Housing Reviews
4.03 / 5 based on 290 reviews
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karelgouwy
Housing
Type of housing: A room in a 'Wohngemeinschaft'(WG).
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: WG
Why?
A 'WG', which is the normal thing in Germany, is a good thing to get to know people. Mine was a private WG (not in a home from the university), so I got to know Germans and not just other Erasmus-students.
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Personal comments
Normally you can get a (quite cheap) room in a home from the university. Some are cool, others are really primitive. Most of them are quite far from the city center. I'm happy I looked for a room on my own (it was a bit more expensive, but the location was perfect).
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balloor
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
Didn't get to see how germans live, no proper integration. You need to live with foreigners to understand their way of life.
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Personal comments
Rubbish!!! Don't depend on anything provided by Studentenwerk. No chance of getting something. Try to organise exchange with germans leaving uni to go on exchange so you can just take over each others rooms. Means less hassle for moving your stuff and you have a bed when you return.
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Natacha B
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
If I could find a room/apartment near campus, which is very hard in Köln, I would prefer that, because even though the location of on campus housing is pretty good, I just wish I had had better flatmates. Mine were terrible.
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Personal comments
The facilities are incredible, just be warned that you may not live with people you're fond of.
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Sylvia T
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I lived close to the university and the other students, but at the same time I had an appartment to myself and thus privacy. Stores and transportation, that is bus and U-bahn, were 1 minumte away!
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Personal comments
I lived private, but it was arranged thorugh the university. I was very satisfied, especially considering the price.
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liesbeth k
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: students appartment not on campus
Why?
Nice to live, cook and have fun with more students t
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Personal comments
It's very hard to find accomodation in Cologne, so the help from university was super. Cologne is a pretty big city, so they really tried to find you a good location as well. I was really satisfied!
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nelymayoral79
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It was a very good experience for me to share an appartment with other international students.
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Personal comments
The department of international relations of the host university organised everything, so i did not have to care about looking for housing.
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