Tag: United Kingdom

Overview From the hills of the Cotswolds to vibrant London to the sleepy hamlets of Cornwall and a dramatically beautiful coastline, little England has a lot to offer. English people are often said to be cold and distant, but generous and kind at heart – and of course fanatical tea drinkers and football fans. The […]

Conclusion Lots of nice people, great experiences and trips, great student life, interesting courses and, in the end, a lot to learn. All in all, it was a really good time at the University of Essex, although there are certainly nicer cities in England to study than Colchester. Application process The application process was easy […]

I spent the autumn semester of 2016 at the University of Essex in Colchester, relocating the third semester of my master’s degree in computer science to England. The organization through MicroEDU was very easy for me and Ms. Bastian was always able to help me with questions. The International Office in Essex is also very […]

I really enjoyed my time at the University of Essex and would definitely recommend the university to others. Living on campus has many benefits that I really enjoyed. Definitely a great experience! Application This is where the experience of MicroEDU pays off, all questions were answered quickly and easily. It is important to choose courses […]

I did my “semester abroad” in the fall trimester 2011 at the University of Essex. Contact was easy to make as I happened upon MicroEDU by chance. That made the application process a lot easier. I also think that you have a good chance of being accepted at the University of Essex. Getting there was […]

Application process and preparation I spent the Autumn Term 2016 at the University of Essex as a free mover because I wanted to spend my semester abroad in my dream country at a great university. MicroEDU was very helpful to me with this. Without the intermediary of MicroEDU, the organization would have been many times […]

Campus The University of Essex is a typical campus university, ie there is a central main campus, which is nestled in the middle of green nature on the edge of Colchester. You can think of the whole thing as an independent small town with bars (including billiards), restaurants, a small 24-hour shop with the most […]

Getting there According to EXISTINGCOUNTRIES, the University of Essex is located in Colchester, Essex. The easiest way to get there from Germany is to London to fly and take the bus or train to Colchester from London. I myself flew from Cologne / Bonn Airport to London Heathrow. There, the University of Essex organized buses […]

I was at the University of Essex for a winter semester. The people there were very nice and open. I particularly liked the internationality, you get to know people from all over the world. There was a lot of new things to experience and through a few trips I was able to visit many sights […]

I made the decision to spend the fall trimester at the University of Essex only on short notice in July 2020 after my previous plans for my gap year fell through due to Corona. Despite this, the application was extremely straightforward and I got a place at the university without any problems. Stephanie Bussler, my […]

For my semester abroad as a free mover at the University of Essex, I decided on the Autumn Term, i.e. one semester. Due to a lecture given by MicroEDU at my university, I contacted MicroEDU relatively quickly and asked for advice on the selection and organization of my semester abroad. The contact and communication was […]

I lived directly on campus and can only recommend this experience! The University of Essex is a large closed campus which means the campus is a great community, everything is on campus. There is a store where you can buy anything in an emergency, there is a post office, there are two bars that are […]

In the phase of early industrialization in the 18th century, mining and industry, which in some cases was still based on hydropower, led to the emergence of numerous commercial estates with urban house shapes. However, it was mostly the small, industrialized medieval towns that, with industrialization, grew into large cities in just a few decades. […]