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Other names:
Technical University of Gdansk
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Politechnika Gdanska

Narutowicza 11/12, 80 952 Gdansk, Poland
3.35 / 5 based on 6 reviews.
Description:
The position of the Technical University of Gdańsk is high. It is recognised both in the country and abroad. That is proved by abroad co-operation with foreign universities as well as by the number of realised education and research projects, doctorates awarded by other universities to the University staff members, memberships in foreign organisations and societies. Fourteen professors were awarded with doctorates Honoris Causa by other universities, they were: Ignacy Adamczewski, Maksymilian Tytus Huber, Eugeniusz Dembicki, Witold Nowacki, Jerzy Doerffer, Zenon Jagodziński, Lech Kobyliński, Kazimierz Kopecki, Bolesław Mazurkiewicz, Józef Salaciński, Janusz Staliński, Robert Szewalski, Henryk Wierzba and recently Zdzisław Sikora.


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100% of students recommend
6 reviews
Housing
3.8/5
 All experiences (6)
Student life
2.5/5
 5 stars (0)
Academic
3.8/5
 4 stars (0)
Languages
3.8/5
 3 stars (6)
Expenses
2.5/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.4/5
 1 star (0)
“Nice country with nice culture very nice place and beautifull very usefull grade and knowledge” Read Review
Bgougay, France

1 3-star review of Politechnika Gdanska

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Review by Bgougay, Ecole Française d'Électronique et d'Informatique, Paris, France
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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: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? i was most of all at my place, so it was more usefull to be in a quiet place and my flat was pretty nice
Personal comments:
The beginning was hard, because almost nobody spoke in english in this unniversity, or were ashame to speak. but time after time, unniversity director or director of department were able to give me time to speak about social, studies, and it was pretty nice
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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: Student life dominates the city
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal comments:
none
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ACADEMIC    
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 course was an 'individual course', so it mean that i did not follow leason, but i was on a projet this is probably why i was not in the best place to deal with other students



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: 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: At ease in most situations
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
life, course and projet were in english so my english became more professionnal, but polish, the local language, i know only basic but nothing before
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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
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
loan
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits:
Nightlife, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel, Overall, Housing: 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...
the prize of the visa and also how to not pay it
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 was the builder of the internationnal exchange but sometimes i did not know where i was going in the grade because i never now until the end if it was ok or not



FINAL COMMENTS

Nice country with nice culture very nice place and beautifull very usefull grade and knowledge
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