Reviews of Univerzita Karlova | Czech Republic

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Annamari L

Turun Yliopisto, Turku, Finland
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

When I moved away from a hall of residence my quality of live went up A LOT!

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

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Personal comments

The housing is amazingly cheap. Around 60-70 euros per month. But it is like living in a crappz hotel very far from the centre and sharing a room with somebody. And if you plan to cook, live somewhere else...

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doriana m

Università degli Studi di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because for the same price to stay in a dorm (which is usually small and far away from the city center) I could have a nice house.

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Personal comments

At first a went to the dorm provided by the host uni, but it was expensive, far away from the school and the city center and the facilities were horrible.

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Eric W

Kansas State University, Manhattan, United States
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Dorm off campus

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

The dorms (Kolej Komenskeho) were very depressing and clearly communist-inspired. They were alright and there were lots of cool people, though.

Personal assessment

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Personal comments

Not too bad, two tram stops from the Charles Castle. Not really in the cheap part of town food-wise, but close to Maly Budda.

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Linas E

Universitetas Vilniaus, Vilnius, Lithuania
Humanities, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

German is more useful than English

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

1

Culture

2

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

I do recommend yet advice to learn Czech first

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Do not expect to be welcomed with open arms; it take's time to get along with the locals who do not specially give a damn to your international experiences. They are a bit inwards-looking people.

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Christina K

University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, United States
Literature, Undergraduate, AIFS

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

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Personal comments

I really enjoyed a jazz club called U Maleho Glena (At Little Glen's) that featured live jazz/blues every night in a tiny but cozy downstairs room. Bar Bar was my favorite, relaxed bar and a really good spot to chat or have lively debates with friends. Club Vagon was a good rock club. German and Eastern European bands were features along with cover bands of the Beatles, the Stones, and Nirvana. The beer here was very cheap and the crowd was twentysomethings.

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