Reviews of National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore

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Mirko H

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

Because off campus we were free to organize our days without any sort of constraints and to manage our social lives in the most indipendent way. Furthermore.. so nice to share a flat, cook, have parties in your own place together with friends from all over the world..

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

We were living at the 15th floor of a sky scraper 20 min far from the campus but we were pretty close to the City so that we didn't miss the facilities of the Campus.

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Mirko H

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

The weekly party at the American embassy organized by the marines. Zouk is among the best clubs. Travellimg in Asia is a world apart!!

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Mirko H

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

Following a course about Finance in one of the world's main financial centres was actually worth.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

I wasn't used to an American-like academic system but i think it's more efficient and fair In Italy we are expected to study much more deeply the text book and learn almost at memory mainly on theoretical basis. American system focused more on practical issues.

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Mirko H

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

No it was amazing to discover a new world day by day

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Campus life is not that nice but you have the opportunity to travel a lot and to appreciate a culture so different by the one you are used to. Accademically stimulating.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Try to study hard during the week and to have the weekend free to travel. Don't hang out only with the other exchange students,don't be shy to meet the locals!!

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Mirko H

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Other

Other sources of funding:

none

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Food at those "Hawker Centres" and at the Canteens on Campus was pretty good and really cheap and i think this is common in Asia. Accomodation was much cheaper than in Milan but I think there were some agreements with the ubiversity. The phone bill was relly expensive.. I left my girlfriend back home and we wanted to talk every day..

Telephone:

was more expensive than at home.

Overall, Nightlife, Travel:

was the same price as at home.

Food, Housing:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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Mirko H

Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning French a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my French

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your French?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

English was the official language in Singapore. I love their slang and their cute chinese accent.. they call it Singlish!! The English of one of my professors was really bad and this fact made me hate his course.

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