Overall - Reviews of Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz | Germany

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rcalves

Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

yes, I would have liked to be informed about the level of english classes. I did not get any equivalence, because the level of english classes was too low.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Improve the library system!

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

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

Be prepared for a very small town , but with lots of students and nice things to do and places to go! Use the "Schönes Wochenende Ticket" to travel during the weekend by train! It is very easy to find part-time jobs if you want to! it is part of the culture to have a part-time job!

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“Overall good learning experience”

Claudia O

Germany, Undergraduate
Language, 2020

Overall

Teachers that I had were all very open-minded and open for class discussions and different opinions. Grading was fair and just. However, courses could have been constructed a little more dynamically and more interesting for us students, a more varied offer of topics and seminars would have been great as well.

Pros

Accessibility, Atmosphere

Cons

Little variation, too little support when it comes to questions and problems

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“Interesting Master in International Relations and Politics”

Fabian C

Spain, Graduate
International Relations, 2021

Overall

Many interesting courses in the field of EU and International Politics. Very well recoginzed professors and nice atmosphere on the campus.
Small course size with a perfect teacher/student ratio.

Pros

wide range of interesting courses

Cons

very work-intensive studies

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CARMEN B

Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Translation/Interpretation, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Just m)ore administration info.About how it worked in the Uni there,the credit european transfer (I think is important and they just don´t care to muche about explaining it at home or at the host Uni).The conditions of the place.I mean if they would of tell us that it was just a forgotten little tiny noring closed minded village from the inner Germany,most of us wouldn´t of gone there.We would of try to go to Berlin or a bigger nicer place.Or,I might as well just gone for 6 months but not for the whole complete year!

In my opinion:

Stay home.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Only for hard working students that want to really fight to get a place in the difficult elitist translation-interpretation world.It´s a good place to work hard but also to learn like hell.

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

Became familiar with another culture

1

Traveled

1

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

2

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Again,try to fix the most things before leaving and insist in the Erasmus Office of your home Uni and specially with your tutor (he will be the one to give you the marks when you´re back) to get info,info,info

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“Open-minded teaching staff”

Sina H

Germany, Graduate
, 2021

Overall

International working groups, interesting topics, professors are very kind and help you if you have any questions.

Pros

close contact to the professor if you need it, nice city for studying.

Cons

most teaching is online due to the current situation.

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“My opinion”

Nubar F

Estonia,
Linguistics, 2023

Overall

I love the campus life at JGU, it is full of joy and makes you feel the real student life. For the studies, I cannot explain enough my subjects which were all of them served all my academic needs as a sociolinguistics student and fullfilled my expectations far beyond.

Careers

JGU offers internships for students and me at the moment looking for a place to pursue my internship since it is mandatory.

Pros

Student centered

Cons

everything in English