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3.73 / 5 based on 50 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
DD Club in Burbach Student's house. You can find quite everyday a party
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Housing
Type of housing: Studentwohnheim
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because in Siegen, apartments are very cheap and in the middle of the city. The student's house was pretty far away from everything and the public transports are not very good
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Personal comments
For me it was a truly international and cheap experience. Siegen is not as expensive as Munich or Frankfurt and is full of international students
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Overall
I wish I had known...
That German language is very diifult to learn!!!!!!!!!!
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
If you want to learn German, that is the best place; but is not a nice 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
You can go to Koeln and Frankfurt during weekends and the international office organises a lot of trips
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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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: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In Siegen you can find a very good German course. Please contact the Akademische Auslandsamt of the University in order to get more informations
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because you can find cheap good food by Aldi and Penny and Siegen is very cheap, if compared to Milan
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Travel, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
If you want to travel, buy yourself a Bah Card, so you can save on railways ticket, that are very expensive in Germany
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