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3.54 / 5 based on 20 reviews
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Mikaël R
Overall
I wish I had known...
One of the greatest clichés about Germany is that the weather is absolutely awful... Well, soon after you settle in Bielefeld, you discover that the weather is actually... abolsutely awful.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Get out of the University! There are so much services in this giant building that one could live only between it and the hall of residence...
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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
Bielefeld is near some great German cities: living there you will have the occasion to see Cologne, Dusseldorf, Bonn, Hannover, Bremen, Hamburg and even Maastricht or Amsterdam. Bielefeld is indeed a “small” city with lots of students... but one is not obliged to stay here for the whole year!
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Mikaël R
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The University offers a language course in September: it was pretty useful, not only as a language course, but also because we could get used to live in a German-speaking area a month before the semester actually began.
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clarkin
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Spent a lot of time socialising
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Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Nightlife, Travel, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Keep your eyes open and there are ways to spend less money in Germany.
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Mikaël R
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
My original project was to live with other German students in a Wohngemeinschaft (= WG, common apartment), but the University managed to find me a room on the
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Personal comments
The Studentenwerk (which provides services for the students) has a lot of halls of residence near the University and in Bielefeld, with single rooms or WGs. All the rooms are clean and quite nice.
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Mikaël R
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
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Lots of parties organised by the University (Faculty of Sociology...).
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Sonia M
Germany, Graduate
Management Science, 2019
Overall
I would love to read more information like salary, when the job should be entered, and so on
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