Reviews of Univerzita Komenskeho V Bratislave | Slovakia

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Dora K

Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Expenses

Main source of funding:

An ERASMUS grant

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits

The prices were lower.

Telephone:

was the same price as at home.

Travel, Overall, Nightlife, 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

Nightlife if very cheap. Even when they ask more than what they offer it in the catalogue. But take it easy! In that way u spend more than u would in your country and u don't understand it.

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Dora K

Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Management Science, Undergraduate, Erasmus

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 the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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 the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Local people don't speak English so in everyday situations sometimes it may be a little difficult to communicate especially in the beginning. Concerning the university, the teachers and students where more than understandable but the receptionists and generally the rest could have been better. (actually in the dormitoy they HAVE to be better)

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dasm0012

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Business Studies, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Just avoid the big cinema megaplexes and visit the small cinema's that dot the city. Certainly visit the opera a few times and, of course try the beers and home-made high-spirits.

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Jorge A

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
Environmental Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

How to cook good latin food.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

4

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Its a very good choice

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

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Go with a open and european spirit, and special use this oportunity to develope your personal skills.

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“Average university with nothing special”

Michaela A

Slovakia, Undergraduate
, 2015

Overall

An average university with poor equipment and buildings. You found some excellent teachers though. Mostly written form of an exam.

Pros

few true experts among teachers

Cons

no practice, only written exams, no real use of a subject

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María T

Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain
Translation/Interpretation, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Dorms in Slovakia are in a terrible condition and they are not very cheap.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

It is better to find a room with somebody in a private house although in Slovakia rules are not very clear for private owners and they may think, for example, that they can hold a key and use it at any time.

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