Reviews of Rheinisch Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH) | Germany

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mdehaudt

Ecole des Mines de Nancy, Nancy, France
Materials Science, Graduate, Graduate study

Overall

I wish I had known...

All the official papers you have to present to all administrations.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

You have to choose your courses very carefulll with the coursesbook.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

1

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

1

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

In Germany not everybody has understood the interest of wellcoming foreign students, so you have sometimes to prove to the German that you are so good as them.

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Jussi K

Turun Yliopisto, Turku, Finland
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

i hadn't spoken almost any german in the school, so it was hard in the beginning. But every day it got better, very useful was a 6-week Erasmus language course in Sept./Oct.

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Zübeyde G

Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey
Economics, 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 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

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Personal comments

In Germany, everybody knows English. Even i knew a little bit German, i could communicate with people eaisly in German and English, there was no problem about language.

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Remy V

Ecole Française d'Électronique et d'Informatique, Paris, France
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose:

Why?

For 300 DM, it is a good mean to meet other students

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Personal comments

Each Student residence has a 24H/24H access to the Internet (100Mb/s) and whashing machines (very important):-.

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anonymous

Bangalore university, Bangalore, India
Engineering, Mechanical, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Student Hostels

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

My choice would be to have enough space as they are almost at the same price..But no vacancies many a times

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Personal comments

It is a wonderful experience to stay with natives here and learn language , mingle with them and understanding their culture was really interesting..More over it was like a family..We share our happiness and sorrow. I simply can say , i never had a idea that i was missing my home back at india.

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