Reviews of Jacobs University Bremen | Germany

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doomie

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Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Undergraduate Study

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

It's much more handier and practical. Plus, one does not have so much time to wander between classes to his home in case it's somewhere in the city.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Accomodation is on of the best things here: rooms are singles with bathrooms shared between two. This way one gets privacy, while not being secluded from communication with some other people. Buildings fom colleges are connected by a house which hosts the canteen, and the common areas (gaming room, TV room, common study areas, etc). This is also very good in case one just want to hang around.

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doomie

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Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Undergraduate Study

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Bremen has lots of cafes and places to go. There are some very nice house-clubs like "Rosige Zeiten" and Mexican places one could visit. Time is the matter to be considered though. www.bremen.de has decent info (in German) on night-life. "Schlachte" is the place to go, and you won't miss it when you're around in Bremen.

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doomie

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Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Undergraduate Study

Overall

I wish I had known...

That weather is that bad :)

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

If you want something new and very different, with a touch of academic rigor - the come here

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

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

Bremen is close to many beautiful cities and countries, apart from the fact that it is very nice. Otherwise, it's hard to tell anything more.

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doomie

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Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Undergraduate Study

Academic

Course recommendations

Don't choose to many :)

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

There is a lot to improve since it's a new University, but I think this space is too small for reasoning anything out. If you get here you will have a decent chance to change things, if you wish so and have extraordinary ideas :)

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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doomie

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Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Undergraduate Study

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

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

English is the language in the University and you must know it to get around here. Outside it, though, German (of course) prevails and it's a bit tougher, but most of the Germans I talked to knew some English so I seldomly had too many problems.

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