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4.03 / 5 based on 61 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
They provide a great service for international students.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
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Academic
Course recommendations
Try to benefit from the fact that courses are offered both in French and in German. This is the only totally bilingual university in Europe!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In retrospect, I probably should have lived with a bunch of Swiss students instead of other international students.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Get the most out of it. They offer great international law courses. The 'language improvement' and travel opportunities are limitless.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Great destination. Academically speaking not a walk in the park. You have to do the work, no priviliges for international students. Having both German and French as language of instruction is a challenge.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
The standard of living is higher accross the board. And of course you want to take advantage of the fact of living in Switzerland to travel around quite a bit.
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Food, Overall, Nightlife, Telephone, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Open an account in a local bank.
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Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The fact that both the town and the unversity have an almost 50/50 mix of French/German speakers, make it an interesting and challenging experience. I did find myself speaking English a lot as well with the international crowd.
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