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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
If you look for a nice nite out, rue St Catherine in the first district is the place to be.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
In France, Private accomodation is way cheaper,especially because of the housing benefit anyonone can be entitled to
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Personal comments
Use French hall of residence only if you want to save each penny in your pocket! You don't deal with bills either, but it is far from being confortable and they haven't been designed to promote a nice student atmosphere...
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Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Not much of a problem as I was a French student in a French uni. Actually the question are asked in a odd way, as I had to learn English when I transferred in Scotland
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Prices are just lower in general, especially for food. Nightlife is unaffordable though... The best way to get alcohol is to buy it in supermarket and socialize at friends's place...
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Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Overall, Housing, Travel, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
You have to be aware you're entitled for housing benefit to pay your rent. Some people get even more money than necessary for their rent!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Lyon is known as a not-so-friendly place, however the teaching is very commendable and it would be a good in-depth experience of the French way of life. Consider this city as a starting point from where you could travel in lots of place of interest
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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
Well, be ready to experience something quite different compared to the life you used to live. Lyons is not such a lively place regarding its size, but if you are open-minded enough to shake up your views on how everiday life should be, you can get a nice and different experience
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
More flexibility should be introduced in the University, especially concerning the choice of module available... Apparently it is changing.
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Exams throughout the course
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