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3.77 / 5 based on 146 reviews
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Food, acommodation and nightlife are cheaper than in Norway. There was an increased need for staying in touch with people, therefore more in telephone. I traveled I lot more than at home. So much more that the overall expenses were larger than at home.
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Travel, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy BahnCard, you'll get 50% pricereduction on fast trains in all of Germany.
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Unfortunately I had to take so many academic courses, that I had no time for language courses, which where free for students. I also interacted most with scandinavian people, therefore my language skills didn't improve much.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
There are no special treatment for exchange students by exams anymore!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It's difficult to recommend or not recommend this university, it depends on how many courses you need to take, to satisfy your home university. We had to do more than the german students, and that was to much for an exchange students. But I had a lot of fun and met a lot of people, and it's a good travelling centre.
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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
Travel: You have to see Heidelberg, only 15 minutes away. Other places that are not far away: Frankfurt am Main, Köln, Berlin, München, Freiburg. Outside Germany: Paris, Strasbourg, Prag, Bruxelles, Amsterdam, Luxemburg. Special tips: Rock Festival: Rock am Ring (Nürburgring) or Rock im Park (Nürnberg) !!
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Academic
Course recommendations
Finance and bank courses are very difficult to pass for exchange students, if you're not extremely good in german.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More projects and case work in groups.
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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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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
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
Cool place with cheap drinks on wednesdays: Stars. University parties: Schneckenhof. Good discoes: Rick's, Tiffany. Nice pubs: Flic Flac, Broker's Inn.
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Housing
Type of housing: student residence
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Another student residence
Why?
Better tranportation connections.
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Personal comments
Most of the exchange students lived in student residences. These varied very much. So I'll recommend Am Steingarten or Carl Zuckmayer Strasse. Better connection to city all night, and close to park and swimmingpool.
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