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William J
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It has most privacy and highest standard, but still you share the apartment with a few others
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anonymous
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because the overall price level was higher than at home, especially for these goods/services.
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Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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David O
Academic
Course recommendations
The 'Deutsch als Fremdsprache' course was excellent for improving spoken and written German.
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cykrappitz
Overall
I wish I had known...
I should have realised how disturbing 1000 people in a lecture hall can be when coming from a small, well-organised English university
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In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Unless Cologne University hosts the experts of your field of study don't go there. It's way too big, too much bureaucracy is inhibiting your studies more than it helps. If it has to be Germany, go to the East or the South-West - to a small university.
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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
Germany is a really cool country - but not for its universities! Make sure you can speak the language, they won't really pay any attention to if you can't. Also look for accomodation as early as possible, the housing situation is a catastrophe.
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Natacha B
Academic
Course recommendations
Pick Seminars over Vorlesungen. And if you ever have the chance to take From Page to Stage or Visual Literacy und Comics - GO FOR IT! Those two courses were amazing.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
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Personal comments
If the SIO were open longer than just the morning (11 am to 1 pm), it would so much better!
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and17600
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
As I had studied 13 years at the German School of Stockholm and also worked in Germany, I mastered the language quite well prior to the semester in Cologne. However, I learnt a number of slang and colloquial expressions that I were unaware of earlier!
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