About City Life, Culture and Resources

Jaipur is a beautiful city and is fun to live and learn in. The city offers a pleasant lifestyle for students living here. There are not many distractions until and unless you only decide to get distracted. This means, students can actually study properly, look for new opportunities and make the most out of them. Along with building a career, the city of Jaipur allows students to have fun with their friends and rejuvenate themselves from time to time. Jaipur brings you a lot of impressive hangout places that you can roam around with your friends and have fun. Some of the popular leisure and fun places amongst youngsters include Tapri, Gaurav Tower (GT), World Trade Park and Crystal Palm (CP). You also have a number of pubs, discos and multiplexes in the city. Students often utilize their weekends exploring historic sites and other tourist attractions such as Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort, Amer Fort, City Palace, Govind Dev Ji temple, Birla Mandir and Albert Hall museum. Best shopping areas are Hawa Mahal, Johari Bazar, Jal Mahal, Railway station, GT Central and Malviya Nagar.

Located near Assamese rural tea farms, the UAMT university is a modern state of art educational institution, one of its kind in Assam state of India. Affordable rentals and home stays are available in the area while students enjoy going on group sight seeing, road trips and biking as a leisure past time. Cost of living is low in Assam while most food products are priced at the same modest national level pricing.

A very beautiful city situated on highest mountains. Gangtok is capital city of the state Sikkim, India. It is situated in north india in eastern Himalayan range mountains of Kanchenjungha. With a Population of Gangtok around 95, 000, most of the people are budhhist but you can find people of Hindu, Chritianity, Muslim religion too. Being located on high mountains weather of Gangtok stay cold whole year with temperature into minus in winters. Even though it is situated on mountains far away from lands, this city is big and students can find everything here.  Nearest airport is Bagdogra Domestic Airport, you can go by flight to Bagdogra. My flight fare was around 4300 INR (40£) single way trip from Delhi to Bagdogra. After arriving to Bagdogra Airport, it is easy to find cars outside the airport. you can hire 4 seaters to 6 seaters cars as your needs. Car drivers will try to ask for more fare but you need to use your bargaining skills. You can find so many restaurants here with local cuisines as well as international food. There are cafes, Bars, Clubs, and restaurants serving all kind of food including the local favourite, chicken Momos. Rental and homestays are cheap.

With a population of approximately 275,000, Ladakh is renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty and serene environment. The region is characterized by snow-capped mountains, pristine lakes, vast deserts, and picturesque valleys, creating a paradise for adventure enthusiasts and nature lovers alike. Ladakh is home to numerous monasteries and gompas, including the famous Thiksey Monastery and Hemis Monastery, which provide a glimpse into the region's rich Buddhist heritage. Students can immerse themselves in the teachings of Buddhism, attend meditation sessions, and witness colorful religious festivals that showcase the vibrant cultural traditions of Ladakh. The region offers a wide range of outdoor activities, such as trekking, mountain biking, river rafting, and wildlife exploration. Students can embark on adventurous journeys to remote villages, high-altitude lakes like Pangong Tso and Tso Moriri, and experience the warm hospitality of the local Ladakhi people. Ladakh is highly influenced by the Tibetan culture, hence, explains the beautiful monasteries such as Hemis, Thiksey (one of the largest structures in Ladakh), Spituk and many more.

University life is about more than lectures, seminars, and exams. Why not take in a film at the Uni-Kino, go sailing or climbing, or take advantage of a tandem program to learn a new language? Or how about setting up your own initiative? There are a wide range of options at Bavaria to get involved, try out a new sports, widen your cultural horizons, and more.

