Reviews of Universität des Saarlandes (UDS) | Germany

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anonymous

Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

I wish had known people that came from my country to this course to go with them to these university

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

1

Culture

1

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

The university is great, there is a big campus, but in august there is not enough social life

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

2

Final comments

When you would like travel you could know the heart of Europe: you could visit Strasbourg, Luxemburg, etc.

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saudade

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
Translation/Interpretation, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Because it allows us to have contact with other students and cultures. So we can learn a lot about this country and also about other countries and customs.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Well, after the first semester I had to move on, because the Erasmus Students can only one semester remain. The room was quite good with kitchen and bad and quite large.However, when I arrived, at the first day, it was not very cleaned!!! We had Internet connection free and that is very helfull for our projects and it also allows us to remain in contact with our friends in our home country.

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saudade

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
Translation/Interpretation, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Because lifestandards in Germany are higher than in Portugal.Otherwise, this is an unique experience and therefore we want to enjoy it as far as possible.

Overall, Nightlife, Housing, Travel, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

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

No banktransfers!!! Get your money direct from the machines!!!You will save a lot!

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Ghulam M

Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
Computer Science / IT, Graduate, Independent

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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
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

I have learned enough German to communicate with local while shopping and doing other things. Inside university campus English was the most common language and i did not face any problem.

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Sami U

Luleå Tekniska Universitet, Lulea, Sweden
Materials Science, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I am not aware about the housing at university as the administration arranged an apartment for me outside but it was comfortable and very near to univeristy, affordable for a student.

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maireadmccarthy

Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food, nightlife & accomodation were cheaper. Spent more on telephone as I was making international calls & more on travel because I travelled a lot - but it was more than worth it!

Travel, Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Housing, Food, Nightlife:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative