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karelgouwy
Academic
Course recommendations
Just choose whatever interests you. For those who need information about ECTS-points, the Erasmusbureau at the English department helped me out.
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Interaction with international students
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Petr Š
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
I had learned German for more than six years already and passed examinations at Goethe Institute as well as at my home university. Therefore, I had very few problems with communication even in the beginnig of my stay in Cologne. Anyway, my knowledge of the everyday´s language as well as of the language of instruction improved - i learned new vocabulary and became more self-confident in speaking and writing.
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anonymous
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I directly had the opportunity to live with Germans, and to meet students from different universities that I would not have never probably meet.
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and17600
Overall
I wish I had known...
That Cologne can get really chilly in the winter!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
There is a very broad range of courses to take. You will always find a course that you feel is the right one for you!
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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
1)One should take many courses in the beginning in order to be able to select the one that you like later. As an exchange student it might be hard to know beforehand how the courses are.
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Vangelis T
Overall
I wish I had known...
that i could learn German and work
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
GO GO GO!!!!!!!
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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
yeah, Koeln has very nice lakes usually with biergardens near
Oh and dont forget, german girls are a bit difficult-prefer the foreign ones!!
have a nice stay
PS Alt bier is better than Koelsch
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Tala S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Rent in Germany is amazingly cheap for students in comparison to Sydney, it was great! Alcohol and clubbing in general is also SUPER cheap compared to Australia. The semester pass allows you to travel for free within the state which was awesome and you can fly everywhere with Ryanair at really low costs.
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Telephone, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
5 euro ATM fees when you don't use your bank's ATM. Found out after 3 months. Killed me.
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