Reviews of Albert-Ludwigs-Universtät Freiburg | Germany

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Albertino M

UFBA, Salvador, Brazil
Linguistics, Graduate, MA

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Once I had studied German in Brazil, it was not a problem to communicate in every day life in and outside the university. I had some problems with the English language instruction at the beginning because my English was kind of rusty, but after the first semester I could manage all situations with ease.

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Albertino M

UFBA, Salvador, Brazil
Linguistics, Graduate, MA

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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Albertino M

UFBA, Salvador, Brazil
Linguistics, Graduate, MA

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

Other

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

Germany is in general much more expensive than Brazil.

Telephone, Food, Overall, Nightlife, Housing, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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Albertino M

UFBA, Salvador, Brazil
Linguistics, Graduate, MA

Overall

I wish I had known...

I wish I had known about the difficulties with the German bureaucracy that non European citizens have to cope with.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

I think the administration staff could be a bit more friendly to both Germans and foreigners.

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

2

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Freiburg is a lovely city. It is famous for its good weather and for its location, quite close to France and Switzerland, so it is easy to travel around. People are usually more friendly down here than in other regions of Germany. The cost of living here is pretty high, especially housing. It is pretty hard to find a place to rent if you have financial limitations. When looking for a room, you should avoid the months preceding the beginning of each semester. Still concerning financing, you should make sure you have a steady income source while studying here once most study programmes are full time and quite demanding.

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