Reviews of Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) | Greece

Useful | 0

Wolfgang O

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

about the strikes all over athens (greece)

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

2

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Take it easy, try to do the administrative stuff as early as possible (just in case there is a strike the day/week you have to leave)

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

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

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Travel tips: all the islands are perfect locations for trips, the main land is not too interesting but has good spots to visit as well,

Useful | 0

matthiasbusta

Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
Financial Management, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I spent more in athens because of the more expensive night life and housing

Housing, Overall, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Food:

was the same price as at home.

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

although housing is quite expensive, don't save on it because then you get a very bad place

Useful | 0

keios

Svenska Handelshögskolan, Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

hmmmmm, let me see, why didnt anybody tell me...naaah, i knew everything i think...

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

1

Culture

4

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

what the f***?

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

1

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

2

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

travel, yeah, go for it, you got the great chance for it here...try the islands, i mean com'on, thats up to each person yourselve to find out what to do, just use your imagination and do the craziest things!

Useful | 0

anonymous

Università Degli Studi Di Roma - Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Different habits for nightlife, low prices for the rest (and university facilities)

Nightlife, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Travel:

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

For the italians: watch the coffee... You will pay 3 times the italian price!

Useful | 0

Veronika T

ISC - Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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 the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Not many people can speak English in Athens. But they are very helpful and friendly most of the time, so in the end it was no problem to understand each other.

Useful | 0

Wolfgang O

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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 the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

main language is english, therefore this language is improved at most, greek language, hardly not usable in everydays life, since the basics dont help too much

Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)

About iAgora

Company

Work

Studies