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JudithKaindlsdorfer
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
From my point of view, Uxbridge, a town you can reach with a bus from the campus, offers a wide variety of pubs, shops, sport facilities and a cinema. I go there at least twice every week and I enjoy it very much.
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JudithKaindlsdorfer
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
The other options are either too expensive or to remote from the university.
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Personal comments
It was the right decision to live on campus, although there are some disadvantages like noise and a lack of cleanness
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JudithKaindlsdorfer
Academic
Course recommendations
Concerning Personnel Management one has to say that the university does not have a lot of courses to offer, but you can link it with one or two languages.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
No, as I generally really liked the way the university assesses the students.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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JudithKaindlsdorfer
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In the beginning I spent a lot of time just with other international students and their English was of course also not really good, but when I realised it, I started to spend time also with English native speakers and it was great fun!
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JudithKaindlsdorfer
Overall
I wish I had known...
It would have been great to know in advance what goods you can buy here easily and what goods you should rather bring from home, as they are not available or much more expensive here.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is really a great experience. However, if you consider studying here, it would be much easier for you to travel around if you can bring your car with you.
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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
Some people made the mistake that they thought in the beginning, they will study hard and then travel around. However, as your study progresses you will find it more difficult to have time enough for studying and travelling, so start to travel around as soon as possible!
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JudithKaindlsdorfer
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
England is compared to Austria by far more expensive, but that is ok - you just have to consider carefully what to buy. I used Ryanair, a low cost airline, to fly to Scotland and Ireland and also back home.
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Overall, Food, Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I could have saved a lot of money if I knew from the beginning that in Uxbridge, a town near the campus, there are a lot of cheap shops for all the things you need for the daily life.
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