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3.98 / 5 based on 64 reviews
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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
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
A trip to Briebie Island is not to be missed and to be done at a very affordable price.
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Christina B
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I lived in a shared flat with other students, which in my view was the optimal way of having great interaction with other people as well as the possibility of being very flexible.
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Personal comments
There was a help desk set up in order to assist foreign students in their search for accommodation. I went there once, but in the end I found the house in which I lived through an advertisement.
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Christina B
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The main benefit is the enhanced ease by which I communicate in English, which has as well improved my self-confidence when making presentation in English.
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Christina B
Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
There were not arranged any social activities for international students from the Business Faculty in particular. Comparing this with the way it is handled in Berlin, QUT could have helped the students more to get to know each other through bar-tours, weekend trips and other social get-togethers.
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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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Christina B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
The level of expenses for Housing and Nightlife are lower than in Denmark. I spent more on travelling as I spent 5 weeks after my studies travelling on my own, which was why I from time to another joined arranged tours - which are quite costly.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
If you get in trouble with your landlord you should contact the RTA, which is the organisation holding the deposits of tenants. In the case of a dispute, the RTA is the third, neutral party, that determines if/ how large a part of the deposit that should be repaid to the tenant when moving out.
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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
Have the activities/ social gatherings advertised a bit more through e.g. e-mails etc.
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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
Sushi is really cheap, and you can have it for lunch at campus:)
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