First of all, I have to say that I did not do a typical 6-month stay abroad at Deakin University, but completed the entire bachelor’s degree, i. e. a full 3 years, at this university. Application process Since after two…
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Application process After deciding to do a semester abroad in Wellington, I contacted MicroEDU. After all the necessary documents had been submitted, I received my preliminary approval from VUW shortly afterwards. Then the tuition fees were transferred, the flight booked…
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In the spring semester of 2014, from February to June 2014, I spent my semester abroad at the University of Canterbury (UOC, see abbreviationfinder for more meanings of UOC) in Christchurch, New Zealand. Since my home university, the University of…
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Christchurch Christchurch was hit by an earthquake in 2011 that destroyed or severely damaged much of the city center. As a result, the entire city center is under reconstruction. Since some of the buildings are in danger of collapsing and…
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The grading system at New Zealand universities is largely standardized . The universities usually award letter grades from A + to E, each of which covers certain percentage ranges. Some universities in New Zealand do not use percentage ranges for…
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