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University of Otago

105 reviews
3.96 / 5 based on 105 reviews
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Katharina G
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel, Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Thursday evening Jazz club, student parties
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Katharina G
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: for international students
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
communicative, you get to know lots of people from all over the world
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
TOROA was awesome! it could not have been better...
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Katharina G
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
was quite good but could have been better... the problem is that we shared our time with lots of international students whose first language was not English
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Katharina G
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
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
no, I think it´s really a good system
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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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Katharina G
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br> Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
because I was travelling a lot, the accomodation was more expensive than my room in Vienna, ...
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Housing, Travel, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
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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Katharina G
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
no
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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
3
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Great academic courses, great people! I liked it a lot!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
I had an amazing semester in New Zealand: Wonderful landscape, lovely people and lots of fun!
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