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IPAG

Institut de Préparation à l'Administration et à la Gestion, 184, bd St-Germain, 75006 Paris, France
4.04 / 5 based on 18 reviews.
Description:
Located in both Paris and Nice, IPAG has signed student exchange agreements with over 100 internationally reputed Business Schools abroad. Students can complete part of their program abroad and obtain a double diploma. IPAG students are highly-appreciated by companies as they are operational in at least two business languages and possess a strong entrepreneurial spirit and capacity to undertake entrepreneurial activities. They are capable of operating as executive managers within a multicultural environment. IPAG has an original educational approach which is embodied through individual supervision throughout the student’s training. The teaching staff encourage and help students develop the spirit of initiative, the ability to adapt, strong inter-personal skills and a sense of responsibility in order to make them high-performing and operational professionals.


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86% of students recommend
18 reviews
Housing
4.2/5
 All experiences (18)
Student life
4.2/5
 5 stars (6)
Academic
4.2/5
 4 stars (12)
Languages
4.2/5
 3 stars (0)
Expenses
3.3/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.6/5
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raffo, Italy

IPAG review by raffo

Review by raffo, Università degli Studi di Roma - La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Financial Management, 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:
Arranged by:
If returning, I would choose:
Why?
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: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
none
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ACADEMIC       4.5 / 5
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

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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: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your French?
My level before:
My level after:
Personal comments:
Difficult at the beginning,going better after the first two months
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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:
Family
Other sources of funding:
None
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits:
Travel, Nightlife, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
none
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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...
How bad the weather was
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:
I would recommend it to anybody



FINAL COMMENTS

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