Reviews of Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUDARMSTADT) | Germany

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Ashley A

Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, United States
Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Government assistance

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

I was going out more and traveling a lot more than I do in the States, but I did not have to pay for my housing, and I saved a lot of money not tipping in Germany. It really makes a difference.

Overall, Travel, Nightlife:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Housing, 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

The exchange rate also played a factor in spending more money. The dollar was and still is low when compared to the Euro. Tip: manage your money well by budgeting yourself each week.

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miriam l

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Telecommunications, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

If you come to Darmstadt, you maybe like to visite some interesting architectural buildings like Mathildenhoehe, or "Waldspiral" made by Hundert Wasser. If you want to spend some hours in a nice coffe, i recomend you to go to Café Chaos, Kuk or Central Station. At night i will suggest you to drive to Heilderberg (30 min.) or Frankfurt (15 min.), Darmstadt is a little boring.

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miriam l

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Telecommunications, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Because it is the best way to meet new people

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

I think that the accomodation is quite good in this university, perhaps not very clean, but that depends on the own students. There are several kinds of residence, in my case, i had to do interviews in order to be "accepted" in a student appartment.

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miriam l

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Telecommunications, Graduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

In german the students receive many helps from the goverments, and it is really cheap to study in german. For example the travelling cost inside the region are included in the university cost 100 €/semester. Accomodation is also very cheap, about 200€/month.

Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Food, Nightlife, Overall:

was the same price as at home.

Travel, Housing:

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

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Shabi H

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
Engineering, Electronic, Graduate, 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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

English was the medium of instruction for our Master program. We Indians are more or less fluent in English and hence this University can be great place to study. The German language is needed for day to day life in and around the city.

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