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Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Since German is my mother tongue, I did not have the slightest problem with the language. I can imagine though that foreign students do have rather great problems communicating in that difficult language - German.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Germany is generally cheaper to live in than Great Britain.
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Telephone, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Go to Plus supermarkets rather than Stüssgen, Toom.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I should have realised how disturbing 1000 people in a lecture hall can be when coming from a small, well-organised English university
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In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Unless Cologne University hosts the experts of your field of study don't go there. It's way too big, too much bureaucracy is inhibiting your studies more than it helps. If it has to be Germany, go to the East or the South-West - to a small university.
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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
Germany is a really cool country - but not for its universities! Make sure you can speak the language, they won't really pay any attention to if you can't. Also look for accomodation as early as possible, the housing situation is a catastrophe.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Politics courses are top class. Having studied Spanish and English as well, I do however have to recommend you don't go to Cologne for languages.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The whole German university system needs needs radical reforms.
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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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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
A great club to party till dawn is Babylon. However, this disco is not in Cologne but on the countryside, about 20 mins away. If you don't have a car, forget it. Other good spots are Prime Club with its Free Beer parties on Wednesdays or Teatro.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Halls of residence are not the cleanest and another option is practically impossible to get hold of.
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Personal comments
My accomodation was top - however, I was in a special situation since I was able to live above my father's surgery fo free. So even though Royal Holloway is my home university, Cologne is my home town.
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