Reviews of Technische Universität Dresden (TU DRESDEN) | Germany

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José M

Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
Engineering, 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, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

none

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José M

Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Residence

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

none

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José M

Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Food:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife, Housing, Telephone, Overall:

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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José M

Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
Engineering, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Places where able to learn german.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Nothing special.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

For german courses, ask for Volkshochschule and financing for foreign students

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José M

Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
Engineering, 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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José M

Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain
Engineering, 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 German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It has been a great experience for improve my language skills.

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