121 reviews
4.15 / 5 based on 121 reviews
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bkc0984
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I am a student in World Culture and Business. I have chosen to focus on German studies, therefore, I came to Germany for my study abroad experience. I had only studied German for one year before I went to Germany. When I first came in July, I participated in a month long intensive language course in Eichstaett, Germany. I believe this helped me prepare for Aachen. By the time I made it to Aachen, I already had a feel for the German culture. I was very much at ease with everyday life in Germany. I had alread traveled and used my knowledge of the German language. I believe that my experiences in class and simply out in everyday life have greatly increased my interests in the German language and culture. I have really enjoyed my experience here, and I only want to learn more and keep furthering my German studies.
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Joana M
Overall
I wish I had known...
Everything was perfect! I don't know anyone who didn't like the experience. Super!!
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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
Keep as you are! Improve is quite difficult. Thanks for everything.
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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
Aachen is a wonderful city to travell. It is near many capitals of Europe as Paris (3 hours by fast train), Brussel (1,5 hour by car) or Maastricht (more or less 2,5 hours by train). The cost of travelling is not so expensive for students. Have fun and go!
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“Nice time at FH Aachen with high improvement potential”
Lara v
Germany, Undergraduate
Business Studies, 2022
Overall
There is a good choice of courses however you should be aware that most of these in the later semesters are limited in number of participants. Which means that you can apply but most likely won´t get the place if you`re just 5 minutes late after the application process started.
Futhermore the telephone availability of the examination office is only for very patient people. Processes could and should be optimized.
I do enjoyed the courses but as usual it also depends on the professors, who are mainly very nice.
If you do not study Global or International Business it should be mentioned that they only offer courses in french and spanish on B2 Level. If you want to learn the language or refresh your knowledge from school, there are no options.
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Pros
good food, nice campus and choice of courses, offers psychological counselling
Cons
"sprachenzentrum" does not offer helpfull options, English lessons were a joke
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“Challenging and interesant”
Xhemi M
Germany,
Informatics, 2023
Overall
I had an amazing journey in the FH Aachen. Not only did we have great teachers who explained everything with passion, we also had the opportunity to practice everything we learned every week. The practicals consisted of programming different things in different programming languages like C++, Java, Php etc. We also had team project where we would develop programms, apps and websites. I learned there the importance of communicating and transparency in groups.
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Pros
Practicals every week to make sure we understand the concepts better.
Cons
Wish they had more events for students to interact with each other outside of the university.
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“Personal review”
Armin G
Germany, Graduate
Engineering, 2018
Overall
The university is a great place to study, especially if you are interested in STEM subjects.
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Pros
Personal teaching and modern facilities.
Cons
The public transportation can be cubersome.
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bkc0984
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, United States
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I like having an apartment of my own. However, I would like to live in a different part of town and in a bigger room. My room is very small, and still more expensive than larger apartments that I have seen while in Aachen.
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Personal comments
I thought they did the best that they could do. They had so many students come and the same time from all over the world. They didn't know any of us, and they simply had to place us in some type of housing. I consider myself lucky just to have a place to stay that is relatively cheap.
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