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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.
89% of students recommend
186 reviews
BEM Bordeaux Management School review by Ulrika
HOUSING
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? The campus is situated outside the city of Bordeaux and the houses there are very ugly, concrete 70s style. It is quite easy to find accomodation in the city, so you get much more fun and a nicer atmosphere as well.
Personal comments:
See above. I stayed one week in the depressing room that was provided for me by the school. That was one week too much... This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
STUDENT LIFE
Personal social experience
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment Personal comments:
The names have sort of slipped my mind by now, but there were a lot of places at Place de la Victoire. Also, a fun place was an Irish pub called Connemara. Outside the city...beaches, vineyards, ols villages, castles, etc. There are a lot to see - spend the weekends wisely (don't spend them in the city). This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
ACADEMIC
2.0 / 5
My academic experiences
Course recommendations:
Markeiting courses overall on a very low level, while strategic/management courses were better. Impressing resources such as large computer rooms. Also, some courses were built up as case studies with computer support systems to run different scenarios; interesting but difficult to participate in large groups when your French level is too low... In general, too many courses were managed in a very hierachic way with a teacher preaching for a couple of hours while everybody is sitting quiet and takes notes on their laptops.
My opinion of the university assessment
Personal comments:
Yes, above all the introduction councelling for foreign students. At this time there was only one incompetent person for over 30 exchange students, who actually just made the situation worse by being unhelpful and giving bad advice. You really had to find out about everything yourself. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Language difficulties
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French 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:
Emarassingly enough I had been studying French for about seven years before I came, and I still felt like if I was mute and deaf (and dumb!) for the first month. It got better after a while but I think that the most annoying thing for me was not to understand jokes and not being able to say anything funny myself. You walk around feeling like a moron for a long time which, naturally, is bad for you overall self esteem. But, on the other hand, as long as there were Germans and Spanish people around that spoke even worse, it was OK. Overall experience is still good, since the learning curve was pretty steep. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
EXPENSES
The accessibility of student needs
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant Other sources of funding:
Government assistance Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work Personal spending habits:
A lot more spent on food since we lived in a big appartment and had some dinners. Also, while sharing an appartment you tend to eat more and better (there is always somebody who feels like cooking). Eating out was also a little more expensive since in Uppsala you can eat cheap at the student nations. Wine (food? Yes, we're in France) and cheese were large spending accounts. Travel...Ireally think you should take the opportunity to see the country that you are in. I would happily spend even more if necessary on travelling. Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall: was more expensive than at home. Telephone, Housing: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
Cost savings - share an appartment (but with french people if you want to learn French...). You get "Allocation familiale", sort of a housing allowance, from the french government if you are a citizen of the European community. LOTS of administrative work but worth while when you get the money :) This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
OVERALL
Important to choosing this university...
I wish I had known...
Not really... If possible, maybe some insight of French sense of humour in general (and humour at ESC in particular!). In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
During my experience abroad, I ...
Personal recommendation:
Hmmm, if it was not for all the activities, friends and happenings outside the school, and the location, I don't think I would have liked it at all. So, school isolated, I do not recommend it. All other things included, I would recommend it, not very strongly if it was for a full year, but for one semester: strongly. FINAL COMMENTS
Where to live - in the city Travel a lot - beaches, Les Landes, Dordogne, Paris, Spain, etc... This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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