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Review by cosmin27    Ask this person a question
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overall rating:

3.0/4
University of origin: Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark
Country of nationality: Romania
Area of study: Business Studies
Program: CEMS
Period abroad: September 2002 - January 2003
1 Housing (rent housing in Cologne, Germany) (Cologne, Germany hotel)

Type of housing:
Apartment/House

Arranged by:
Host university

If returning, I would choose:
On campus
Why? None

Personal assessment
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Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
3.0/4
2 Student/Social Life

Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city

Activities take/s place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel, Nightlife take/s place both within and outside of the university/student environment


Personal social experiences
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Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall

Personal comments:
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rating:
3.0/4
3 Academic

Course recommendations:
More variety of CEMS courses

My academic experiences
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Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students

My opinion of the university assessment
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Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall

Personal comments:
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rating:
3.0/4
4 Language - Learning German

Language of instruction was:
German

Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German

How much did you improve your German:
before:
Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
after: At ease in most situations


Language difficulties
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No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall

Personal comments:
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rating:
3.0/4
5 Expenses

Main source of funding:
Personal savings

Other sources of funding:

Work opportunities
It was not legal for me to work.

Personal spending habits:
I spent more on accomodation because the school did not find a place for me in a campus, but a room in an appartment, which is normally more expensive. The food is cheaper in Germany then in Denmark. The phone expenses were lower then in Denmark, as I used no mobile phone while I lived in Germany. The train prices are similar to Denmark, so i spent the same amount on travelling.

The accessibility of student needs
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Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home

Housing was more expensive than at home

Nightlife, Travel, Overall was the same price as at home

Food, Telephone was less expensive than at home

Personal comments:
Members Only (Free Registration)
rating:
3.0/4
6 Additional information

I wish I had known ...
More information about credits transfer would have been useful, as two CEMS courses in blocked seminar format were not recognized by my home university (Copenhagen Business School).

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important to choosing this university...
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Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location


During my experience abroad, I ...
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Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career

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