Reviews of Universität Wien (UNIVIE) | Austria

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mainr

University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, United States
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel: Takes place mostly outside 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

Charlie P's pub is a little Irish bar that had a very warm and friendly atmosphere that we liked to walk to and come home singing when we were finished. Maria's Cantina (dance club and karaoke) is also a lot of fun; much of the inhibition experienced with karaoke in one's own country fades when you're here:) And don't miss "heimfests" or dorm parties- do it at least once or twice:)

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Meredith S

Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States
History, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Personal savings

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

DC is expensive in comparison to Vienna. I travelled a lot in Austria which I do not do in DC.

Telephone, Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Overall, 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

Not really. Don't go out every night of the week to save money. Enjoy a bottle of wine at home with friends instead.

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Maja S

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Political Science, Graduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

take for example seminars dedicated to certain world regions, i.e. Asia, Africa, Latin America

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

There are too many students and too little space for everyone. Apart from that, Uni Wien is Vienna's best university.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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lauraisabellebonasso

Université Paris IV Paris - Sorbonne, Paris, France
Language, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

I would have liked to live in an independent House with other Austrian Students,because it is so difficult here to meet people. And the "studentenheim" was not so clean!!!

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It was cool but could have been better!

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Ana B

University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Philosophy, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: German

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning German a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my German

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your German?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

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

I have learned German for ten years in Croatia, but I started to speak the language pretty well after the language course I took. At first, I have had some problems, but now I feel comfortable speaking German.

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Richard P

Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Better command of the German language.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

1

Culture

1

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Wonderful institution to study at, great professors, staff and facilities.

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

Work hard to put together a class schedule that allows for travel. Meet the other exchange students as soon as possible and as often as you can. Interact with the local population, eating the same foods and going to museums and other attractions

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