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4.36 / 5 based on 46 reviews
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Edith W
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known more about the culture and the weather. I wasn't quite aware that most of my "knowledge" were prejustices.
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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
Chose courses of higher semesters!
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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
I am really glad and grateful that I had the possibility to study abroad. I very much enjoyed my stay in Australia and made a lot of new friends.
The most important person at VUT was Herta Derrij, the International Coordinator! She was extraordinary helpful and friendly and overall is a very lovely person.
A final advice for all other students: Australia is BIG!!!!
From Melbourne to Adelaide it takes you ca. 12 hours by bus.
Australia is a very VARYING country!
In Melbourne for example it is very cold in winter!
Overall: Have fun!!!!
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Christina K
Overall
I wish I had known...
It is difficult to find a good accomodation. We arranged it already from Austria - which was very good - as it takes quite a long time to do that in Melbourne itself, as there are not a lot of good offers.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The level of the courses is not as high as in Germany or Austria. The courses are pretty easy for us. A little bit too easy.
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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
Do not fly back home too early! There are such a lot of things to see! Enjoy Australia. It is such a beautiful country. And traveling is really cheap
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Christina K
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It was a lot of fun, as many students lived there. I got to know students from a lot of different countries which was an extraordinary experience.
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Personal comments
I am very glad that I did not chose to live at the housing provided by the university. It was far away from the city center and not very clean. Our housing instead was very clean, located close to the city center and there were a lot of students from different universities and different countries
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Lisa M
Internationale Fachhochschule Bad Honnef - Bonn, Bad Honnef, Germany
Hospitality, Catering / Hotel Management, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I am absolutely satisfied. Don't worry about your time, the Australians are very relaxed, time for studying and travelling is enough
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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
try to save up some money for the semester break during the summer season so you can go and travel. placed you must see: Cape Tribulation, Mission Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Byron bay, Sydney, Philip Island, The Yarra Valley, Great Ocean Road, Perth and so much more
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Lisa M
Internationale Fachhochschule Bad Honnef - Bonn, Bad Honnef, Germany
Hospitality, Catering / Hotel Management, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
in general living costs in melbourne are very low, never the less nightlife seems so be more expensive depending on how much you are used to spend on a night out at home
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Travel, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing, Telephone, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
try to buy groceries from the markets in Footscray (much cheaper then supermarkets), when setting up a bank account at home watch out for australian partner banks so you don't have to pay fees for getting money out of the atms
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Jessie D
Overall
I wish I had known...
Everybody there is so helpful I did not need anything before going...
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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
No too many worries...
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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
Yan travel for less expensive if you plan your itinary before you go and buy a "package" which includes almost everything (bus from one city to another, tours to visit, nights in backpackers places, etc).
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