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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Beingon campus offers much larger scope for getting to know natives.
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Personal comments
The accomodation which was arranged for me was with fellow English speaking students and quite a distance from university. This was disadvantageous for getting to know the culture and as a result I found alternative living arrangements for the second part of the year. However, the system for arranging accomodation was efficient and very useful for a foreign student trying to find somewhere to live in a strange country.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Feuerstein- brilliant and inexpensive restaurant/pub- served great coffee.
Hemmingways- brilliant cocktail bar for midweek entertainment.
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Academic
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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Overall
I wish I had known...
Paderborn is full of English people- solders in the British army.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
If you like small cities, this is less daunting than many German universities.
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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
Don't fly to Paderborn airport. Terrible record for losing luggage. Much quicker to get direct flight to Dusseldorf.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Do a TEFL course if possible. With this there are opportunities for teaching English.
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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
More difficult to improve social German as so many events were with Erasmus society and thus with fellow exchange students.
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