Reviews of Freie Universität Berlin (FU BERLIN) | Germany

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Konstantina P

University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I wish I had known that the student dorm in which I stayed was not a very good option in terms of facilities. The pictures on their website were misleading so I believe I could have made a better choice in terms of accommodation.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

I believe that the modules in this university are quite hard, considering the fact that they are also taught in German. My recommendation is that if students are considering to spend their Erasmus semester at the FU, they should be fluent in German or eager to improve their German.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Berlin is very close to the borders with Poland, so it is a very nice opportunity to visit it!

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“Weltoffene Kulturgemeinschaft mit all seinen Facetten.”

Reiner T

Greece, Other courses
, 1997

Overall

Hier lernt und lebt man,dass sollte zusammenpassen für ein Studium. Dadurch wird der spätere Umgang mit vielen verschiedenen Menschen einen prägen und die Weltoffenheit , Höflichkeit gefördert.

Careers

Weltoffenen Stadt

Pros

Sie ist in eine lebenswerte Erfahrung

Cons

Kann keine erkennen.

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Xavier R

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
International Relations, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

All administration stuff and I didn't need to it's obligatory to go to the classes

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

1

Culture

2

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

When the host University is named"Freie" Universität, I don't know why I have to go to the classes.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

2

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

In general, it'was a good experience. I like to meet people from Europe

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marzia

Universita degli Studi Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
International Relations, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

More info about the university system

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

It is a big university in a big town, i'm from Rome and was used to some situations, if you come from a smaller reality you may have to adapt to a bigger dimension.

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

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Berlin has changed much since i was there, so i cannot really give you addresses or things like that (but when i went back 2 years later i still loved it!). It was not easy to get in touch with the local students, but there were so many Erasmus you could enjoy the opportunity of such a city with them!!!!

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Jordan L

Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, United States
International Relations, Undergraduate, School for International Training: Central European Studies

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

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: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The homestay portion of the experience was designed to bring students directly into the host culture. Yet, as I stated before, my host family was not very social and did not make time to speak with me at length, which enabled me to go out more and speak with locals, which had its own problems. The majority of Germans speak some if not perfect English, thus attempting to practice with them was often futile. Ultimately, I feel that after four months in Germany, my language capabilities did improve.

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chazfaid

University College London, London, United Kingdom
Literature, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

Exploit the freedom of hand picking individual courses as opposed to having set criteria for study

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

Very different from UK - experience can only be good. Annoyed by inadequacy of this website though. I studied in Berlin as part of my undergraduate degree in Edinburgh (MA German). I have since completed a postgraduate degree in European Politics at University College London (MA Politics, Security and Integration), but the iagora site's overly structured designed doesn't seem to allow me to show this.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course