Reviews of Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management (LKAEM) | Poland

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Stephan K

Fachhochschule Rheinland-Pfalz Abteilung Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

none

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Stephan K

Fachhochschule Rheinland-Pfalz Abteilung Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Most young polish people have a good command in English, so it's no problem to get along without a deeper knowledge of the Polish language. In everyday life speaking Polish is a big plus as many elder people don't speak English.

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Stephan K

Fachhochschule Rheinland-Pfalz Abteilung Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

No, information provided by host university was very good.

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

2

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Try to make use of the variety of modular courses taught by international professors at the end of the semester. Consider visiting the special TIGER events dealing with globalization, tranformation and development focussed on countries in transition.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

2

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

2

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

I'd try to get an appartment near Centrum because it's still affordable and very convenient regarding public transportation (a lot better than Praga). Try to meet some Polish people because it's an all different experience of Warsaw staying with them than to only stick to other ERASMUS people. Try to learn Polish on a basic level before as it makes daily life a lot easier.

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Stephan K

Fachhochschule Rheinland-Pfalz Abteilung Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Nightlife seems to be a vital part of studying abroad so spendings where higher than usual. In contrast to most other areas in Poland Housing expenses are almost equal to Western Europe.

Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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Stephan K

Fachhochschule Rheinland-Pfalz Abteilung Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Housing in Warsaw is in general affordable and I would still prefer living independently off campus.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The international office responsible for accomodation seemed to be swamped with finding appartments for reasonable prices. I had to learn that I could've rented my appartment by myself for just half the price.

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Stephan K

Fachhochschule Rheinland-Pfalz Abteilung Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

WarsawInsider and inyourpocket.com provide valuable information as well as aktivist.pl does. Nightlife mainly concentrates on Clubs focussing on electronic music. Best coffee in town can be found at Mercer's and CoffeeHeaven.

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