Click for emotional or educational support - Full Name: Joelle Abu Ayoub
- Email: Joelle.abu@campus.technion.ac.il
- Period of Exchange: Spring 2025
- Technion Home Faculty: Architecture and Town Planning
Student’s Feedback:
- Academic Feedback:
TUM is an impressive university with great facilities and a strong academic atmosphere, but what I appreciated most was the independence and freedom we had in studio work. The mix of students both local and international brought a lot of energy to the projects and made every discussion more interesting I felt challenged in a good way. - Campus Life, Activities, Culture, etc.:
huge part of the experience was life outside of school. Munich is one of those cities where there’s always something going on. Every week there’s a new event, from street markets and beer gardens to car exhibitions by BMW and Mercedes, or casual rooftop sunset hangouts that turn into parties. Bavarians somehow manage to enjoy life fully and still wake up on time for work the next morning. - General Feedback:
Spending a semester at TUM in Munich was one of the most memorable and meaningful experiences of my studies so far. It wasn’t just about learning architecture in a different country, it was about living in a new culture, meeting new people almost every week, and discovering how much more there is outside of what I already knew. - Message to Future Students:
If you’re thinking about doing an exchange- do it. You’ll study, yes, but you’ll also grow, have fun, and come back with friends and stories you’ll never forget. Munich has a way of making you feel at home while keeping you curious, to a point where it’s very hard to leave.
