Reviews of Fachhochschule Aachen | Germany

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anonymous

Universitat d'Alacant, Alacant, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I would liked to have known more about the language and about the country. I couldn´t because I was in the United States and the English language took all my time untill then.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

I think it´s a very good university in a very good area.

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

I would recommend to the people who is going to go there, that the should involve themselves with people of the host country/university because they know much more about travel tips, helpfull advice, best places ....etc

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anonymous

Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Business Studies, Undergraduate, 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

the food is cheaper, the phone bill after a month it was a little bit too much!!the nightlife is super!!free beer parties!! travels are cheaper!!It's really awsome!!

Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Travel, Nightlife, Food, Overall:

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

you have a lot of cheap supermarkets, just look for them!!

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anonymous

Universitat d'Alacant, Alacant, Spain
Business Studies, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because I liked it.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Well, I had a partner in the house. We were two people with two bedrooms. It was quite close to the center and close to the University as well. It was a bit expensive but, in general, it liked me a lot.

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“Focused on practical knowledge”

nijil A

Germany, Undergraduate
Engineering, Electrical, 2022

Overall

The university provides some the best professor's and labs.

Pros

Practical knowledge

Cons

Awful location

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anonymous

Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

because i like to live by myself...

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It's OK. I had firneds living on Campus and they liked and in the building where i was living thwere were a lot of Erasmus ppl so it was funny anyway...

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anh426s

Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, United States
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was great to be able to listen to German, and get nore used to the language. German is a hard language, but can be learned if living in the country for at least two semesters.

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