Reviews of Universität Stuttgart | Germany

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Erika L

Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
Environmental Sciences, Graduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

My country is a developing country so everything is cheaper. Besides I leave with my family in my home country, so I don't have to pay housing.

Travel, Telephone, Nightlife, Housing, Food, Overall:

was more expensive than 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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Erika L

Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
Environmental Sciences, Graduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

In general courses were not so helpful. You have to lern by your self, they were so superficial.

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

It should be some kind of examinations or projects during the course. All the couses were evaluated with a single 1 hour examitation at the end of the course.

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

Overall

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Erika L

Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
Environmental Sciences, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

Not really.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

I liked the environment at the University because there is a lot of international students and it is a good opportunity to know people from all around the world. I liked a lot the different languages courses the university offers, nevertheless I thing they should promote more the german courses.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Is is easy to travel from here to many places in Europe, but is is sheaper to take a plain like germanwings or hlx. To take a train within Germany is sometimes more expensive that to fly to Rom, Paris, Londres, etc.

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Erika L

Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
Environmental Sciences, Graduate, Independent

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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

There is a lot of international students at the university. Almost everybody talks english. There was never a problem to comunicate with other students or university employees

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