Reviews of Akademia Ekonomiczna | Poland

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Cornelia P

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

All cafes and bars around the market square are really nice. Some of them offer special prices for students by showing your student-ID.

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Cornelia P

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

The only place you can live as a student in Krakow.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

The flats offered were too expensive and the real estate agencies were not interested in helping foreign students. They were not really able to speak english, without polish you are lost in Krakow.

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Cornelia P

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I attended a Polish course at university but it was not like expected. I learned to less to survive due to the fact that the course focused on grammar. The whole semester was a real improvement for my English.

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Cornelia P

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Most of the teachers were pretty well in English but the content of the courses had sometimes not really much to do with the subject.

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

The organisation was a little bit chaotic through the whole semester.

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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Cornelia P

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Government assistance

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Because the living standard and the prices are lower than in Austria.

Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Travel, Food, Overall, 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

No.

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Cornelia P

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

That the culture is so different from ours.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

2

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

It was really okay. The teacher were good but the organisation could be better.

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

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

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

It is really good to know someone who speaks polish, otherwise you will be lost right from the beginning because it is quite impossible to get a flat without speaking the local language.

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