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4.03 / 5 based on 290 reviews
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Unni R
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The reason why I spent less on food is that this is generally cheaper than back home. My telephone bill also was reduced, mainly because most of the students found it a bit hard to speak German in the telephone. Accomodation is quite expensive in Cologne, especially when you want to live close to everything which I did. I also spent a lot on travelling because there is a lot to see in the middle of Europe.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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balloor
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
Didn't get to see how germans live, no proper integration. You need to live with foreigners to understand their way of life.
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Personal comments
Rubbish!!! Don't depend on anything provided by Studentenwerk. No chance of getting something. Try to organise exchange with germans leaving uni to go on exchange so you can just take over each others rooms. Means less hassle for moving your stuff and you have a bed when you return.
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Carla d
Academic
Course recommendations
The strategic courses I followed where really great. Also the course on Fast Moving Consumer Goods, which was facilitated by Henkel, was interesting. Further there was a german course on e-commerce which was really good.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Try to take also some german courses who are not an the CEMS programme. The level of the CEMS courses is not so high and there are very interesting german courses
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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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Cosmin S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I spent more on accomodation because the school did not find a place for me in a campus, but a room in an appartment, which is normally more expensive. The food is cheaper in Germany then in Denmark. The phone expenses were lower then in Denmark, as I used no mobile phone while I lived in Germany. The train prices are similar to Denmark, so i spent the same amount on travelling.
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Carla d
Overall
I wish I had known...
No, just experience it. You have to be well prepared of course!
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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
Everything is very well arranged by the CEMS/PIM club. You will have a lot of fun and partying and the people living in Cologne are very friendly and open.
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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
Berlin and Bonn are nice cities to visit. If you go to Berlin you at least have to stay there for 4 days. Some friends of mine went ot the October Feste in Munich and that was quite fun (you have to like apres skiing to like this!). Other nice cities to visit are Heidelberg and Trier.
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liesbeth k
Overall
I wish I had known...
No, everything is very well organized at the university.
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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
It would be great when a greater variety of CEMS courses could be offered
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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
Bring or buy a bike; make sure you live in the university area or inner city; try to live in a students appartment; go out a lot, the nightlife is great; do a CEMS business project in German; go atleast to Muenchen and Berlin, but travel more when possible; make German friends, not only ex-change students; buy a prepaid cellphone card!
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