Type of housing:
On campus

Arranged by:
Host university

If returning, I would choose:
On campus
Why? I had good contacts there with the other Erasmus-students and the austrian students. I believe that it would have been different in an apartment or in a family. Social contacts are very important to me.

Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community

Travel, Nightlife take/s place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities take/s place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Course recommendations:
It is best to first visit the course a few times before deciding which course to take. The level of the language-courses that are open to all students is very low.If you want to attend a seminar, make sure that you can speak German pretty good. They expect you to participate actively.

The language of instruction was:
German

My proficiency in the language of instruction:
before: Basic phrases
after: At ease in most situations

Learning the language of instruction was not a factor in choosing my host country

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities
I worked during my study abroad experience.
I worked for a government organisation

Personal spending habits:
I bought my food in the cheapest store in town and hardly ever used the telephone because it was too expensive. The accomodationfee was much higher than at home and the drinks in cafes where very expensive compared to what I pay at home. Graz is a fairly big city and therefore I had to use the public transport every day. At home I don´t use it that much.

I wish I had known ...
Of the courses I followed in Graz only two were accepted by my home-university and I hardly found any matching courses. I didn´t know that beforhand and was really disappointed because I studied a lot in Graz and it was a waste of time.

In my opinion:
Most people loved it.