Erasmus in Germany

Solomon Pleasant

Hi guys,

I will be doing an Erasmus in Dusseldorf, Germany for the duration of the 2017/18 academic year.

Has anyone studied here, either Dusseldorf or Germant in general? What were the costs like? Were student jobs easy to come by? How much did it improve you German? I guess I'm just looking for general feedback, as I'm not too sure what to expect!

Thanks very any help given.

redcup342

Solomon Pleasant wrote: »

Hi guys,

I will be doing an Erasmus in Dusseldorf, Germany for the duration of the 2017/18 academic year.

Has anyone studied here, either Dusseldorf or Germant in general? What were the costs like? Were student jobs easy to come by? How much did it improve you German? I guess I'm just looking for general feedback, as I'm not too sure what to expect!

Thanks very any help given.

Dusseldorf is number 6 in the World for Quality of Life on the Mercer Index.

You can get a student travel pass which is valid for all of NRW

Public Transport is excellent, you could live in the more hipster district of Flingern-Nord or Bilk/Unterbilk if you want some nice areas.

Or live in the party area, Altstadt.

You'd get a room in a flatshare for around 250-350 euros in a decent area

http://www.wg-gesucht.de/wg-zimmer-in-Duesseldorf.30.0.1.0.html?offer_filter=1&stadt_key=30&sort_column=&sort_order=&category=0&autocompinp=D%C3%BCsseldorf&countrymanuel=&city_id=30&rent_type=0&sMin=&rMax=&dFr=&hidden_dFrDe=&dTo=&hidden_dToDe=&radLat=&radLng=&radAdd=&radDis=0&wgFla=0&wgSea=0&wgSmo=0&wgAge=&wgMnF=0&wgMxT=0&sin=0&exc=0&hidden_rmMin=0&hidden_rmMax=0&pet=0&fur=0

Eating and Drinking out in Comparison to Ireland are very cheap.

There are direct flights to/from Dusseldorf to Dublin and Cork (Aer Lingus/Eurowings)
Cologne Airport also goes to Dublin (Ryanair)

Also Dusseldorf HBF is one of the best connected railway stations in the North West of Germany.

Search for these Facebook groups:
Neu in Dusseldorf
Expats in Dusseldorf
düsseldorf-international students-searching for a flat/room share/apt.
couchsurfing düsseldorf

Almost everyone speaks English as it's a pretty international city, but you can speak/learn German if you so choose to

Herzlich wilkommen

Solomon Pleasant

redcup342 wrote: »

Dusseldorf is number 6 in the World for Quality of Life on the Mercer Index.

You can get a student travel pass which is valid for all of NRW

Public Transport is excellent, you could live in the more hipster district of Flingern-Nord or Bilk/Unterbilk if you want some nice areas.

Or live in the party area, Altstadt.

You'd get a room in a flatshare for around 250-350 euros in a decent area

http://www.wg-gesucht.de/wg-zimmer-in-Duesseldorf.30.0.1.0.html?offer_filter=1&stadt_key=30&sort_column=&sort_order=&category=0&autocompinp=D%C3%BCsseldorf&countrymanuel=&city_id=30&rent_type=0&sMin=&rMax=&dFr=&hidden_dFrDe=&dTo=&hidden_dToDe=&radLat=&radLng=&radAdd=&radDis=0&wgFla=0&wgSea=0&wgSmo=0&wgAge=&wgMnF=0&wgMxT=0&sin=0&exc=0&hidden_rmMin=0&hidden_rmMax=0&pet=0&fur=0

Eating and Drinking out in Comparison to Ireland are very cheap.

There are direct flights to/from Dusseldorf to Dublin and Cork (Aer Lingus/Eurowings)
Cologne Airport also goes to Dublin (Ryanair)

Also Dusseldorf HBF is one of the best connected railway stations in the North West of Germany.

Search for these Facebook groups:
Neu in Dusseldorf
Expats in Dusseldorf
düsseldorf-international students-searching for a flat/room share/apt.
couchsurfing düsseldorf

Almost everyone speaks English as it's a pretty international city, but you can speak/learn German if you so choose to

Herzlich wilkommen

Hi,

Thanks very much for your reply, that information is really helpful.

With regards to student jobs, do you have any idea how difficult it is to get part time work? I speak fairly okay German although I am by no means fluent. I have worked part time in a shop for the past 2 years, that's pretty much the extent of my experience. I'm also supposed to complete an internship there as part of my degree, so if you know of any companies which would be good for a business studies student, please recommend them.

Do you have any experience with Heinrich heine University?

Thanks again for the info, much appreciated

redcup342

Solomon Pleasant wrote: »

Hi,

Thanks very much for your reply, that information is really helpful.

With regards to student jobs, do you have any idea how difficult it is to get part time work? I speak fairly okay German although I am by no means fluent. I have worked part time in a shop for the past 2 years, that's pretty much the extent of my experience. I'm also supposed to complete an internship there as part of my degree, so if you know of any companies which would be good for a business studies student, please recommend them.

Do you have any experience with Heinrich heine University?

Thanks again for the info, much appreciated

I sent you a DM with some Working Student Jobs in Dusseldorf.

Also if you are looking for part time work you could always try the Irish bars in Alt-Stadt, there's a good few of them.


https://www.google.de/maps/search/irish+bar/@51.2265597,6.7743485,18.04z?hl=en

I know Fattys are always looking for people.

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redcup342 wrote: »

I sent you a DM with some Working Student Jobs in Dusseldorf.

Also if you are looking for part time work you could always try the Irish bars in Alt-Stadt, there's a good few of them.




I know Fattys are always looking for people.

Yes this is true.