I have been doing my exchange in Vienna Austria. First of, the city is really clean, there’s lot’s of cafe’s and a lot of culture. The city is a nice blend of old tradionatiolism and rising alternative youth culture.
Studying in Vienna is quite similar to studying in Finland, except there are no food breaks. There are breaks between classes but there is no food break, and people do not usually eat at the university. At first I ate at the cafeteria but quickly stopped, since the food there wasn’t that special. There are many restaurants so it is actually better to explore and eat elsewhere.
The classes are a bit bigger with more people attending and a bit longer. I’m studying Management in Vienna. I can say that I am pleased with the quality of the education, we have english speaking lecturers that are really good. Also the student office is really helpful and great in the university.
In my spare time in Austria I hang out with my ERASMUS friends and with my girlfriend. We tour the many museums of the city and visit restaurants and cafes. I used to go to the gym but I stopped since it takes too much time. Exchange is one of those “once in a lifetime” moments and you should make use of the time, there’s plenty of time to go to the gym when you get back home to Finland. From Vienna it’s really easy to go to other countries. I have gone to Prague and I plan to go to Slovakia, Bratislava.
It’s quite hard to make a comparison about studying in Austria vs studying in Finland since it’s so similar. We have equal amount of group work and independent work. It’s really the same. The Austrian way of doing things is quite similar as well, except Austrians want to be well ahead of deadlines, also they spend too much time setting this up so the whole group is present when tehy could just divide the work and do it independently.
But I can say that this exchange has been one of the best experiences in my life and that I recommend going to Vienna and Austria, it’s totally worth it.
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