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Other names:
BEM Business School
Contact: +33 5 56 84 22 67
Accreditations and rankings:
EQUIS, AACSB, AMBA

BEM Bordeaux Management School (BEM)

Domaine de Raba 680, cours de la Libération, 33405 Bordeaux, France
3.76 / 5 based on 186 reviews.
A word from the school:
BEM is a French Business School with the Triple Crown accreditation (Equis, AMBA, AACSB).

The most interesting and unique programme they offer is the Wine & Spirits MBA:
- BEM Wine & Spirits MBA is a 23-month program, offering wine & spirits management courses during four distinct sessions taking place in Bordeaux (France), Adelaide (Australia), Sonoma (California), and Hong Kong.
- The Wine & Spirits MBA is a part-time wine & spirits education program taught entirely in English, combining face-to-face residential sessions and on-line delivery learning.


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89% of students recommend
186 reviews
Housing
3.5/5
 All experiences (186)
Student life
4.4/5
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Academic
3.3/5
 4 stars (96)
Languages
4.2/5
 3 stars (66)
Expenses
3.2/5
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Overall
4.5/5
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“I had a very good time. I could improve my language skills and I keep contact with some exchange students. We are friends forever.” Read Review
Isabella85, Austria

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Review by Isabella, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Erasmus
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? In an house, you have more space and you have an OVEN! The problem was that you could not cook anything.
Personal comments:
none
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Student life dominates the city
Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Ther is a SALSA-bar which is called CALLE OCHO! Very good atmospere.Another bar is called LE PLANA. When you want to go to a good restaurant, I would recommend CASSOLETTE.
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ACADEMIC    
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
I found it very good that we had a lot of case studies and presentations. In my home university, we do not have so many.



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
none

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
I improved my English knowledge immediately as all foreign exchange students spoke in English to each others. My French language skills improved at the beginning no so much as all our courses were held in English.But generally speaking, I improved a lot from this semester
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
At home, I live in my parent's house. So I do not have to pay for food or housing. The telephone costs were more as telephoning is very expensive in bordeaux
Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
The costs of appartments are really high comparing the costs in Austria
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
That I should have better taken the French programm and not the English one as we spoke English whole the time
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
Generally, the programm is not bad and the students are very friendly



FINAL COMMENTS

I had a very good time. I could improve my language skills and I keep contact with some exchange students. We are friends forever.
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