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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because it was just perfect this way: dowtown, hudge apartment, nice people around
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Personal comments
The professors were very kind to the erasmus people and tried to help us as much as they could. We also had 'tutors'.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
They are plenty of cafes. All of them are always full. There is also the Erasmus stammtisch once a week, but I know it's not where it used to be: they tell us at the welcoming party.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
not really. I was very satisfied and did it again in the USA
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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
It is really the right place to meet people from everywhere in the world and to party all the time, but I think the language can be a problem because it's not really the one you learned at home before!
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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
Some people didn't come back to their home countries... Just to give you an idea of how we all loved it!
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Academic
Course recommendations
The subjects change every year, it's hard to give any recommendations about the courses
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
You have one semester to do the project, so don't do it the last week otherwise you won't even have time to sleep! But it doesn't take so much time either. And don't forget you're not there to stay with your books all the time: you can do that at home.
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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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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 big problem in Graz is the austrian "Dialekt". It's really hard to understand. Most of the professors speak standard german but many students don't and I had trouble to understand them when they made their presentations. Even the Germans complained about it...
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I didn't have to pay for the phone or the accommodation at home... The night life is very important in Graz, you have to go out at night. I travelled a lot because we were closed to Budapest, Venice, Vienna, Salzburg, Ljubjana and so on...There are many opportunities to travel cheap but it still costs at lot at the end. But you have to do it.
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I could get more than 4000 schillings/week with my visa card. Ask your bank before you leave the country
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