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Universität St. Gallen

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3.96 / 5 based on 298 reviews
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Birgit M
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
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: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
none
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Birgit M
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
best choice as you have no quarrels with flat-mates about noise, cleaning
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
very good organisation
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Birgit M
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
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Food, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife, Travel:
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
none
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Birgit M
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Birgit M
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
that the university is at the top of a hill and the town in the valley
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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
Academic reasons
4
Culture
2
Costs
1
Activities
2
Campus life
1
Party / people
2
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
depending on your course-choice it is possible that you have to do a lot
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
2
Traveled
2
Improved language skills
2
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
1
Advanced my studies & career
2
Final comments
be prepared for the high price of meat!!!
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Birgit M
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
most of communication in German (my mother-tongue) and also in English with other gueststudents or in classes which were held in English
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