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Uniwersytet Warszawski (UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW)

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interesting courses and passionate people
Paulina M
Poland, Undergraduate
Philology, 2023
Overall
I had been studying in small degree, circ. 10-15 people per year and it was great deal. Everyone knew each other so teachers treated us very personaly and helped everyone to grauate. All teachers and professors were passionate about what they were doing. There were opportunities to attend courses from other disciplines and to learn almost every language in the world and that was pretty cool. On such courses you meet a lot, lot, lot of people and make friendships which can stay for all your live. Main campus is near the old town and city center so student live can easily shift with for ex. job live. You can attend here in exchange programmes such as Erasmus, Most and others.
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Pros
For Hungarian Phlilology - exchange courses with Hungary.
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A chance to live in  big capital city at a modest cost.
Sam W
Poland, Graduate
International Relations, 2022
Overall
Studying in Poland can turn out to be a bit of a shock for international students, especially western ones.

The structure and content of the degrees are its absolute pro. Compared to a British schedule for a humanities/social science degree be prepared for twice as many hours of contact a week. Also be prepared by knowing that, in order to achieve a good grade for a class, you may have to jump through various hoops in order to please the professor, rather than following any strict peer-reviewed assessment criteria. Teaching is very traditional here, and the particular professor's values become wholly clear in their approach to grading and assessment. On the other hand, this has some advantages, as professors are often willing to develop a more personal student-teacher relationship, meeting outside of scheduled classes. This can overall be beneficial as you get them on your good side, which is necessary given how arbitrary the marking can be.

The biggest con of Polish universities lies not with the teaching (which is actually pretty impressive compared to English universities which, in my opinion especially for arts degrees,  have few contact hours and emphasise independent learning), but with the overall structure. As universities are publicly financed institutions they lack the amenities you'll normally be accustomed to when studying at a university. I certainly miss the 24 hour library with hundreds of computer spaces (the UW library is open 9-21 and has around 150 all running  a Windows OS from before I was born. The actual administration is probably the worse part though. You'll repeatedly find yourself either being ignored or have quite important processes not being complete. It's a particularly cruel irony once you realise how anal Polish civil servants are regarding correct documentation.   

Although my course was taught in English, you should definitely learn the language. Even living in the capital of Warsaw, it is a very lonely existence if you only know English. Whilst everyone under 30 will likely be conversational in English, it's often when dealing with more important business such as police, local government offices, shops, and transport inspectors that you find they don't speak English. Poles are one of the most proud peoples in the world and at least making attempts to engage in their intensely difficult native language is met with remarkable respect.
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Pros
Relatively cheap cost of living, lots of contact hours for classes, living in thriving a capital city,
Cons
Language trouble, impartial assessors, infuriating bureacracy
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Jesus C
Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Introduction to English and European Law, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
I would have liked to know more about Polish language and culture; then I would have felt fastly involved at my arrival. I´d like to repeat the experience, now that I know more about Poland.
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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
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
4
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
They started to work with the Erasmus programme just the year I studied there, so they are learning to know about exchange programmes; however, It´s a very good chance for everybody to know something more abot Poland, and warsaw specially, at one of the most importants universities at the country.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Poles know that their future depends on the acces to the European Union, so fron the fall of the communist government they´ve been opening their mind and culture; most of them speaks English or other language (I was surprised about the lot of poles I met who spoke Spanish). Just one thing more: if you travel to Krakow, do not sleep at the local young hostel, is terrible (I still fell pain in my back);and try to visit Aushwitz, the concentration camp; you shouldn´t miss it.
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Excellent University with little old fashioned attitude
Katarzyna K
France, Graduate
Linguistics, 2020
Overall
The University is known from being the best in the country that allows a wide range of courses. It has excellent professors passionate about their fields. 
Linguistics Institutes that I was attending are great for development of your linguistics skills and communication in various specialised fields as law, politics, business or economics.
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Pros
Global and deep education! Gaining knowledge and specialisation about particular and general fields.
Cons
Some professors are not up to date with nowadays market requirements.
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Jesus C
Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Introduction to English and European Law, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
All the Erasmus community were living at the same residence; thet was positive in the sense that all the foreigners were in close contac; but it wasn´t so good idea if you wanted to live just with Polish people in order to learn fastly their home language.
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Personal assessment
Cost
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Personal comments
When I lived in "Akademik Radomska-Ochota" in Warsaw, we enjoyed a recently re-built building, so it was in perfect conditions; we had some furniture for us as well and all the erasmus students lived almost at the same floor; that made easier the contact among us. But it take some months for the university office to translate us from Hotel Hera, our first residence, to Radomska. There wasn´t very good organisation. I have to complaint that all the erasmus had to pay 50 zlotys more every month just because we were foreigners. I don´t think that is quite fair.
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Munich was a great city
Katarzyna M
Poland, Graduate
Language, 2018
Overall
Munich offers a lot, not only to people who want to work here but also study. Erasmus program exchange is a great way to meet new people, explore the German culture. Ludwig Maximilian Universitat is well known for the great field of research all over the world. Staff at my faculty was professional and well educated. I enjoy all the classes and professors. I would highly recommend this university.
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Pros
Culture, student meetings, staff, education received
Cons
price for accomodation
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