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4.04 / 5 based on 181 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
It is a good way to get to know other people and practice the language.
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Personal comments
Living at the campus was a good way to meet other people, but was also difficult when you preferred being alone to study for example.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
We travelled a lot together and when we were in Linz we usually had a cooking night, a party or a movie night together.
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Academic
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
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I travelled a lot on weekends here, while it is nearer to all places I wanted to see.
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Food, Telephone, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I was surprised how fast you learn a language and become confident by speaking and hearing a language all the time. The only thing I've had problems with is the Austrian dialect.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
About the difficult dialect, about other living opportunities (recommendations from other students there).
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I was lucky to become good mentors that helped me a lot in the beginning, but some people never met there mentors and had a hard time in the beginning to arrange everything. This could be improved. Otherwise I think we were good informed in time about the university.
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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
I highly recommend going abroad to study while you gain so much new experience, meet new people, learn the language and so on. I would though make contacts from the host university before going to get useful tips and information. If I had the possibility I would definitely go again, but this time to improve my other language skills!
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