Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU)

The accommadation at the university was very nice. The room I lived in had eveything I need but an oven but we managed without that. Our room was cleaned once a week and our bed clothes, which they supllied was washed every second week, so it was a very clean place to live.

They best places to go to in Linz would be the student pub, Lui's there is something going on there every night for erasmus students especially. The student home bars were great fun as well but if you ever go to Linz you have to go to the Mensafest!!!! To get a real good beer go to Josefs in the city, you will not regret your beer choice in that bar! There are few niteclubs in Linz but if you want to go clubbing go into the city (20 min by tram from the uni). You are always bound to have a good night with a few friends. If you are Irish and feel a bit homesick why not pay a vist to the Irish pub in the city, there are two Kitty kiernans and the Old Dubliner you will meet a few Irish in there!

Share a room, way cheaper. Go to cheap shops which are easily assessable for bred and milk but do not buy meat there!!! Bring travaller cheques with you and withdraw as much money as you can from the ATM din't go aften as you will lose three to four Euro each time!!

Book your flights well in advance and go to a student place to buy them if you can. Don't be scared to ask the conducters on trians for information and please do not forget your medical insurace, you will be there for a year!!! Irish students E111 and E128!! The rest you will pick up on the way. Good luck!

The language experience in Linz was fairly because I was Irish alot of the erasmus spoke english to be so it was hard to practice my language but as the year went on I became more confident and I spoke more of the language and I wasn't scared to speak it to the local students as well.