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3.92 / 5 based on 113 reviews
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Benjamin H
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: 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
I really enjoyed the "Viertal area", which i had some of my favorite restaurants and bars; Kismet 3 kebab house for the best Rollo's is worth a special mention, as the people there are so friendly. And when its warm you can sit out on the street and watch passers by.
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Benjamin H
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Finding an aartment in germany is never hard. The opurtunity to live in "WG" with other international students and native students i found very rewarding.
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Personal comments
The University provides a housing service, but you have little choice you have to tak e what you are given. Which may not suit your recuirements. Though the halls of residence are very good.
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Benjamin H
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
As I study a german degree course, I alreaedy had good level of the language. But i changed my relationship to german, not just understanding the phrases literally but taking on the conotations and use of phrases. You might say i began to understand the Pragmatics of german to far greater level.
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Benjamin H
Academic
Course recommendations
Its important to get the right blance beteen stretching yourself and setting achievable targets. That said the wide variety of courses german universities offer, (compared to the relativly rigid course framework of many english universities) means theres always plenty to choose from.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The openended nature of study in Germany, does have the downside, that you are often given little guidance as to what level or kind of work is expected from you. Let alone what subject you should adress in work. This can be annoying if you're not used to it, but its best to think before you ask questions that are to general. Lectures will respond more helpfully if you can give some indication of what you're interested in, they may then guide you more than at first it seemed they were willing to.
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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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Benjamin H
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
The university offered us a Bus pass which was very good value. And england is often in general more expensive than germany I feel.
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Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Overall, Housing, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
There is alway scheap (even free!) furniture to be had in germany. CHeck the supermarket notice boards and notice boards in the university.
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Benjamin H
Overall
I wish I had known...
To take proper winter clothing
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I recommend Bremen university, because it is academicly veried, and has a good cmpus atmousphere. Though maybe not a brash one.
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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
I recommend trying to visit asa much of the rest of germany as you can, Bremen is a great city, but it is not a typical german city in many ways. And you would miss out on lots of German culture if you failed to visit the other great german citys like Munich nd Berlin.
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