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Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT)

Dublin Road, Galway, Ireland
3.63 / 5 based on 72 reviews.

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90% of students recommend
72 reviews
Housing
3.9/5
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3.9/5
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Academic
3.2/5
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Languages
4.1/5
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2.8/5
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HOUSING    
by Hannes, Technische Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
Engineering, Mechanical, Erasmus
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? Because I have there my own room. Also have kitchen and living room. And you can live with other students together.
Personal comments:
In the house were I'm living is pretty big. Everybody has his own room. We have a garage, bathroom with a second toilet downstairs, living room and a big living kitchen. The bad thing is that it is sometimes not that warm. But generally ist really o.k.. I'm living together with a rumanien, spanish and france gay. So it is good, because you always have to talk english. I think the accommodation from the GMIT are very good and close to the college.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Sergio, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Engineering, Technology, 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: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Roisin Dubh, Irish Pub, Good concerts every Friday and Sunday and some other days. Wicklow Mountains,@South Dublin. Wheather to agree All Ireland with it landscapes. Irish pubs, Guiness. After the 5-6 pint you can start to enjoy it
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ACADEMIC    
by JAN, Ceske Vysoke Uceni Technicke v Praze, Prague, Czech Republic
Engineering, Civil, 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:
It bodes well to arrange as much as you can before you arrive. Although In my case I wanted to have subjects from various departments so I had to wait till I could see what was really offered and what was not classing in the timetable. I was disappointed that exams were written in the sportshall with hundrets of other students and I could not choose when I wanted to do each subject.



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:
I would change the way of examing. At my home university each teacher is responsible for his/her way of examing and students can choose the date they like.

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by Hannes, Technische Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
Engineering, Mechanical, 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: German
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
At the beginning it was very hard on the college, because I didn't have a lot of experience in technical english. But after some week it was o.k. You learn every day new words and it becomes better from one week to the other. In the social life it was ok because you improve day per day because you speak every day english.
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EXPENSES    
by mathieu, Université Paul Sabatier: Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
Business Studies, 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:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
Food: here the food is pretty expensive, and without really good quality Telephone: By opening an account in an Irish bank, I got a free mobile phone, with £50 call offered! Accomodation: globally, the lifecost in Ireland is higher than at home Nightlife: more than 200 pubs in Galway, implying many temptations!
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:
In order to heat the house, you can't only use electricity, because too expensive, therefore, you have to buy some heating oil, which is pretty expensive as well!!!
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OVERALL    
by Daniel-Emil, Universitatea Politehnica din Bucuresti, Bucharest, Romania
Engineering, Mechanical, Erasmus
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...
the amount of the ERASMUS grant
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:
GMIT offers you the best mechanical engineering (practical) training facilities from Galway city.This combined with the latest CAD software and dedicated professors make a very good study environment.



FINAL COMMENTS

even if you think you have enough time to study for exams and final projects, it would be better to start studying at the very beginning of the course ,i.e. September. you will have a great advantage, especially if you are attending lectures from other courses.
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