36 reviews
3.74 / 5 based on 36 reviews

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ina m
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
the architecture cafe at the campus is very comfortable, there you also have internet access (wireless).
many great night clubs such as mint & zapatas (every wednesday ladies night), windows, babyface.
places to travel near shanghai: suzhou (zug 1 std), hangzhou (2 std), nanjing (3 std), and if you have more time you have to visit anhui (huangshan), yunnan, sichuan and xian, and of course the capital beijing.
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ina m
Academic
Course recommendations
all courses were taught in english, we had many presentations and some group works. depending on the year of your studies the courses are not that difficult, most of them i have already heard/learnt about at my home uni. normally it will be an open-book exam.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
i prefer individual works because you can arrange your time for prepariing by yourself and you are more indepentent.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course

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ina m
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
an aparment is much cheaper than staying at the campus. that's why the last 2 months i stayed with two colleagues in an apartment and it's easy to get one.
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Personal comments
normally you get a single room with a bathroom in the international student building. the common kitchen is very small and has poor facilities. within few days you can get internet access if you apply for it.
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xiaoke
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Not specified
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Life in general is still a lot cheaper in China than in Europe or the US but if you want to you can spend extraordinarily big sums of money, too (if you don't speak the language Chinese might take advantage of that and charge higher prices!)
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Nightlife, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Travel, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Think about opening an account at a Chinese bank, for Germans the City Bank is a good advice for Shanghai
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ina m
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
china is much cheaper than austria exept of nightlife sometimes
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Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Telephone, Travel, Food, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
it's cheaper to rent an apartment with colleagues (150 eur/month) instead of staying at the campus (230 eur/month). if you just stay for one semester than try to apply for a F visa, in this case you don't need a physical examination.
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xiaoke
Overall
I wish I had known...
I was prepared well through intercultural studies beforehand - I would recommend that for everybody
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Don't give up because of Chinese bureaucracy, enjoy living with people from all over the world
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Think of health certificate, passport, residence permit when staying longer than 6 months
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