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4.29 / 5 based on 53 reviews
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Katri K
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Food and especially alcohol was way cheaper than in Finland and housing was cheap as well. It costs relatively little to call abroad if you have a landline and use the cheap lines (www.billigertelefonieren.de), but I spent so much time talking to my boyfriend that I spent a lot anyway.. :) Nightlife is not particularly expensive either, but as an exhange student you party more than usually... the same applies to travel. But you can get by with less than in Finland if you leave out the extras.
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Overall, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try the regional ticket offers (Schönes Wochenende and Bayern Ticket) by Deutsche Bahn.
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Doug M
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
My German was not great when I arrived in Bamberg. But the German as a foreign language department was very good and with all the socializing I did, my German was actually pretty fluent upon departure. But this only happens if you spend a whole year abroad. It takes about 5-6 months to get used to the concept. After that is when your language improves. Bamberg can be a bit tough because of the dialect, but the dialect actually is a conversation piece when you don't understand the locals. They often want to enlighten you on Franconian!
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“small review”
Enrico A
Germany,
Economics, 2023
OverallTotal different enviroment respect to the Italian one, Exams better structured and lessons easy understandable
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Careers
Pros
variety of courses, easy understanding class
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“Good place to study, difficult to find a job”
Siddhesh G
Germany, Graduate
Engineering, Computer, 2022
Overall
I am an international student, studying "International Software System Science" in English. The course offers many subjects and teaches you the upcoming technology. Professors are interactive and easy to contact.
And the city is breathtaking with the scenery.
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Pros
Course is good
Cons
Difficult to find jobs/internship in this city and personally it would be difficult to complete in 2 years
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Magdalena P
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Student's Home where I lived has been closed down Summer 2006 and the other ones are inacceptable
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Personal comments
campus housing is a question of likes
better go for a room exchange, there are lots and lots of it at the universitie's black boards!
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Katri K
Housing
Type of housing: student housing, shared, about 3,5km from the uni
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
While it was easy to go to the university arranged housing, free market flats were quite cheap in Bamberg as well.
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Personal comments
The apartments are ok - if you don't mind living in the not-so-pretty new part of this incredibly beautiful old town. Rates are cheap and there's a LOT of social life.
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