Reviews of Universität Stuttgart | Germany

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setala2

Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Working opportunities for exchange students.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

4

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

It's a good choice.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

1

Final comments

Location of the city is very nice and makes the travelling very easy. There's many interesting sights and places within a short distance. Number of foreign students is really high in Stuttgart.

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Erika L

Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
Environmental Sciences, Graduate, Independent

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: 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

Overall

Personal comments

There is a lot of international students at the university. Almost everybody talks english. There was never a problem to comunicate with other students or university employees

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Maria B

Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Family<br> An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

I live with my parents in Ireland, therefore I was spending more money on accommodation and food costs.

Travel, Housing, Food:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Telephone:

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

I would advise getting a visa card as it means you aren't carrying around a lot of money with you and plus your parents can lodge money easily to your account.

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Maria B

Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

i had an excellent experience living on campus when I was in Stuttgart and therefore would not change it if i was to go back again.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

ALthough it was rather difficult to organise the accomodation, the facilities, the location, the roommates were all excellent.

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nerea73

Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

I worked during my study abroad experience

Personal spending habits

because when you are in a foreign country you use to travel to go out more often and to talk with your friends or family in your home country is expensive

Telephone, Nightlife, Food, Housing, Overall, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books