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4.30 / 5 based on 42 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It offers the most space and privacy. Rent in Izmir is also very cheap so it is easy to rent a flat
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Personal comments
The university has a guesthouse in which we (the exchange students) were living at first. It is very clean and comfortable, but many of us wanted to live with Turkish students for the cultural experience so we arranged our own housing.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
The winter can be colder than it sounds like. I missed my winter cote a lot for a while.
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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
The courses I chose before going turned out to be either taught in Turkish or not taught at all. Be prepared for some time spent on changing courses and general beaurocracy
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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
The courses are generally not very difficult or time consuming for students with very good English knowledge, so there is plenty of time to travel. I definitely recomend traveling off the beaten path, i.e. NOT just go to the touristic beaches. Learning the language also makes life in Turkey much more interesting.
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Academic
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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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
In Izmir it is quite important to learn at least some Turkish, both to understand the society better and also simply to survive
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Both at home (Iceland) and at my home university (The Netherlands), everything is much much more expensive than in Turkey
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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