Erasmus Zurich 2013 / 2014 (English)

Erasmusu Staff Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

Welcome to the forum for Erasmus Zurich 2013 / 2014!

This is the place where Erasmus students, or any exchange students, that are headed for Zurich in 2013 / 2014 can introduce themselves and get to know one another before they arrive. Introduce yourself to the forum and ask any questions you may have about the city, the University, where to stay, where to eat, the prices and cost of living in Zurich, places for Erasmus parties or any other question you may habe. Here you can also find:

• The accommodation in Zurich
• Other students that are looking for accommodation
• Students jobs in Zurich
• The general forum for Zurich
• The blog Erasmus Zurich
• What to see in Zurich, Erasmus party, where to eat
• Erasmus experiences in Zurich
• People who have been, are and will be in Zurich
• A photo gallery of Zurich
• The map and weather in Zurich
• The universities in Zurich

Warning! If you want to advertise an accommodation or your are looking for one... the forum is not the place for doing that. In order to advertise your accommodation in Zurich or in order to find roommates don’t use this forum, go to the accommodation section of Zurich.

Livin' la vida Erasmus!

Isabelle Tilsley Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

Hi there,

I'm from Sydney, Australia.

I'm in the process of applying to the University of Zurich (main campus) for a semester exchange (fall semester). Does anyone know the likelihood of getting accepted?

Also-do exchange students have a fairly good chance of getting accomodation (through sites such as WOKO)?

Be great to meet someone else planning on going!

Regards,

Isabelle

Javier Lopez Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

Hello Isabelle! 

My name is Javier, and I'm from Spain. I am going to study at ETH for a semester (the same as you). I am in the process of applying to ETH too, but I'll be an ERASMUS student. Oh! and I study Geology =)

It would be amazing to meet people before arrive at Zurich, It's not the same to be alone than to have met someone...

And yes! I am looking for a room in a share student house/flat =).

Isabelle Tilsley Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

Hey Javier!

Nice to here from you.

That's awesome that you're from Spain- so far away!!

Do you intend to apply through WOKO for housing?

Also- when do you intend to arrive in Zurich? I'm travelling before hand (from the 10th of august to 1st of September), so i'm hoping ill have some accomodation lined up for when I arrive.

Also- Oktoberfest!? I don't know anyone else really and I'd love to go to it.

Regards.

Isabelle

Sergi Diaz Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

hi!! my name is sergi, i'm from spain to, Barcelona!!

First of all, greetings for all participants.

It's not secure but 99% provably that i'm gonna be no Zurich in September. i'm studying industrial enginyer, so i'm going to stay in ZHAW University.

Have any of you searched some information about housing, or places where to sleep for a price not too high?  

nice to meet you two guys!! 

Regards

Sergi Diaz

ps:sorry for my english if it's not good

Isabelle Tilsley Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

Hi Sergi,

Nice to here from you.

I don't know a whole lot about housing, but from what ive read from past students in Zurich WOKO (student housing site) generally will have a place to exchange students who apply early. So once you are confirmed you can probably look into that. Thats what I intend to do.

This is the link to the website http://www.woko.ch/en/liegenschaften_uebersicht.asp?action=fotos&id=35

Hopefully meet you in September!

Sergi Diaz Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

thank's Isabelle!! hope to see you there ;)

Lucia Villarino Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

hi, 

I'm Lucia, also from Spain, and i'm goingo to do my Erasmus in the ZHAW. i study translation and inerptetation.

i'm not sure about where is th best place to live...everything seems confusing...Winterthur is quite near from Zurich so i'm also thinking in the posiblilty of living there. have you though about that?

did you find any nteresting place for living?

everithing you could share would be useful. thanks.

hope to see you there! 

Laura Grillo Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

Hello! I´m Laura and I´m from Spain too! I´ll go to St Gallen it´s very near to Zurich... I don´t know anyone to go there, so I´m very lost! If I can meet somebody that are near me, it would be good! 

Thanks!

Sergi Diaz Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

hey people from spain jaja vamos que somos pocos! mmm it's probably that i'll rent a house in Winterthur, so i have my university there. as Isabelle said, if you go to SWOWI page, you will finde all residences that are avaiable there... so check it! i don't know why but i SWOWI... you have to start paying from august,... so it's a problem from people who works in summer. but it's obligatory. so... think about it and if you have a better possibility, tell me and we talk bout it. 

hope to see you there people!! 

Sergi Diaz

Lucia Villarino Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

hahaha it seems that Zurich is gonna be full of spanish people..i don't know if that is good to improve our german but as we say in Galicia "maloserá".

i've already decided to live in Wintenthur too, I think i' going to choose a students residence...i've hear good reports about Camp Maximus, didn't you?

the ZHAW has offered me an intesive course of German in Konstanz, I think i'm going to do it...my german is not very good and i'd like to survive there. have they offered something similar to you?

Sergi Diaz Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

to be concrete... jajaja ZHAW don't know that i'm goingo to study there.... they just know that there are two spanish people that comes from Barcelona to study there... jaj but they don't know about me. so... no... they have not offered me anything like you, but i hope because i don't speak "anything" in German. 

About residence... Maximus is the most expensive i think jajaja maybe i'll be in Jegerstrasse or something like that... it's the nearest to the School of Engineering. but it's not sure yet. this week i'm going to send the learning agreement, cause i have to do the final tesis there!! 

Javier Lopez Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

Hello again!!

