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Mahendran M
Madurai Kamaraj, Madurai, India
Engineering, Graduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Stubu and Uni-nacht party.
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Mahendran M
Madurai Kamaraj, Madurai, India
Engineering, Graduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: With a family
Why?
I respect family values. I miss my family. :(
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Mahendran M
Madurai Kamaraj, Madurai, India
Engineering, Graduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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
It was amazing..but the problem is i could not have a german friend, because of the german culture and my opportunity to improve my language was less. thats y i want to work and live here for a while.
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Mahendran M
Madurai Kamaraj, Madurai, India
Engineering, Graduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
Its really a lot to study...
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Mahendran M
Madurai Kamaraj, Madurai, India
Engineering, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Housing, Nightlife, Food, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Mahendran M
Madurai Kamaraj, Madurai, India
Engineering, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Need more improvements regarding coursewise and also local students are not interacting. only international students and then why should i study here.i can study somewhere else if i can not get a german exposure. i came here for that...but i didnt get it. i was all alone.
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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
Have a lot of international friends. If you want to learn the german culture, u have the choice to learn from the tv or rarely from germans. But if u already know german language u have a lot of choice to learn more and more...
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