Reviews of Karl Franzens Universität Graz (KFUNIGRAZ) | Austria

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geraldine s

Université Sorbonne Nouvelle: Paris III, Paris, France
Language, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

not really. I was very satisfied and did it again in the USA

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

It is really the right place to meet people from everywhere in the world and to party all the time, but I think the language can be a problem because it's not really the one you learned at home before!

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Some people didn't come back to their home countries... Just to give you an idea of how we all loved it!

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anonymous

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Literature, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

I had good contacts there with the other Erasmus-students and the austrian students. I believe that it would have been different in an apartment or in a family. Social contacts are very important to me.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

There were a lot of facilities for students (computerrooms,libraries,studentsrestaurant).Only the acces was sometimes hard. I´ve had to wait several times because al computers were taken. I couldn´t find any vegetarian meals in the restaurant.

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HelloKitty

Turun Yliopisto, Turku, Finland
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings<br> Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

Food was cheaper than in my home country. My flat was actually pretty expensive (330 €), it was only a room in a commune. Nightlife didn't cost so much, because there were hardly any entrance feesh and alcohol was pretty cheap. I spent more mony to travel than home, because Graz is so well located - I visited Venice, Prague, Budapest, Poland, Croatia, Slovenia and travelled across Austria.

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Housing:

was the same price as at home.

Overall, Nightlife, Food:

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

I didn't get a "Bankomat card" from Steiermärkisch (don't know why) just a cash card, which I was able to use only in their automats - and it wasn't easy always to find one.. Get a "train card" from ÖBB and you will get some 50 % off from the ticket prices.

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Maruca A

Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

food, generally costs more and then as a foreigner I didn't know where to go to spend less. Housing, in Modena I did not pay for housing, as I got a local grant which used to give me money and house for free. Nightlife was cheaper as you almost do not have to pay for entering disco-pubs, beer is incredibly good and CHEAP and in general we managed on our own for nightlife...

Overall, Food, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Nightlife:

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

no, nothing particular

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Maruca A

Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Language, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Academic

Course recommendations

move very quick and start thinking of them as soon as possible, from your home country possibly. Then, attendance is very important for some courses and teachers give a strong attention to your presence and to your interaction during the course. Be active!

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

Just.. if you have some essays or kind of "homeworks", do them soon after your lessons and live your Erasmus student life after it.

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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anonymous

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Literature, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Every friday there was an Erasmusstammtisch for the Erasmusstudents. That was a good occasion to meet friends. A lot of austrian students were there too. I also frequently visited the latin-american bar Latinos. It has a great atmosfere and some dancingspace. The Kulturhauskeller is the place to be when you really want to dance. It is worth the 25 ATS entrance-fee.The irish pubs are always crowded and they play great music there. In the city-park there is a small cafe. Especially in autumn, when it is still warm it is great to sit on the terrace. The Urbanikeller is also very trendy.

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