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Elisabeth P
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Staff club on campus is ok, everything else is quite far away and has to be planned in advance. No spontaneous nights out.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Closest to university, hard to get to university from outside campus
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Personal comments
Housing was no problem - everything was clean and the facilities were satisfactory.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Singaporean English is different, but you get used to it pretty quickly.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Almost everything is cheaper in Singapore than in Austria, especially housing and travel.
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Food, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Public transport is a bit costly, aside from that everything was okay.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Go there if you can and if you can handle being in an Asian culture. I absolutely loved it.
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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
Stay for some time afterwards to go travelling! And not just to Malaysia and Thailand, but also Vietnam and Cambodia
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Elisabeth P
Academic
Course recommendations
Courses are easier than at home when they are not maths-related.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More projects, less exams. Higher standards in the more creative areas.
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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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