Reviews of Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU) | Austria

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Elizabeth A

Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

There is definitely a difference in accent and there are some colloquialisms compared with in Germany, but I think it's nice to be a bit different.

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Edward M

University of Science and Technology Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Halls

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Same

Why?

Perfect for what I needed

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Very good for a University halls and also doubled as a hotel.The rooms were spacious and kept clean by a cleaner.

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darraghdolan

University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

how cool it would be...

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

the international society are brill and so are the teachers....

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

1

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

make sure you travel everyweekend to eastern europe alot different to anything back home....

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pequ

Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

That you must have Marketing as your main subject in order to take part in Marketing courses.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Location is excellent in terms of campus. Linz is a nice city.

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

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

From Austria you can visit many nice countries whilst its location in Europe is excellent. Travel as much as you can!

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Réka A

ISC - Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Marketing and Sales Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

I was lucky, because the corses I've chosen were really good. I studied a lot, and I had the opportunity to work in international project teams.

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

Linz has many good teachers, and a plenty of nice courses. If you already got known with the campus, you'll easily find the best courses, which you probably don't have at your home university.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Jan K

University of Economics Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

there is almost no need to speak german to study in linz however there are courses available to start learning or improve

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