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4.08 / 5 based on 263 reviews

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gees
Technical University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Atomic Cafe, Biergärtens, Muffathalle for great party's, films are mostly in german... ;-( And we've had a lot of privat party's with erasmusstudents.
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liz_hartley
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
got sucked into nights out with fellow english students - the leopoldstrasse area is great in schwabing, but there are many cool beer halls all around
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Millis
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
People in the City and Professors at the University pretty polite and understandable... but if one goes to study abroad I would suggest to make some courses before leaving the home country. Otherwise the first few months are only a living hell!
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tupe
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
It is simply more expensive in Munich and for travelling I´ve spent more just because I travelled more. And I think Deutsche Bahn is the most expensive railway in central Europe.
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It is easy to loose money with the moneycards for handies.
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Eleni T
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I live with my parents so I dont have to pay for rent, telephone and food. I spent more money in travelling than at home because in Germany the train bus, etc. tickets are more expensive than in Greece.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Living in Munich is very expensive!
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rench
Academic
Course recommendations
Honestly it is very to choose the lectures with just a title
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Interaction with local students
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