EMLYON Business School
  
Grenoble EM
  
ESADE Business School
  
Rouen BS
  
ESSCA
 
Contact: +44 1222 87 48 38

Cardiff University

University of Cardiff, Park Place 55 - P.O. Box 923, CF1 3TE Cardiff, United Kingdom
3.89 / 5 based on 108 reviews.
Description:
Cardiff is one of Britain's major civic universities. The University is located in and around the Portland stone buildings, parks and tree-lined avenues that form Cardiff's magnificent civic centre.


Reviews
International Partners
Programmes
Accreditations
88% of students recommend
108 reviews
Housing
3.8/5
 All experiences (108)
Student life
4.4/5
 5 stars (18)
Academic
3.9/5
 4 stars (54)
Languages
4.3/5
 3 stars (36)
Expenses
3.1/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.3/5
 1 star (0)
“It is a great experience. Probably the best year in my life; I would encourage everybody to do it” Read Review
maguisado, Spain

108 reviews of Cardiff University

PAGE: 1 … 6 7 8 … 18    « PREVIOUS / NEXT »
7 to 7 of 18 
HOUSING    
by Richard, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, China
Urban and Regional Planning, Independent
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: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? More opportunities to meet more international students
Personal comments:
good and comfortable
This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No


STUDENT LIFE    
by David, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
Business Studies, Erasmus
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:
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Moloko, Student Union, the Social.
This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No


ACADEMIC    
by Guiller, Instituto Vasco de Educación Física, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Education, Teacher Training, Erasmus
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:



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

This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No


by ursupina, ICADE, Madrid, Spain
Law, Erasmus
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
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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)
Personal comments:
Learned a lot, at the end of the year I was able to communicate in any situation
This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No


EXPENSES    
by maguisado, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Telecommunications, Erasmus
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:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
I had more social life
Food, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Travel: was the same price as at home.
Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
It is very easy to find part-time jobs
This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No


OVERALL    
by kuddsp, nagarjuna University, guntur, India
Engineering, Electronic, Independent
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...
yeah about the way the courses are taught and their content
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



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:
quite good, but they need to polish their dealing with international students and treat them accordingly



FINAL COMMENTS

dont worry at all, everything is really simple here. just dont be lazy and savour all the experience.
This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No