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API (Academic Programs International): Krakow - Jagiellonian University
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API students in Krakow can choose from a variety of undergraduate courses in English in the areas of Holocaust studies, Polish and Eastern European history and culture, natural sciences, philosophy, and more. Semester, summer, and year terms are available. Classes are comprised of foreign and American students... More
| Provider: | Academic Programs International (API) |
| Location(s): | Krakow, Poland |
| Year Founded: | 1997 |
| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Monica W. (Economics, Wellesley College) on September 06, 2011
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-02-21 |
| * End Date: | 2011-06-17 |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 300 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Poland was really cheap. |
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| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Fluent |
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Family and people in the city |
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A Look Back
| * If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program? | Yes |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | Non-academically: absolutely. |