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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Szote Club, Jate Club, Music Cafe (WLAN for free!), Zaccs Cafe (stylish, worn down post communist style).
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Enough place for other students to live with. If you want it quiet, you can have it quiet. If you want to have a party, you can have one.
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Personal comments
The costs are pretty low, in gerneral I would say it is about 2 3rd of the normal accomodation costs compared to a student city in Germany.
It is very rare, but it happens: some of the land-lords are not quite honest. Check the contract (and if possible the reputation) of a land lord with a local.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
none that i can remember
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Make the first step towards locals. They are curious about you, but wont necessarily do the first move. They are welcoming, heartful and very good souls.
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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
Szeged is ideal for travels! Serbia is one hour away, Romania too. From Budapest (2 1/2hrs) you can go directly to Vienna, Bucarest, Belgrade, Crakow, Split,... by train or bus. Travels within Hungary are very recommended as well, this country is just beautiful - and with a hungarian student ID you travel as cheap as most of you never did before ;)
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
It could be a bit more scientific.
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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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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
A broad variety of "Lern Hungarian"-courses were offered. The teachers were mainly young, motivated and excellent in their jobs.
To communicate with the locals was 50/50. The younger generation could speak appropriate english, the ones who grew up in the communist area could only understand Hungarian (sometimes German) - but in almost ever everyday situations the "hand-and-feet"language worked pretty good.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
The average costs are much lower than in Germany. Only in food i had almost the same expenses, because I always went eating in the restaurants.
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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
A hungarian student card cuts train travels by 66%! Students travel cheaper in 1st class trains than in 2nd class! (Szeged - Budapest, 2 1/2hrs => 4 Euro!).
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