Airbnb

~£300/Month

20 min walk from campus

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/48911002?viralityEntryPoint=1&s=76

I liked having the privacy of living alone and having the space to make my own meals. It was also easy to collect mail and parcels when my parents sent me gifts from home during my birthday. It was also close to a lot of convenience stores and public transport, so getting around is easy. The only downside I found was that the bin separation can be complicated at first if your home country doesn't have a similar scheme, but you figure it out eventually. I would happily stay here again.

Since you are a little out of the centre, for nightlife you are best taking the subway into Daegu around Banwoldang area. Truthfully I'm not a nightlife person so I'm not the person to ask, but as an exchange students there are after-party opportunities and home students will be happy to recommend places to you.

K-Culture was a really fun class. The teacher was so kind and the assignments are straightforward. Two involved going to campus events and writing about your experience, so you get the chance to go to events as part of the class. Language classes of course help with day to day life and getting around, just be aware it's 5 days a week and not on the same schedule as the main university classes.

The campus is quite big. There is lots of open space to spend time in warm weather and a large library to study in. Registration was quite easy, you just have to be careful when registering classes. For one there is the time difference, it is first come first serve, and you have to make sure your class times don't clash. If you do have any difficulties, the international team is very helpful, so make sure you email them if you need assistance. Since it's right next to a subway station and bus stops, you can easily head into the city centre, where you can get a train to Seoul or Busan from there. I also loved that we were taken on an exchange field trip to Busan, so we were able to enjoy a new city at no extra cost.

You can easily reach major cities using the KTX line. You can also go to more rural areas such as Cheongdo Wine Tunnel. This was quite fun as we headed back to a different train station where there was a resident cat. The station is so small you cannot buy tickets there, and a member of staff will physically unlock the doors and walk you across the tracks to the platform just before the train arrives. I recommend trying to go to places that aren't super well known, you can find some real gems.

As before public transport (bus and subway) is very convenient. However, you will need a transport card. This can be bought from any convenience store and must be topped up with cash, so make sure to have the local currency to hand. You then tap on and off. Be aware most buses are cashless (현금 없는) so a card is necessary. Journeys are cheap with a single being ₩1500 regardless of distance. Train tickets vary more widely, but they are still affordable compared to the UK. Recycling is taken very seriously here, so make sure you read the bin labels and packaging labels properly. Daily necessities such as toiletries can be bought at Daiso. Groceries can be on the expensive side depending on what you like (for example, strawberries are very expensive compared to the UK). If you are eating out, ordering a big portion to split is common and can make it more affordable, so try to go out with friends or in groups.

Whatever you get up to, just make sure to have lots of fun and give yourself time to adjust.

Student Residence

150€

In the campus

University website

Yes for sure it’s a good place to make new friends from different countries

Perfect a lot of bar for foreigners

Engineering is pretty cool

Perfect campus

Seoul ahah

Quite calm

Jus have fun