, its universities and studies, its places... to live each second in berlin, because you can learn a lot from every second you live
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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
sometimes I had difficulties with languaje in administrative and learning affairs. The difficulty of german language is very high, and I had to do my best in homeworks, exams and oral expositions. At the end this effort was very profitable, because I have learned a lot of new words, specialized language, slang expresions...
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