I replied some months ago to Isabelle, and finally, ETH Zurich has confirmed my Erasmus, and I have come here and... WTF! Cuantos españoles! Jaja

I think the best accomodation option is WOKO, I'm going to send an application for WOKO this week or the next week, because the flats in Zurich are too expensive, and I think living in Winterthur is less expensive, but you'll spend your money in travelling Winterthur-Zurich I think...

So, If anyone wants to exchange information (Sobre todo vosotros españoles..., para no encontrarnos solos cuando lleguemos allí!) feel free to contact with me!

Lucia Villarino Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

Sergi I've just sent a mail to swowi to try to get more information about where to stay but they answer me back that they're on holidays until the 21st may...so i'll have to wait...because i can't understand the web page very well...

my coordinator from wintentur(who is also spanish) told me that for ZAHW students was better to find accomodation in Wintenthur and travel to Zurich whe we want..so i think i'll follow her advise even though I also would like to live in Zurich...

in the Uni were very friendly with me, i didn't send my learning agreement yet but I'm in touch with both the coordinator and the internacional relations department.

estoy de acuerdo contigo Javier, deberiamos estar en contacto sobre todo los primeros días, yo tengo miedo a perderme o no entender nada jajaja

Sergi Diaz Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

heeeey!!! 

for spanish guys:[ genteeeeeee!!!! bien, para que nos pongamos en situación, he entregado toda la documentación a mi universidad ya(learning agreement y blablabla) y esta semana se enviará para ZHAW... asi que ahora mismo me mantengo a la espera de saber si voy o no voy, k en un principio todo tiene k ir bien pero bueno nunca se sabe!!mmm tema residencias.. SWOWI nos ha jodido, pk hace pagar el mes entero de agosto, el cual es una gilipollez ya k la uni empieza el 16 de septiembre asi k n tiene ningún sentido asi k voy a mirar habitaciones x winterthur. esplicadme situaciones vuestras k no m quiero sentir solo! jaja probabilidades d que te acepten? yo solo voy a hacer proyecto final  d carrera , en ingenierías... nse explicadme!!   ]

for everyone... i made contact with ZHAW School of Engineering, with the electronic department coordination, so they told me about how to do the learning agreement. so... i'm waiting for the response from ZHAW. i guess everything will be allright but... i don't know. i'll notify news!! 

Rocío Domínguez Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

Bien de españoles que veo por aquí :) Yo no me iré de Erasmus. He estudiado traducción e interpretación y me he tomado un año sabático para aprender alemán en Zurich. Estaré de Au-Pair. Es bueno conocer gente antes de llegar a la ciudad. Cuenten conmigo, un saludo!

Sergi Diaz Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

ya para que contestar en ingles... jajajaja a ver españoles... alguien que vaya y no sepa aun dnd va a dormir? esque de SWOWI me hace mucha gracia que te hagan pagar el mes de agosto cuando la universidad empieza en septiembre!! y claro coger un billete de 500 i quemarlo pk no voy a estar alli tampoco es plan.... asi que bueno! alguien que vaya o tenga intención de compartir piso ? buena gente !! jajaja decir algo!

por cierto, los que vais a ZHAW, os han contestado o aceptado? yo sigo a la espera... o mi expediente les ha saltado la alarma i han hecho un comité o no lo entiendo...

Saludos!!!

Iosune Sarasate Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

Hallo! My name is Iosune and I'm from Pamplona, Navarra. Another spanish too! I'm going   to Zurich 6 months from september to january. I'm studing Arts in Bilbao and there i'm goingo to study at ZHDK. 

It would be good to meet people that are going to Zurich too. Someone interested in travelling through Swizzeland or countrys around? I really want to take advantage of this erasmus and visit new places. 

Y Sergi! Yo estoy buscando piso tambien, si sabes alguno y necesitas mas gente o algo me dices y yo tambien te voy avisando!

Something that worries me is the German. I am doing a intensive. You all know good German?

Tschüss!

Marta Lorenzo Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

¡Hola! Ya que veo que en esta página es todo dios de España, así que espero que no le importe a nadie que escriba en Español.

Me llamo Marta y soy estudiante de Traducción e Interpretación de Vigo en Galicia y voy a estudiar en la ZHAW. 

¿Alguno sabe de alguna página más donde encontrar sitios para vivir a buen precio para estudiantes? Es que entré en la página esa de SWOWI y los que están disponibles, a mejor precio y más cerca de la universidad... NO VALEN PARA ESTUDIANTES ERASMUS!

Gracias!! :D

Andrea Tortosa Geschrieben vor 11 Jahren

Hola! Me llamo Andrea, soy de Castellón aunque estudio en Barcelona y el próximo curso  estaré en la UZH :)

Estaba un poco preocupada por lo de no conocer a nadie y el piso... Pero por lo que veo no soy la única que se está poniendo de los nervios por el tema de la vivienda! Yo me apunté a unas habitaciones que tienen las universidades, pero claro, no te aseguran que te toque (y con la mala suerte que tengo seguro que me quedo sin). Así que voy mirando en WOKO pero no lo veo muy claro porque como ha dicho Sergi en muchos te toca pagar agosto y es perder un mes. Si encuentro algo que sea útil os digo.

Ah, Iosune, no te preocupes que yo también estoy de intensivos y un poco preocupada jajaja Al principio será bastante difícil pero espero poder llegar entender algo bien...

Tschüss!