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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Swiss Deutsch is not easy to understand at all.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Overall Switzerland is quite expensive. For shopping we always go to Austria or Germany.
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Housing, Overall, Food, Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
By looking for your own apartment, going to Germany to do the big shopping.
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Academic
Course recommendations
For MIM courses that are held in English, sign up as soon as possible, by sending an e-mail for the teacher.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
One can learn a lot if that is the ones goal. About the papers and exams I can not say a lot yet.
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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...
That usually they do not turn on the heating during the night, and it is quite freezing here.
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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
If someone is studing Finance it is a great place to go to. However they have been loosing some professors.
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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 clear idea what you would like to achive with your exchange semester. There are a lot of Parties, ofcourse not as much as in a Country located Southern Europe. For skiing it is great but quite expensive. Travelling is better by car, train is also quite expensive. The Halb Abo (half price travelling) and after 7 travelling for free is worth to consider buying, but they are both around 150-200 CHF for a year. For a group of people travelling by car is better. However, watch out for the funny parking system in St.Gallen. It is better to find a house with a Private Parking place on the first place. Otherwise it is 26CHF/month in the district where you live. And it is not a definite parking place. It is only the Blue Zone.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Local night events were mostly organised by CEMS buddies. Others by exchange students, up till now I do not have any special place I would really recommend. The degustation part at the OLMA fair was pretty good, but that is during the day.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
In a Wohngemeinschaft one gets to know other people as well let them be exchange students or Swiss students.
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Personal comments
The Wohnungsdienst is quite expensive. With some effort one can find better accommodation for a better price. The internet is quite usefull - unisg.ch - search - Wohnungsmarkt
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