Reviews of Victoria University of Technology (VUT) | Australia

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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...

no

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

I am absolutely satisfied. Don't worry about your time, the Australians are very relaxed, time for studying and travelling is enough

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

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

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

Academic

Course recommendations

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

none

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Lisa M

Internationale Fachhochschule Bad Honnef - Bonn, Bad Honnef, Germany
Hospitality, Catering / Hotel Management, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

very easy to get into, people are helpful and very kind concerning language difficulties

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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

Travel, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Overall, Housing, Telephone:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

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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