University of Wolverhampton

It was very useful that the university had organised the accomodation for us, the rooms were approximately 12 square metres with shared bathrooms, but that didn´t matter to me as it was just a question of a good organisation between the students, i never had any problem!

When we used to go clubbing, we usually went to the "Canal Club" or the "Light Bar", which was great fun as we were usually up to ten people. For a rather "quiet" night out, i would recommend bars or pubs, such as "The moon under water" or traditional English pubs.

If you go by plane, look out for special offers by buzz.air or ryanair-they usually go to london stansted. Make sure you get a young person's railcard if you intend to travel a lot, it makes it much cheaper! On your first days at uni, normally a so-called "Fresher's fayre" will take place which provides you with helpful information and a lot of goodies as well...collect all the flyers you find as nightlife is huge in Britain, and it gives you the possibility to meet a lot of interesting people. Concerning the academic part, i would recommend consulting the internet for information and content of the courses offered and their compitability to your studies at your home university.

Local supermarkets are generally very expensive in comparison to big inner-city shopping malls. Usually, clothes shops offer discounts for students - watch out for them!

After 12 years of English at school and 3 at my home university, I was pretty sure that I would be able to communicate without any major problems -nevertheless, I was surprised by the fact that even specific literature or courses in Management Accounting didn´t cause any trouble. In the social life, you have to get used to a certain kind of slang, especially in the West-Midland area, but after a week, I was able to understand and communicate in the local slang (except from one guy who came from Dudley, whom I didn´t understand till the very end of my stay, but who wasn´t even understood by native speakers!)