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Montserrat C
Overall
I wish I had known...
to be more fluent in the language because at the beginning was difficult
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is one of the main universities in Gemany for translation and Interpreting studies
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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
Mitfahrzentrale, web-site on which people travelling by car advertised themselves to share travel expenses.
Länder tickets, to travel by train with group of people
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Montserrat C
Housing
Type of housing:
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
To have the opportunity to practice my language skills and having more privacy
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Personal comments
It was very positive to live in a residence with international students
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Tina B
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
To get to know people from other cultures
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Personal comments
Lived in a building with many students, germans and erasmus. A good way of meeting new friends.
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saudade
Overall
I wish I had known...
Its diffucult to make friendship with German people.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
There should be night courses. In the second semester I have made a traineeship a I would like to have attended some subjects in the University. German subjects should occur 2 or 3 times in thw eek and not omly 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
There is a lot pf places that you can visit in Saarland (Bostal See, Saarschleif, Deutsch-Französicher Garten, ...). We are near from France and Luxembourg. Through the University, you call also travel to other german cities or countries (very cheap!!).
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Tina B
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Cheaper way of life in Germany as in Sweden. The travel costs were more as I travelled a lot during my stay in Saarbrucken.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Annamaria G
Overall
I wish I had known...
Take a lot of photographs for the bureaucracy there
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The international scene in Saarbruecken is really positive, and everybody was helpful
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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
Try and mix with teh local student body as much as possible. Other excahnge students are helpful too, but I believe it is better to have both german abd non-german friends
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