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Housing
Type of housing: Halls
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Same
Why?
Perfect for what I needed
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Personal comments
Very good for a University halls and also doubled as a hotel.The rooms were spacious and kept clean by a cleaner.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
LUI bar at the Uni-cheap, Septembar,Monkey circus Cambrenkeller club
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Academic
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Stanstead-Salzburg 19 pounds return.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
Linz is good for travelling as its between Salzburg and Vienna, 4hrs from Munich, 5hrs from Budapest and Prague and not totally out of the way of the skiing. Though it doesnt have the best nightlife all the international students tend to live in one halls, which is fun!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
There was no real storage area for food so bought it every day, international calls are expensive, made the most of my year abroad with international students and travelled around Europe- Czech Rep, Hungary, Germany and around Austria.
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Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The Austrian dialect is very difficult to get to grips with but becomes easier to understand the more of it you hear. My language has improved as a result of my stay in Austria.
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