Reviews of Universität Potsdam | Germany

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Mohdsaadeh78

Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Pharmacy, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I want to know more about expenses and scholarships if available please.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

I recommend to focus more on students relationships out side he university.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Please send me information about travelling to Germany and Visas appliations.

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kuckuck

Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

More knowledge of german

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

2

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Stay in one of the Campus

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Make sure you have all the papers you need (I needed a special health insurance) before you come if you want to avoid administrative problems.

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orquidea4

Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Philology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

yes, I would have liked to know more about mankind and I would have liked to be wiser...

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

1

Culture

2

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

teachers and students are very kind but it takes some time to get in touch with them, just hold on and everything will be fine, you can find yourself very faithful friends and very kind teachers at the university!

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

try to get a part time job and try to choose your location. if you get some additional informations about potsdam and Germany in general before arriving you will be ready to face everything much better: you can find somo student jobs through the student office (Studentenwerk)and once you are there you have to try to be always informed.

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Katie L

University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

In Australia I lived with my parents, so did not have to contribute to rent, food and telephone costs.

Food, Travel, Telephone, Overall, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

The German Government here gives out financial assistance to students (including international students) who nominate their main residence as Potsdam and live here for the duration of their study - I suggest this be taken advantage of. Ask at the Studentwerk in Potsdam.

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Mohdsaadeh78

Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Pharmacy, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: Basic phrases

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

we used to talk in our local language duing the daily life but our study was completely in English, also our communication there was in eNGLISH. In my university I participated with my partners in student union activities, also we had some activities out side the university such as community services programmes performed to help ou community.

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orquidea4

Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Philology, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was a hard experience for me because I was facing a big change in my life...so the erasmus experience represented a turning point of my existence and I found it a bit hard to face. In addition people were cold and distance and when I arrived I felt lonely. But after some time I found the sthrength to start once again.

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