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Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
We had the opportunity to do a language course at the beginning of the semester. I learned more from interacting with students and following the courses, but the advantage you have when you do the language course is that you already feel at home and have everything well arranged before the semester begins.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
You go out more than you do in your home country.
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Overall, Housing, Food, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Academic
Course recommendations
The strategic courses I followed where really great. Also the course on Fast Moving Consumer Goods, which was facilitated by Henkel, was interesting. Further there was a german course on e-commerce which was really good.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Try to take also some german courses who are not an the CEMS programme. The level of the CEMS courses is not so high and there are very interesting german courses
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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...
No, just experience it. You have to be well prepared of course!
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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
Everything is very well arranged by the CEMS/PIM club. You will have a lot of fun and partying and the people living in Cologne are very friendly and open.
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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
Berlin and Bonn are nice cities to visit. If you go to Berlin you at least have to stay there for 4 days. Some friends of mine went ot the October Feste in Munich and that was quite fun (you have to like apres skiing to like this!). Other nice cities to visit are Heidelberg and Trier.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The Albertus and Magnus cafe's in the Zulpicher Strasse are great. They have good food (a lot of italian which is not so fat as the german food) and not expensive. Further you have to visit the brewhouses where you can eat. And of course a visit to Das Ding, the student discothek, which is really great.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I lived in a house with two german girls, so I learned better german. They had also been abroad so they knew what it ment to live abroad.
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Personal comments
You can have a very good appartment when you are willing to pay more money. But when you are not willing to pay more, you can be send to a studentflat with a small room and it is far from university. This flat is in Junkersdorf and it is far away. So you have to check out where your housing is located.
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