• There are a lot of clubs and events. The library is vast. Sports facilities are good.

• The monthly rent was around 600$ per person. I found my accommodation through mutuals.

There are many clubs and associations to support different ethnic groups. Also students’ union protects their rights.

It is better to live off campus because residential halls are quite expensive and it is a shared space with strangers. The cost can go up to 10 K a semester.

While hostel facilities are available, they are mostly used by undergraduate students. Graduate students opt for rented apartments in proximity where the average rent per room is between 700-1000$.

Location of the university in the city, and interdisciplinary faculty working in my research interests.