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University of Economics Prague (VSE)

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4.18 / 5 based on 241 reviews
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Elvira K
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Tourism, Graduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Favorite restaurants: Cocafe, Modra Zahrada, U Hudku Favorite Clubs: Radost FX, Lucerna, Chilli
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Elvira K
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Tourism, Graduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because meeting people is very easy
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Housing is pretty bad compared to Western standards, but you get used to it.
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Elvira K
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Tourism, Graduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
Although I was very fluent in English before, I could even improve it.
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Elvira K
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Tourism, Graduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Elvira K
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Tourism, Graduate, Erasmus
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Elvira K
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Tourism, Graduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
The language is very difficult, even in daily use. If you really want to improve your language skills you must be on a certain level of fluency
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
4
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Take easy courses, more difficult courses are not "better" in teaching you something and take the time for travelling and socializing
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
From Prague you can easily travel to Warsaw, Minsk, other nice cities in the Czech Republic like Karlovy Vary, Lednice etc.
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