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3.90 / 5 based on 31 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: A room on a sort of campus, nearby the university
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: I prefer living in the same buildig/room
Why?
It was'nt so big but there was just enough space.And because more international and national students live there, it is very easy to make friends and visit each other. It also was very close to university.
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Personal comments
Very ok, the costs weren't very high, it was very close to university as well as near to metro and busstation. Only sometimes a little rumour but ok it's a student building!
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Cafe Europa can be very nice although too crowded on saturdays, Irish Pub is also very ok and a good place to spent your night.Disco Livingroom you should visit, nice music and people. There are quite some cafés in the city but the people only go out from thursday till sunday.Also you shouldn't miss the parties given at the university, had so much fun there! Café House of america has Happy Hour on tuesdays, nice day to drink cocktails!!!
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Academic
Course recommendations
As an international student, you can choose from a lot of courses. Be careful for courses like VWL and BWL they are very hard and a lot of work. As for the rest, all courses are ok
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Local languagecourse was pretty boring, did not learn much there, talk a lot with lovcal students and it will go much faster.
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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: 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Did not learn very much of the languagecourse, but through talking with other people. During all lessons the teachers are very nice and ask if it goes to fast and if you copied everything.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The greatest thing is that I met so much people from so many nationalities! The studies are ok, and important ofcourse but when you go, enjoy it to the fullest. It changed my life completely in a very good way!
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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
I had a great time in Bielefeld, make contact with other people because this is quite simple there. If you life near the university, check in at the Bierkeller sometime, a lot of international students are there, music and cheap drinking!! In the weekends, travel by train or rent a car and go and see Cologne, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Hamburg and other cities.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
I traveled more because I wanted to get to know the country and I went out more often as I did at home, I don't know exactly why, I just enjoyed myself!
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Overall, Telephone, Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try to cook at home a lot, it's more expensive than you think and when you go out, first drink something at home.
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