Details

• Canada
• BaWiSo-23
• Undergraduate
• WS 2025
• Time spent at the partner university: 4 months

1. Preparation

As a tip for future WU students, I would say that you shouldn't stress yourself out too much and just make the process easy and then see what comes of it. You can prepare yourself reasonably well by filling out all the questions on the online form thoroughly—that will help you in the interview. But other than that, there's not really anything else you can do. If you are accepted, I would try to get in touch with your fellow students, as that will make things easier As a tip for preparation, as I said, get in touch and just make sure you meet all the deadlines, but again, there's not much you can do except make sure you're on time.

2. Accommodation

I can't say much about accommodation as I wasn't actively looking for anywhere to stay myself. I was lucky enough to be able to stay with friends (privately).

3. Academic life at host university

The campus is definitely larger than at WU (approximately 38,000 students). Some buildings are very old, while others are relatively new. The student life is not comparable to that at WU, as it is more “school-like” in Calgary. That bothered me the most. There is a lot of attendance (depending on the course and institute), many assignments, presentations, quizzes, etc. The teaching style is more similar. More like CDK everything. Approximately 50-100 students per lecture. The professors were, well, okay. I can't say more than that. Ucalgary is more like a company than a university like in Europe. Comparison to WU: they are both 6 ECTS courses. You can imagine what that means.

5. Every day life in the host country

Public transportation in Canada is, well, not great. Trains are pretty cool, but buses are not so good. Safety-wise, no concerns. In terms of sports, it's very cool. No matter what you want to do, you can do it (swimming, gym, paddle tennis, tennis, soccer, hockey, skiing, skating, etc.). There's an extremely wide range of activities on offer. There are also lots of events. Personally, I only signed u

6. Testimonial

Overall, it's certainly not about how well you complete your courses or what grade you ultimately get; it's more about seeing and experiencing new cultures. I definitely didn't focus on studying, but rather on traveling, experiencing new things, and simply enjoying my time. I would definitely do the semester abroad again (probably somewhere else, because I already know Calgary extremely well). For me, it was one of the coolest things I've ever done, and to be able to combine it with studying – it couldn't have been better. you can share it, no pictures