Reviews of Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WUW) | Austria

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Julia L

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: German

Was learning German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Since we learn Hochdeutch at our schools, I had some difficulties with the Autrian accent. But after a whole I got used to it.

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Julia L

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant<br> A private grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

You do more things here then you would have done at home. For example, we go out 4 times a week, which I would never do at home. And everything in Vienna is a bit more expensive then in the Netherlands.

Housing, Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

An exchange always cost a lot of money. Even though it is tempting, try to cook at home as much as possible, instead of going out for dinner, it can save you a lot of money.

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Julia L

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

The WU offers a lot of courses, the only problem is that they sometimes cross, and if you know that on time, then it's fine, if not you got a problem.

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

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

Overall

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Julia L

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

I wish I could stay a whole year, instead of only one semester.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Try to be less bureaucratic and be more clear about the subjects and the times.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

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

It is a very big and bureaucratic university. Have patience, it takes some times, before things are done. If you want to tavel, the lonely planet guide for Europe, is a really good one.

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