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today i'm going to request with to friends of mine to the university to go 9 months in spain or france for the erasmus(awful english-i hope you understand)our destination are madrid,paris or probably santiago wich is smaller and not 1981741 people request it.what do you think about erasmus\socrates?have you done it yet?are you planning it?any advice? |
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two friends on mine.....no to friends. |
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My ERASMUS year was probably the best year of my life. |
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where did you go?tell me something! |
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Went to Germany. I enjoyed the mix of people that I would normally never get to know. You are all in the same situation, foreign place, foreign language. It creates a good environment for a lot of fun. Plus when you are an ERASMUS student you normally get let off light when it comes to work, so you have more free time to explore and travel. |
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That's the EU exchange scheme yeah? A girl I know is doing it and loving every minute. My ex's mum was the co-ordinator of it at her uni and said the vast majority of students enjoyed it so long as there were at least 2 or 3 of them doing it... otherwise they tended to get lonely. Other thing is to read up on the "learning culture" of the country to go to. Even liberal lecturers often forget that in some cultures imitation (IE copying large sections of text word for word) isn't seen as wrong and not all foreign students are aware of it. In the UK it's enough to get dropped from a module so wherever you go read up first and try to read some academic papers from that country. |
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it's the top! i'm really excited. i hope they'll choose us. |
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I went on my own and enjoyed it much more because of it. Originally there were supposed to be three of us going, but the other two dropped out of the scheme. Not to say I wasn't lonely, but it definitely gives you impetus to get off your fat ass and make stuff happen. |
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what are the prerequisites?number of exams?the votes?motivation?language? |
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I think it depends on the uni you're at/going to. Over here you have to write a motivation letter, and you have to arrange your program, which means that the courses you're going to follow abroad are relevant for your diploama, and also you have to make sure your total of 'study points' (I don't know if it is the same term in English) is about the same throughout the year. Most students I know who have done it, were really glad they did it. If you have a bit of a social karakter, go for it! |
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Forgot to mention: I am not sure wether or not knowledge of the language is a prerequisite, but knowing a few basics in advance is not a bad thing I guess, although you will learn most when you're over there. |
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no question: do it !!! it will be a time of fun and *many* new experiences. i personally would go to paris or barcelona. .a |
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My ERASMUS year was fairly automatic. I think a good knowledge of the language is essential. Not knowing the language is what makes it a painful experience for most people. I attended a one month 'intensive' course before the start of term, although the level wasn't that high. The best bit about it was getting to know all the other people on the course, since there were no other students there at the time, so they form your social group. You may need to take a proficiency test if you don't already have qualifications in the foreign language. I had to make sure the courses I took were vaguely comparable to the ones I would have taken if I had stayed at home. There was a study points quota but it seemed quite flexible. |
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where have you been in germany? .a |
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karlsruhe. nice place, although the locals seemed to think it was quite boring. there was a saying that went something like "in Karlsruhe werden nachts die Bergsteiger hochgeklappt". excellent Döner though. |
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*lol* yeah: döners are great in germany. different from those you get in turkey i think. did you see the ZKM - the center for art and media-technology in karlsruhe? great museum / institure. one guy from kraftwerk is teaching there. they also played the inauguration-night there.... .a |
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yeah the ZKM was good. I walked round their installation. Unfortunately I didn't get to hear any lectures by this guy from Kraftwerk. |
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Me and a mate is going to Barcelona for a year this fall, it´ll be wicked. I´m a bit worried about the spanish tho, but I guess things will sort themselves out. |
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heeeeeyyyyyyyy i forgot to tell you that we were accepted so i'll go to santiago with these 2 friends of mine. we say:scialo peso it's like total mess or something you have no idea |
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andreas, is that le coubusier in your avatar?????? |
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