Guest article by Wiebke:Wroclaw, as a former German city and now a Polish city and also in the Capital of Culture year 2016, has a lot to offer culturally, such as the Nowe Horyzonty cinema, which presents international films in the original language as well as a Polish Cinema for Beginners for Erasmus students. Several film festivals are also held there each year. But Wroclaw also has a lot to offer musically. There are several music festivals with fairly affordable ticket prices. There will be even more festivals in the 2016 Capital of Culture. There are numerous pubs, bars and music clubs around the Rynek (market square). Coffee houses and restaurants are sprouting up like mushrooms. Wroclaw has a lot to offer in terms of entertainment and high culture, and there are several universities in Wroclaw and therefore several thousand students. The faculties are spread all over the city, so there wasn't a uniform campus in my curriculum. The study program was quite simple. Most seminars/lectures were worth 3 to 6 credits. Attendance was not compulsory for all courses. The English skills of the lecturers and professors varied in level, but the lectures were all very comprehensible. I also had to submit presentations and 'written assignments / semester papers / term papers' rather than written exams. The lecturers were all very friendly and generous when awarding grades. A Polish language course was also offered, which took place twice a week. The teacher was quite young, which made the lessons more interesting and fun. The International Office team was a huge help and always very quick to respond. The orientation week helped a lot to clarify and simplify organizational matters. Actually, most students in Wroclaw live in the student hall of residence around Grunwaldzki Square or share a room in pairs in the city. I lived in an 8-bed Erasmus shared flat near the main train station. The price of my single room was 220 euros. You can live cheaper or, of course, more expensive, especially in the city. My flatmates came from very different European countries such as Romania, Spain and France.[caption id="attachment_597" align="alignleft" width="251"] Excursion to Warsaw[/caption]The best place to do your weekly shopping is the Biedronka supermarket, as it is a cheap discount store. You can get everything there a little cheaper than in Carrefour, for example. Care products in particular are slightly more expensive than in Germany. Apart from that, you can usually shop much more cheaply and a beer usually costs between 8 and 12 zl. Cocktails are between 15 and 20 zl and eating out is cheaper than in Germany, although the restaurants on the Rynek are comparatively more expensive and over time this also hits your wallet. The zloty to euro conversion rate is 4:1. all in all, I had a great time in Wroclaw and got to know lots of international people from all over the world. Most of the students speak English. The older generation doesn't really, so you should have some knowledge of Polish. However, Wroclaw is a student city with an international flair. Supported by: