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Niamh K
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Beingon campus offers much larger scope for getting to know natives.
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Personal comments
The accomodation which was arranged for me was with fellow English speaking students and quite a distance from university. This was disadvantageous for getting to know the culture and as a result I found alternative living arrangements for the second part of the year. However, the system for arranging accomodation was efficient and very useful for a foreign student trying to find somewhere to live in a strange country.
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Niamh K
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
More difficult to improve social German as so many events were with Erasmus society and thus with fellow exchange students.
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Likko
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The social life for exchange students is well organised and therefore compensate for the dullnes of the city.
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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
Don't expect to get much studying doen!
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Satyam R
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
The dorms are a stone's throw from campus, shops and sports grounds. Generous sized rooms. Quite modern.
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Personal comments
The Vogeliusweg dorms are great! They are big and have more of an 'at home' feel with their design of 4 students to one living area than the Peter-Hille Weg dorms.
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lrubendall
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
My overall language experience was great. The classes were in english for my program, but we had a German converstaion class. Plus I lived with a family and had an internship in the city. I was definitely more comfortable with the language by the end of my time.
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Ines B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
With regard to housing, it was more expensive there because I used to live with my family at home.
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Housing, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Eating at the university mensa was much cheaper than buying things and cooking by myself (it was half price from what I got at my home university).
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