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3.91 / 5 based on 133 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: Student hotel
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I prefer living in a private apartment than a student hotel/residence because it has more "atmosphere" and individuality
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Personal comments
The residence of the university was (in my opinion) not according to a European standard! That's why I choose the student hotel that was more expensive but much more comfortable and safe!
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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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
The Cardinals, an Irish Pub I worked in and Charly's Pub
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Academic
Course recommendations
Interesting to choose courses that are given in English from higher semsters
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More structure, more efficience in learning
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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...
Acommodation advices, that all documents have to be in the local language, how much money Erasmus is going to pay
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The level of content is maybe not as high as in Germany but they have a different kind of studying that might improve personal skills better
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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
The best thing to learn the language and get in contact with people is
-having a job, e.g. in a restaurant
-joining travels, weekend trips like skiing
-initiaton of parties and events, e.g. "Running dinner": the students of one semster cook (in teams)for the first semester and foreign students to get to know each other!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because it was more expensive
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I have not learned a lot of new technical words/expressions but a lot in "everyday language" and how to use language in a French University
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