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Academic
Course recommendations
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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
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Exactly what our home Uni expected of us. Oh, and how to speak dialect!!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
A lot of the good courses are in English. Don't rush to register on the first day of registration. I know people who waited for about 5 hours, I went a week later and waited 5 minutes. If you need help go to your mentor or the REFI(Referat für Internationales), which is run by students. The Uni has set up Tandem-learning, where you are put into groups of native speakers of people who want to learn common languages, eg Austrians wanting to learn English with Americans wanting to learn German. It's a good way to get to know Austrians.
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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
If you need help with something then just ask someone, most people are happy to help. Don't worry about the bad service that you sometimes get in shops and restaurants.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Prices are different. I can't just go around and visit my girlfriend, I have to talk to her on the phone. I spent more time traveling about in Austria than I would at home.
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Travel, Food, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy a Vorteilscard for the trains in Austria(50% reduction).
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Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The slang in Austria is very difficult to understand and it takes a while to get used to it. It makes it slightly more difficult to get to know the Austrians well.
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Housing
Type of housing: Halls of residence
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
You are treated like kids because of the silly Catholic rules that they have. In a flat I would have an oven in the kitchen.
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Personal comments
The accomodation is okay itself for what we pay. It a bit big and there isn't a friendly atmosphere like at home in Scotland.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
LUI im Mensakellar
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