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Petr Š
Overall
I wish I had known...
No, I had no problems, so there is no information I wish I had known.
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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
The recommendation would be not to be shocked by the size of the university and the anonymity of a single student. Also, take your notebook with a WLAN card with you in order to take advantage of the university wireless network.
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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
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Final comments
If you have the opportunity, take your bike with you, Cologne is a city of bicycles.
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Unni R
Academic
Course recommendations
As a CEMS student, there really weren't too many courses to chose among. My recommendation would be to attend the courses having an international aspect, because they were among the best at this university.
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My academic experiences
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Personal comments
The one big problem in Cologne, was that I had to search for all the literature myself. And the library was really large for someone coming from Norway. This took quite a long time in the beginning, but I eventually managed to find what was needed for the different courses. A major improvement would include more specified literature lists.
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Tala S
Academic
Course recommendations
To be honest I rarely went to class. If you want to practice your German I recommend doing a seminar in German for German students. It's a great way to experience their learning environment and meet other German students. If you're doing German literature do a subject taught by Ingo Breuer, he's great!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
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Personal comments
It was kind of painful doing subjects where your entire grade is based on the final exam because I just never ever showed up to class and had to majorly cram/panic during finals. THANK GOD for retakes ;)
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karelgouwy
Housing
Type of housing: A room in a 'Wohngemeinschaft'(WG).
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: WG
Why?
A 'WG', which is the normal thing in Germany, is a good thing to get to know people. Mine was a private WG (not in a home from the university), so I got to know Germans and not just other Erasmus-students.
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Personal comments
Normally you can get a (quite cheap) room in a home from the university. Some are cool, others are really primitive. Most of them are quite far from the city center. I'm happy I looked for a room on my own (it was a bit more expensive, but the location was perfect).
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Arnaud V
Overall
I wish I had known...
almost all the courses are in german
it is not difficult to find a place to live in Cologne.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It could have been better if we had had the courses description earlier
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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
I had a good time in Cologne: even if it is not a beautiful city, there is a lot to do especially for the students!
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William J
Overall
I wish I had known...
Cologne can have a depresseing athmosphere
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I was not very pleased with the general atmosphere, it had too much immigration to it
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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
Be prepared for a city with all but churches and other exceptions stemming from after the war. City has little apparent charm.
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