although it’s very expensive for what it is, the neighbourhood is really good, it’s 2 min walking to the metro station and 12 min walking to the train station, it’s also close to the rhein center which is very good

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

cuba bar, veedel club, molkstraße, rudolfplatz, friedensplatz

🎓 Uni life at TH KÖLN

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

all of the classes are in german and the teachers don’t really make an effort to speak in English at the TH architecture leg

Do you have some tips?

the erasmus coordinator is really nice, the campus has good facilities

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

aachen, maastrich, liège, munich, berlin, amsterdam, salzburg, düsseldorf, dortmund, brussels, prague, vien, bratislava, budapest

🌆 Cologne vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Cologne?

christmas markets are the best in cologne, heumarkt and neumarkt have some really cool places to eat and drink

🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

750

Where was it located?

SüdStadt

How can someone find this place?

Zeitwohnen.de

Would you recommend it?

it was nice, modern, well-located but the agency is not really helping and responding when we have issues

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

lots of techno clubs, students meetings and parties with esnkoeln, good events, bars everywhere

🎓 Uni life at ISM Köln

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

supply chain management, negotiation

Do you have some tips?

campus is really so-so (not a campus but a floor in a business building), registration is complicated, admin never helps us nor communicates...

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

go to cities nearby such as Bonn, Essen, Leverkusen, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, and go further to visit beautiful castles and other big cities (stuttgart, frankfurt, hamburg, münchen...)

🌆 Cologne vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Cologne?

rent is expensive, club entries are expensive but groceries are not, same goes for bars and restaurants

💡 Other Tips

germans here are really closed off and try to learn a bit of german (basics) so you don't get too side-eyed

Talk to Salomé

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

660

Where was it located?

Lindenthal, 10 minitues walk to the campus

How can someone find this place?

It's an offer from the incomings team of UOC

Would you recommend it?

The location is very convenient, next to tramway. Just need to be aware that it's a shared house of 4 students and the landlord.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

don't really know bars, sorry

🎓 Uni life at University of Cologne

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Entrepreneur ship, seminars.

Do you have some tips?

In general, UOC is really nice and the city itself is good for students. The campus is split in the city, be aware to check the building of your class.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

didn't really do much trips. It's convenient to go to Paris with Eurostar though, book the ticket early enough you only need to spend 60 euro for a return trip.

🌆 Cologne vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Cologne?

nothing particular

Talk to Nathalie

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

650

Where was it located?

Erhenfeld

How can someone find this place?

WG gesucht

Would you recommend it?

I had troubles for the beginning of my erasmus for the accomodation. I should have a shared appartment but was insalubrious (impossible to live in). I used housing anywhere to find it( this is a platform where landlords can show their places). BUT be careful on this website you have real offers but also fake offers. And mine was a fake one : "HABYT" (i stayed 1 week in a hotel before finding a solution). At the end, thanks to resourcefulness and contacts, i lived during my whole erasmus into a german family. But one advice, use WG gesucht to find accomodation -> safest Or use housinganywhere but check online if the landlord is correct. Also, in my opinion, do not have a flat into the city center. They all have one in the nearby suburb. And it is also where the German lives. The city center is almost dedicated to tourists. And the best places to chill out are in the nearby suburb

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

I can only say that Boothaus is very nice for techno music.

🎓 Uni life at Universitat zu Koln

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Some classes are way more difficult and need more works than others. Eg i was following the courses in supply chain and was really intense. Most of the time bullshits courses are really easy and the exams are really simple. But for interesting courses, that's the opposite. Also i recommend you to take more classes that you must follow (you can do it and just in case if you failed one or many). Be aware that the german method on learning are always based on formulas. You learned theoritical thingy based on formulas. And the exam is only 1 hour. It is really short for the amount of works we have to produce. My advice, and advice from german, is to base your time on the number of points the question is worth (most of the time the exam is graded out of 60 points)

Do you have some tips?

The campus is really nice. The registration a nightmare. But i would pick the same uni because i learned so much.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

You will get a deutshland semester ticket. It's a pass for having bikes for free and taking the "TER" also for free only in Germany. The "TGV" remains to your charge. But you are closed to many nice cities around. Even to go to luxembourg or Maastricht is really easy

🌆 Cologne vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Cologne?

Not many things finally. German is part of Europe so do what you already do in France and you will see the difference beetwen French and German.

💡 Other Tips

Enjoy your exchange ; )

Talk to Matthias

Need advice? Got questions?

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

680

Where was it located?

Sudstadt Cologne - near Chlodwigplatz

How can someone find this place?

website

Would you recommend it?

Perfect accomaodation for 2 or 3 people who knows each other. Big kitchen quite expensive for 2

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Best Techno parties : Boothaus - Gowelbe - Artheater - Odonien

🎓 Uni life at International School of Management

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Not recommand IFRS classes

Do you have some tips?

Administration is very shit, quite messy. No student life on the campus

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

From 5 hours to Berlin. Near Dortmund, Bonn, and leverkusen

🌆 Cologne vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Cologne?

Easy transportation, good places to drink a beer and party. German people are a bit cold

💡 Other Tips

The only problem with Germany is the fact that we speak german

🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

1100

Where was it located?

45 min

How can someone find this place?

Website

Would you recommend it?

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Nice night club

🎓 Uni life at ISM

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I don’t recommend it

Do you have some tips?

I wouldn’t pick the same uni again.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

It’s better to have a car for traveling

🌆 Cologne vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Cologne?

Weather

🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

650

Where was it located?

Erhenfeld

How can someone find this place?

WG gesucht

Would you recommend it?

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

I can only say that Boothaus is very nice for techno music.

🎓 Uni life at Universitat zu Koln

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Do you have some tips?

The campus is really nice. The registration a nightmare. But i would pick the same uni because i learned so much.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

🌆 Cologne vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Cologne?

Not many things finally. German is part of Europe so do what you already do in France and you will see the difference beetwen French and German.

💡 Other Tips

Enjoy your exchange ; )

Talk to Matthias

Need advice? Got questions?

💬Message Matthias