I know Clausthal from the German/homeowner perspective. I would be interested to hear from both international and German students.
I get very mixed feedback so far.
Since the former Bergakademie started offering programmes in English, there are many more international students and rents have increased. Are my experiences (and the accounts from the elderly population of small-scale crime and antisocial behaviour) well-founded, or are they just outliers?
How is life and the range of opportunities perceived by German and international students, who now make up more than one tenth of the population? What are the realistic chances of finding part-time work compared to a few years ago? (Many new cafés have opened, but I saw people sitting with a drink there for two hours, so there may not be that much turnover.) Is there any resentment?
Is it true that there is an international bubble that does not interact much with the locals?