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study abroad experiences and opinions
“Overall the university met and exceeded my expectations. Save more than you anticipate to spend. ” Dilo, USA
Studied in Uppsala, Sweden
“I highly recommend CBS! The time I spent there was one of the best in my life and I hope to go back soon. ” Apiperisdown, USA
Studied in Copenhagen, Denmark
“A good cost-saving tip: get a bike, it's cheaper than buying a monthly pass if you get the bicycle early in the semester. ” Aida01, Netherlands
Studied in Copenhagen, Denmark
“Incredible....!!!! International friends, good proffessors, loads of funa, travels, sports like crazy...Perfect 10! ” GiannisB, Greece
Studied in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
“That the university is not really good. Some teachers are not able to speak English. Lots of strikes. Teachers are sometimes not very motivated. ” Dkolar, Austria
Studied in Athens, Greece
“Everything (time of classes, etc.) seems to be disorganized at first sight, but surprisingly enough things work out fine at the end. You better get used to it since these cultural differences will hardly change. ” Widik10, Austria
Studied in Athens, Greece
“I would recommend 'human resource management' and 'international marketing'. ” Widik10, Austria
Studied in Athens, Greece
“Every experience became a learning experience: buying a train ticket, going to class, reading books in Italian, everything became an opportunity to improve my skills. ” Anony, USA
Studied in Padova, Italy
“There is very limited university housing. If you want this type of accomodation, ask for it as soon as possible. ” Jkrob7, Scotland
Studied in Dublin, Ireland
“Mainly lectures and little to no opportunity for real discussion and interaction with the course, fellow students and lecturers. ” Jkrob7, Scotland
Studied in Dublin, Ireland
“The only trouble I had was getting used to their curriculum. It is a very different approach to testing taking and papers than in the United States. ” Avecvous, USA
Studied in Edimburgh, Scotland
“Reading all the books they asked us to read, writing essays in English, taking the same final exams as the rest of the local students, forced and helped me to improve my English greatly. ” Daphnechassin, France
Studied in Edimburgh, Scotland
“One should definitely participate in the following events: - Ski-Etudes, one week in March(?!) in the snow with courses at the face you have to attend to get to ski pass! Great experience! ” Holgerdee, Germany
Studied in Paris, France
“One course thaught by the head of the institute of French was excellent. It was the most and maybe the only completely satisfying course I attended in Paris. ” Wolfi_m, Austria
Studied in Paris, France
“'Sociologia de la Comunicación' - Awesome class, but u gotta speak a very good spanish to understand it. the teacher is so funny and smart and thinks completely out of the box. ” Dianalg, Brazil
Studied in Barcelona, Spain
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Universities & Business Schools in South Africa (11)
66 opinions by international students, Erasmus students and graduates
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“ Make sure you research well beforehand, on the types of courses you study as the teaching styles are so different at UCT. ”
by imran, United Kingdom
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66 reviews
84%
Good - Great experiences
54 opinions by international students, Erasmus students and graduates
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“ Talk with the local students about your opinion on the bad situation of the black population of South Africa and they will never talk to you again.... ”
by Piet, Netherlands
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54 reviews
88%
Good - Great experiences
30 opinions by international students, Erasmus students and graduates
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“ UNISA organises tutorials and lectures, in addition courses can be done by correspondence or through a private school, I tried the private classes... ”
by lisaojeland, Sweden
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30 reviews
80%
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30 opinions by international students, Erasmus students and graduates
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“ Keep in mind that undergraduate classes are bigger and thus less interactive than the highly demanding graduate courses. ”
by Thomas, Germany
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30 reviews
64%
Good - Great experiences
24 opinions by international students, Erasmus students and graduates
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“ Study whatever you're interested in. However I used a lot of my open credits to study person interests, not classes for my degree at home. I real... ”
by Gabriel, United States
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24 reviews
64%
Good - Great experiences
18 opinions by international students, Erasmus students and graduates
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“ Choose easy ones and not too much... ”
by Francois, Belgium
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18 reviews
100%
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18 opinions by international students, Erasmus students and graduates
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“ I understand that most people are required to choose their courses prior to traveling abroad. UKZN is not as organized as most American universiti... ”
by Graham, United Kingdom
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18 reviews
93%
Good - Great experiences
12 opinions by international students, Erasmus students and graduates
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“ be carefull when choosing Management Accounting (RK 302), it requires a lot of work and is difficult. if you are interested in Marketing, i would s... ”
by Agne, Lithuania
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12 reviews
100%
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