Reviews of Technische Universität München (TUM) | Germany

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martinone

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Engineering, Computer, 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

Overall

Personal comments

Good possibilities given by the university to improve them

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Tero V

Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
Business Studies, Graduate, 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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

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

Overall

Personal comments

Well, Bavarian dialect is sometimes pretty difficult.

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Julie B

Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Toulouse, France
Engineering, Aeronautical, Graduate, TIME

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

An ERASMUS grant<br> Other

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

housing in Munich is more expensive than in Toulouse

Overall, Housing:

was more expensive than at home.

Travel, Telephone, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

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

none

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Doris G

HEC Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Management Science, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

One year is very short and it passed very quickly.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

It is a good university, the lecture are interessting and not too difficult.

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

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krodina

Università Degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Mathematics, Graduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

From may , every monday: roller blade night in the city. October Fest. Christmas markets from the 1st till the 31st of December. Middle of Juny: Stustaculum, the biggest stundents'festival (music, theater,...) in Germany (Studentenstadt). The winter and sommer festival Tollwood. The biggest disco place of the city: Kunstpark ost. The best and chippest italian restaurant: Al Pacino, in Munchner Freiheit. The best place to take sun and a bath near to the city: Foeringersee.

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