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Articles | Volume 80, issue 3
Articles | Volume 80, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-80-261-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-80-261-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 80, issue 3
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29 Aug 2025
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Temporary stay or new home? Exploring university students' perceptions of temporality and home

Caroline Kramer, Carmella Pfaffenbach, Leonie Wächter, and Maya Willecke

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In the paper, we shed light on the extent to which students who moved to a university city perceive their place of study as temporary or permanent. Furthermore, we explore the effects of temporary or permanent living arrangements on place attachments, belonging and feelings of home. The results show that students who moved to the university cities perceive themselves as residents after some years, and quite a few even aim to stay beyond their studies.
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