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ISC - Budapest University of Economic Sciences (ISC)

Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem, Fővám tér 8., 1093 Budapest, Hungary
4.02 / 5 based on 192 reviews.

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90% of students recommend
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4.1/5
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4.4/5
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Academic
3.8/5
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Languages
4.0/5
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Expenses
3.9/5
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Overall
4.3/5
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“Travel:-Eger, litle village outside Budapest(3 hours). In the wine season you can walk from wine celler to wine celler,tasting wine and talk o people. Bratislava(Maincapital of slovakia, 3 hours from BP).Balaton, extremly nice lake, peacefull and beautifull. Go to a travel agency in BP, they have a lot of tips.” Read Review
Lillian, Norway

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HOUSING    
by Lillian, NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, University Agreement
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 - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? You are very free.Many nice places to live in Budapest.By the way, there are no room on campus (only for the student from the US)
Personal comments:
Every exchangestudent get a Buddy. He/she will help you to find notes on the walls(with describtions and tlf), and call for appartment for you. I recomand to share an apartment with some more students.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Lillian, NHH, Bergen, Norway
Business Studies, University Agreement
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 interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Can't miss: Sir Lancelot(restaurant where you have to eat with your fingers). Fatal(restaurant where you can't manage to eat all the food you get). Old man's pub(pub with very nice atmosphere),The Dock(big disco,have to bee there, one of the most expensive disco in town, beside Bank and Citadell). The university disco "kÖzgas" is also good...and not expencive).Fat mo's(pub/disco)..always a lot of people. You also have to visit one of the outdoor bath- Gellert and the one in the Vörösliget park is good. The castle hill is a must. So is the Gellert topp from where you can see the whole city.
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ACADEMIC    
by Jenny, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
Marketing and Sales Management, 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:
The courses were interactif, the groups were small and therefore the interaction was good. The only thing is that some teachers should improve their English to be more secure about what they are doing.



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:
They are doing already good work in hiring international teachers and inviting international speakers. The only thing is that they should not treat the international students in such a special way as they sometimes do.

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by Jenny, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
Marketing and Sales Management, 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
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English 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 English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Personal comments:
Most of the time we were talking English, because international students don't really integrate with the Hungarian students. So most of the time it was English, and because my home study is in English as well. I didn't have any troubles in communicating with others.
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EXPENSES    
by Judith, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, University Agreement
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:
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Traveling and nightlife are significantly cheaper, traveling especially as you pay almost nothing for public transports if you are a Hungarian student. Also most of the food is cheaper, especially meat and part of vegitable
Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Telephone: was the same price as at home.
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Use you cash-dispenser card, not your credit card. And don´t open a bank account in Hungary. Money from cash dispenser is cheaper even if you have to pay a certain percentage additionally on the amount you need
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OVERALL    
by Dave, Villanova University, Villanova, United States
Economics, 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...
That the ISC is geared toward exchange students, which diminishes the academic quality, while improving the party scene. Better prepared for the Hungarian mentality.
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:
Personally, I have mixed feelings about the ISC even though I spent two years there getting a Master's degree. My two years there really made me get in touch with who I am and where I belong, which was absolutely invaluable. For most people I would recommend spending a year there at the most, but for me two years was needed to fully get the picture. Overall, my two years there helped round out my undergrad education and better prepared me for more grad school back in the States.



FINAL COMMENTS

Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Most people I know had a great time there and the nightlife can be fun for a semester or two before it gets really old. I made some great friends (very few new Hungarian friends though) and had the best and worst times of my life there. Hungary and Hungarians were a big disappointment, but I met some cool people from all over the world.
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