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Housing
Type of housing: Student club
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Student club
Why?
Because I very much enjoyed the interaction with the other students!
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Personal comments
I think that the proper way to get to learn a different culture is to really mix with people and to take initiatives.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
Course recommendations
I very much enjoyed "international corporate financial management"
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I was used to more interaction between students and teachers from the Stockholm School of Economics, but my overall impression from the university of Cologne was OK.
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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 Cologne can get really chilly in the winter!
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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
There is a very broad range of courses to take. You will always find a course that you feel is the right one for you!
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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
1)One should take many courses in the beginning in order to be able to select the one that you like later. As an exchange student it might be hard to know beforehand how the courses are.
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Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
As I had studied 13 years at the German School of Stockholm and also worked in Germany, I mastered the language quite well prior to the semester in Cologne. However, I learnt a number of slang and colloquial expressions that I were unaware of earlier!
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