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3.54 / 5 based on 21 reviews

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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
teachers were too passive and just explained powerpoint-foils
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
bad housing situation
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
this depends on the focus of the exchange year, if you want to have a lot of spartime it's good, if you want to improve your academic knowledge it's not recommendable
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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
think twice about going there due to problematic housing situation, otherwise ireland/dublin can be recommended to everybody
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
higher rents, supermarket-prices, generally (much) more expensive
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Nightlife, Food, Travel, Housing, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
teachers were easy to understand, in general not many problems
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
no student accomodation available except for host families. big problem because of very high rents in dublin
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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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
Personal comments
city centre in general
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