Reviews of Tongji University | China

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ina m

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

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

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

the architecture cafe at the campus is very comfortable, there you also have internet access (wireless). many great night clubs such as mint & zapatas (every wednesday ladies night), windows, babyface. places to travel near shanghai: suzhou (zug 1 std), hangzhou (2 std), nanjing (3 std), and if you have more time you have to visit anhui (huangshan), yunnan, sichuan and xian, and of course the capital beijing.

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ina m

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

an aparment is much cheaper than staying at the campus. that's why the last 2 months i stayed with two colleagues in an apartment and it's easy to get one.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

normally you get a single room with a bathroom in the international student building. the common kitchen is very small and has poor facilities. within few days you can get internet access if you apply for it.

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ina m

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Personal savings<br> Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

china is much cheaper than austria exept of nightlife sometimes

Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Travel, Food, Overall, Nightlife, Telephone:

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

it's cheaper to rent an apartment with colleagues (150 eur/month) instead of staying at the campus (230 eur/month). if you just stay for one semester than try to apply for a F visa, in this case you don't need a physical examination.

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ina m

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

all courses were taught in english, we had many presentations and some group works. depending on the year of your studies the courses are not that difficult, most of them i have already heard/learnt about at my home uni. normally it will be an open-book exam.

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

i prefer individual works because you can arrange your time for prepariing by yourself and you are more indepentent.

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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ina m

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

it's so easy and fast to find a nice apartment near university.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

1

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

to have courses (taught in english) with more chinese students.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

during the semester you won't have that much time to travel but you are allowed to miss courses. don't forget to take a guide of china with you, it's very helpful for organizing a trip.

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