At Bavaria our comforts are well catered for too. Student accommodation is also available at cheap rates in this area. Students can also easily share accommodations with others to share rent costs. For groceries, supermarkets like Aldi, Lidl, and Netto offer affordable groceries, and you can also enjoy a good meal in Berlin for 10 EUR or less in the cheaper, yet no less tasty, restaurants.  The main campus in Bavaria also has a number of comfortable areas where you can relax and while away some time and also features a number of architectural highlights, such as the circulation tank situated on an island in the Landwehrkanal. In Belin there are famous landmarks to visit like Brandenburg Gate, East Side Gallery, Berliner Fernsehturm, and so much more. You can also go clubbing in one of the city’s many famous night spots, enjoy coffee in a local café, and even catch a show at a local theatre or opera. Given the pleasant weather of the city in the Spring and Summer, students can enjoy a good afternoon in one of its greener areas in the centre and outside of the city. International students are permitted to work 20 hours a week in Germany and can work full-time during holidays. According to countryeconomy.com , the national minimum wage in 2020 is 1,584 € per month, which is a liveable income for students in Germany.

UAMT University boasts a good reputation for science research, an international atmosphere and a stimulating learning environment with the opportunity to experience Japanese life. Studying in Japan gives students a valuable opportunity to experience life in another country with different customs and culture. It is also a good way to become independent. Homestay is an interesting option if you want to experience the family feel and immerse yourself in the everyday life of a Japanese family. The prices of a homestay in Tokyo are flexible. It may even be more attractive than a shared house because the cost of food is included in the price you will pay to your host family. As an international student in Tokyo, you will be entitled to 50% off the price of your transportation pass in Tokyo (teikiken). However, the pass only applies to the trip from your home to your university.   

Going to a classical music concert, a rock concert, or a sumo wrestling competition is cheaper for students in Tokyo. For classical music, a ticket sold for 10,000 yen can be charged 10 times less for a student. For a concert, the price is often divided by 2. For sumo competitions, the discount is smaller - about a little less than 1000 yen than the basic price. These prices are given as an indication: they depend on the type of concert or cultural activity a student plans to attend.

A student's typical daily routine consists of attending classes for 4 to 6 hours per day, with ample breaks in between where students visit cafes and restaurants, or so-called internet cafes to hang out with friends or gaming. Most students, both South Korean and international, live in goshiwon. Goshiwon are shared accommodation. Students sometimes have their own room, but sometimes share a room with up to four people. Students share a kitchen and sometimes a bathroom. Students need to carry some cash with them at street markets, as market stalls and street food vendors normally don’t take cards.

South Koreans are, by nature, extremely private. Any behaviour that isn’t private or orderly, like shouting or drunkenness, is frowned upon in South Korea. Politeness and gratitude are also core South Korean values, so expect to thank or be thanked no matter how small the service or gesture may be.  Places to visit are Namsan Tower/ Park, the highest point in Seoul.  They hold occasional afternoon traditional weapons and dance demonstrations that are free to watch and participate in. Also, visit the Mural Village where graffiti artists were commissioned to paint houses and streets for a town’s beautification project. The Han River is also a must visit tourist destination!  With occasion concerts and a perfect picnic spot, it’s a favorite hangout for locals and students alike. In Seoul, the cheapest and best way to get around is using their public transport, specifically their subway system.  To go on an hour subway ride and come back is around 3 USD. 

Moscow is one of the world’s most important centers of economic and intellectual activity–a city where ancient, modern and future converge to provide foreigners with a dynamic mosaic of experiences that would be all but impossible to obtain in any other city. If you want to know how your professors amused themselves as children, pop into the Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines and go back in time 30 years. Moscow Planetarium is one of the biggest in the world and the oldest planetarium in Russia. You can learn a lot about the history of astronomy and conquering the universe, set scientific experiments in the interactive museum, the Lunarium, see some of the oldest astronomical instruments and even touch real meteorites. Inside the planetarium you can visit the 4D space stereo cinema, pop into the hall of stars with moving seats, but the main attraction everyone comes here to see is the Sky Planetarium – the biggest cupola screen in Europe which makes you feel you can reach out and touch the stars. Home to some of the world’s most famed cultural figures from Dostoyevsky to Tchaikovsky, Tolstoy, Plisetskaya and countless others, Russia has played a huge role in developing the global outlook on art forms like ballet, classical music, literature, and the fine arts. Trips to landmarks such as the Red Square, the Kremlin, the Golden Mountains of Altai amongst the 26 UNESCO sites are other exciting options. Student Social Card fees for the Moscow Metro and Moscow Central Circle are 470 RUB per month, while ground transport costs 300 RUB per month.