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Furuholm
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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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
Personal comments
Favorite nite spots were definetely Ulenspiegel and the Irish Pub.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
The apartment located next to the city centre, but on the other side of the town than the campus area. So I would choos to live on campus in order to be with likeminded people i.e. other students.
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Personal comments
As mentioned above I did not live on campus. However based on my visits to the campus area and my friends experiences I would say the accomodation was simple but comfortamble enough.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Overall, Housing, Travel, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
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Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Due to obligations at my home university I arrived a week later than the other students. I had to deal with the bureaucracy alone, which took a lot of effort and not enoug information was given beforehand.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The teaching staff was very competent and professional. The institute of political science and international relations concenratated mainly on the issues concerning eastern Europe and the enlargement of the European Union. Courses on the subject were plenty, but other areas f.e. conflicts, development etc. were left aside.
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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
At the end of the World War II Giessen was bombed very badly, so it does not live up to the image of a small German town. The town in itself was not very pleasant. On the positive side, it locates near Frankfurt, only 30 minutes by train. At the time of my stay the bus tickets were payed by the university, and this ticket covered not only the busses in Giessen, but the trains troughout the Hessen.
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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: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
German langueage and culture was my major for three years before I switched to International Relations. So one could say my language skills were pretty good already at the beginning of my stay. The four months in Germany gave me certain confidence in speech situations and fluency in taking. As for the grammar or vocabulary, the improvement was not that remarkable.
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