Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why? The main disadvantages of the campus life was high costs and no kitchens, so i could not cook although i really like to. But still, i would close my eyes on it in case of a return because renting an apartment in Paris could be even more expensive, the way from Paris to the school would get 40-60 mins without a car. And living in campus gives you lots of opportunities: quick integration and adaptation, lots of new friends, support, doing sport etc.

Personal comments:
Well, the housing was really clean, and light, a bit small either. But i like how the space was organized: long desk for studying, wardrobes, some shelves from Ikea, a draw under the bed, a common door for the room and a bathroom. Yeah, by the way, i was luck cause i had private bath room and toilet, as most of the students had to share there bath between 2 people, and had common toilet - 1 in each floor. As i told, i did not like there were no kitchens, and the food in the canteen was not the best, actually =)) We had to eat something typical for French - like "bloody beefs" etc )) haha. And there were many opportunities for doing sport: volleyball, tennis, jogging etc. What is very important for me either. I think it is good the campus is located out of the city, as the weather is much warmer than in St.Petersburg, and living in the city would be too stuffy.

Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal comments:
Cultural: Sacre Coer, Eiffil Tour!! Night spot: club Mix, every Thursday Erasmus party! Shopping: Gallerie la Fayette, Champs Other cities: Nice, Monte Carlo, Strasbourg, Luxembourg

Course recommendations:
Just check the syllabus before, as the title of the course and your imagination about it content can be quite different =)) And if you know local students - ask for advice concerning the Professor, as usually each course is taught by different professors (due to high number of students).

Personal comments:
Maybe more computers in the University. Although there is WiFi in the residence and LAN, still people without laptops can have problems cause of the limited number of PC provided in the University.

Language of instruction: English

Main source of funding:
A private grant

Other sources of funding:
Home university

Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits:
The prices varied a lot actually, comparing with my home country. I concerned all spheres: food, clothes, mobile services, train tickets, entry to the clubs, museum tickets etc.

Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.

I wish I had known...
n/a

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!