Univerzita Karlova

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It's cool, it's in a great location, and it's easily walking distance from so many main things.

When buying and adapter for the electricity be very careful. Voltage electricity is different than the majority of European countries. I blew out three floors of electricity in the hotel because I didn't know.

Professors were very knowledgeable of almost every aspect of life.

While it wasn't physically the best location, living in an apartment would have separated me from other international students. Also, homestays we not available through my program but I would definitely be interested in doing one in the future.

Should you decide to study here, and the courses be taught in English, I recommend that you take begin Czech for the sake of your sanity. Yes, there's some locals who speak english but it's so much more rewarding to be able to partly communicate with them with simple everyday terms. Effort can only enrich your experience . . . I think that applies for everything.

Utilize the culture that surrounds you. Prague is so rich in music, the arts, and history, you'd be crazy to leave the learning just in the classroom. Every encounter is a learning experience, savor it. To this day, I can still smell the streets early in the morning or the rising bread that lingers and invites you to walk in the store, the smiles of the street vendors who you pass by day in and out.

Travel was the only big budget item as the other items were included in the fees and the cheap prices kept me from overspending. I traveled around Europe and within the CZ a lot for long weekends, spring break, and for a few weeks after my semester in Prague ended.

I consider that the counseling I got before coming from my home university and my friends who were there before kept me well informed on the situation in Czech Republic.

I consider that the curriculum offers a variety of courses which makes it easier for students to adapt their study programs from their home university.