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Petr Š
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
Personal comments
There are more places which are worth seeing and events which are worth visiting. If I had to choose one pub, it would be Klein Koeln in Friesenstr., the most important event in Cologne is the Craneval.
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Leslie S
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
i had no problems getting people to speak german with. I joined the Christian Union (SMD in Köln) and had lots of German friends as a result. so i recomend joing a soceity or club to make local friends.
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Arnaud V
Academic
Course recommendations
almost all the courses are in german
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
to offer a broader choice of course
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course

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balloor
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Live Music Hall. Friday night free beer 9-11.
Erasmus society Stammtisch Monday nights Piranha (Kyffhäuser Str)
Karneval in November (11th) and February
Uni Balls (beginning and end of semester)
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David O
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The Belgischen Viertel centred behind Rudolfplatz is a great place for a night out, otherwise Barney Vallelys in the Altstadt is a great, smallishish Irish pub which shows all the English football.
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nelymayoral79
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because cost of life is a little higher in Germany than in Spain.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items