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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I found living in a private flat gave me more impetus to mix with rela live Germans and get to know what life is really life in Germany, rather than the rather shallow typical Erasmus/exchange student exxperience.
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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: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
He Wilhelmshöhe area is lovely, so are many of the sourrouding suburbs and villages. Don´t be put off by the inner city. Make use of the Semester ticket (unlimited travel within North Hesse for a once-off price). The museams and theatres are quite good.
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Academic
Course recommendations
The German and D.a.F. departments are very good in Kassel.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Do more courses than you have to. There are many courses you would´t have a chance to do at home. It´s worth checking out other departments too.
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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...
German bureaucracy is even worse than its reputation.
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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
While living on campus is cheap and handy, you won´t really get much of a chance to experience wha life is really like in Kassel.
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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 town doesn´t make a great first impression, but make an effort to get to know it properly. I gave up too soon! The uiversity is really great, very modern, well laid-out, right in the city-centre. The staff here are are a bit more involved with their students than in other German universities.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Germany is much cheaper than Ireland for students. Rent is about half of that in Dublin.
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Telephone, Food, Travel, Overall, Housing, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Rent- very good surprise! Surprisingly possible to live from part-time jobs, i.e. waitressing, call-centre work.
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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
Take part in the language course offered for all foreign students, they are excellent and , what´s more, free.
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