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3.90 / 5 based on 484 reviews

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Fachhochschule Ostfriesland, Emden, Germany
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: dormitory
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: dormitory
Why?
international, lively
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Personal comments
appropriate and cheap
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Torsten N
Fachhochschule Ostfriesland, Emden, Germany
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
45 special, Mona Lisa, Leskinen, Kaarlenhovi
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Torsten N
Fachhochschule Ostfriesland, Emden, Germany
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
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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Torsten N
Fachhochschule Ostfriesland, Emden, Germany
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
was well-informed
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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
Go there! Excellent computer facilities
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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
plane ticket from helsinki to oulu: stand-by ticket (finnair) = 60 Euro
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Torsten N
Fachhochschule Ostfriesland, Emden, Germany
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
more phone calls, cheap living, expensive alcohol, more travel
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Food, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Torsten N
Fachhochschule Ostfriesland, Emden, Germany
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus
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
learned some finnish, didn't improove my english (didn't expect to)
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