Classic Apartment

750

Oliverplatz, 15 min from school

housing anywhere

yes it was great but some roommates are dirty…

The door

Finance was very hard

modern campus but small

Prague, Valencia

Safety, lot of parties, no problem with transports

Student Residence

370

Kreuzberg, 5 min away from station Ostbahnhof

https://www.stw.berlin/wohnen/wohnheime/friedrichshain-kreuzberg/wh-franz-mehring-platz.html

Yes, I lived during my exchange in a student residence and I would recommend it to everyone. I never felt myself alone and I'm sharing my apartment with 3 other girls. A lot of student who are following the same experience at the same school as me are in this residence too. This makes it easy to go to classes together. The residence is also next to a big station which makes it easy to travel around the city.

There a big club-scene in Berlin. I'm on a ten minutes walk away from Berghain and with the s-bahn in the station I can go to every club or bar I want.

I could choose classes that really are really interesting. There's a big choice in international topics, which makes it so nice. Almost all of my classes are working with presentations to get grades. I think this is really nice, because of that I don't have to make any exam.

I love the campus, but it's quite far away from the residence. We're just really lucky to live in the residence which makes a approachable. The registration is really eazy and every step was clear. My home university asked a selection of courses at would take during summer, but I only could get entrance to the courses at the end of september. This made it quite hard in the first few weeks, but if you needed help HWR were really helping you. The only thing was that there were not many hours a week that they were available.

I can come to Berlin by train, by plane and even with the Flixbus. When I was here, I realised that I could travel all over Europe in every way I want. Ostbahnhof gives me the possibility to go to all the cities in Germany, but also to go see cities all over Europe. I'm also living not that far away from the airport which gives me the access to see more cities. If I'm choosing for a cheaper option, I can also choose to go by Flixbus.

I love living in Berlin. It's a big city with a lot of differentiation. The transport is really good and makes the possibilty to go everywhere. I think you can compare the costs to living in Belgium, sometimes it's more expensive, sometimes less. In every city you also have some pour streets and some criminality. In the beginning of the semester I got an information session about which neighbourhoods to avoid. Once you now that, you feel more safe. There's also a lot of poverty in the city and you will be confronted with it in some way. If you're not paying attention to it, everything should me alright.

Just do it! It will be to most incredible time of your life!

Coliving / Shared House

876

Moabit - Berlin

Habyt.com

Yes, easy, simple and clean : fully furnished :)

Bellboy, Baret, Waldorf Astoria, Amano, Noire Berlin, Papillon, The door, Aanta Berlin, Cocodrillo, Monkey bar…

Finance

Campus is quite small but convenient, Rooftop is cool ++ Teachers are very good

Budapest, Marrakech, London…

Long transport time, safe, cold in winter, lively in summer, rent cars with Miles app ++, cool place to go for an exchange

contact me if you need any more information, it would be a pleasure : mathieu.daniel@kedgebs.com ig: mathiieu.daniel

Coliving / Shared House

750

business center

Spotahome

oui car super expérience à vivre avec plusieurs étrangers mais les colocs ne sont pas optimisées pour le vivre ensemble : il n’y a pas de salon, les pièces à vivre sont minuscules. Ça ressemble à un hôtel. Peut être que les colocs qui se trouvent sur leboncoin allemand sont plus agréables.

très cool évidemment c’est assez différent des bars français - expérience à vivre et y’en a pour tous les goûts beaucoup d’événements à vivre c’est cool petit bémol sur les allemands qui ne sont pas forcément chaleureux

peu de cours pas très compliqué ça laisse du temps pour profiter de Berlin !

tout se fait assez facilement

beaucoup de coin sympa à faire en Allemagne au départ de Berlin Je conseille d’acheter le guide du retour Berlin

le gros problème c’est qu’il fait nuit à 16h donc un peu déprimant à cette période. Le reste est à découvrir sur place, beaucoup de sorties à faire, plein de lieux atypiques …

Classic Apartment

700

Lichterfelde West

Housing Anywhere

Nice but very expensive

lots of bars and clubs

finance classes recommended, other classes can be dull

Small uni, offers activities but not very organised

Close to many countries accessible by bus

Cost of living is expensive, student life is good

Student Residence

350 euros

Friedrichshain, 5 minutes to the metro, 30 minutes from trendy districts. Area not super safe.

Via university email with link: Studentenwerk student residence in Friedrichshain

Not really. Large residence, cleanliness issues, little community spirit. Better to look in West Berlin (safer, nicer, closer to uni and cool areas).

Techno: Anomalie Art Club, Kit Kat, Berghain (very selective) House of Weekend at Alexanderplatz Bars in Mitte and Neukölln Clubbing in Alexanderplatz, Friedrichshain, Mitte Parks: Treptower Park, Volkspark Friedrichshain, green spaces near Berliner Dom

Most are accessible, some group work required. No specific bad courses mentioned.

School is excellent, teachers are available and supportive. Easy registration thanks to good relationship between KEDGE and HWR. Classes involve group projects, so presence is recommended, but this spreads out the workload and makes exams easier. Lots of Erasmus students, easy to make friends and build a network.

- Day trips: Dresden, Charlottenburg Palace, Spandau, Sanssouci Palace, Köpenick - Longer trips: Munich (4h train), Saxon Switzerland National Park near Czech border

- Winter is very cold, focus on indoor activities (bars, apartment parties). - Summer is great: parks, open-air bars and restaurants, clubs. - Avoid some areas of Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain at night. - Shopping, food, and bars are affordable, but rent in good neighborhoods is expensive.

Berlin is huge, plan time for transport. Great student city, especially for nightlife and culture.