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Universität Wien (UNIVIE)

278 reviews
4.18 / 5 based on 278 reviews
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Rebekka N
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: student dormitory
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Enough old to live on my own, Wg also an alternative.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The Dormitory, was close at the centre of Wien (Pfeilheim), international, a lot of parties!
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Rebekka N
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Marias Roses, Marias Cantinas, Tunnel, Student parties!
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Rebekka N
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
I studied social psychology, specialition work, organization and economical aspects for that is Wien really good!
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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
German literature, allmost all the articles were in english, translating them to germany was a hard work for a finn1
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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
Overall
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Rebekka N
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
That dormitories do have sheets, but not cooking equipment!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
1
Activities
2
Campus life
1
Party / people
1
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Professors and assistants were great!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
Really good Experience, helped me to find a topic for my theasis!
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Rebekka N
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br> Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Living in Helsinki is more expensive than in Vienna. Shopping possibilities are better in Vienna than in Helsinki so I bought much more clouths than I would have done in Finnland!
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Avoid turist places!
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Rebekka N
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Social Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: Finnish
Was learning Finnish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
In a beginning I had problems with language, but at the end it was just fine, german courses at University were great!
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