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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Voodoo Lounge, Kult, and the bar on top of Technical Institut.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Everything works perfectly, and location is perfect.
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Personal comments
The housing facility on campus could've been better in terms of what we are actually paying for it.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The russian langauge is definitly not the easiest language in the world, but the russians are so nice and sociable to us foreigners that they actually made it easier.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
some things are cheaper and some things are more expensive and we can just spend more on those cheaper things which actually amounts more than what we spends at home.
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Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Student discounts are everywhere in this country!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish i had known more foreign languages or known better the ones i already know.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
If you want something exotic and different, GO TO RUSSIA!!
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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
keep your passport at all times and be prepared to pay for bribes, it'll smooth things up!
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More projects, and practical assessnments would be better.
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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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