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4.25 / 5 based on 233 reviews

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Karol Z
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Nowy Swiat is the best thing to start with. Every student will probably also get to know the HYBRYDY club.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
because you get to know more people
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Personal comments
I was living quite far away from the center, but the metro made my life easy.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Food is cheap, I made more use of my mobile, I travelled more.
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Telephone, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
if you WANT, you can make your stay VERY cheap, since basic things like food and public transport are a real bargain.
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Karol Z
Academic
Course recommendations
Attend all courses in the first few weeks and decide later which you want to stick with.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Karol Z
Overall
I wish I had known...
That I would like to stay for a year.
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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
nothing particular about THIS university.
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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
Get to know as many people as you can at the beginning. You will regret it, if you wait until the last month.
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Karol Z
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
spoke Polish before, but learned to write and read properly there.
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