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Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble I

Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble I, Service Relations Internationales, 38041 Grenoble, France
4.00 / 5 based on 24 reviews.

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Programmes
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90% of students recommend
24 reviews
Housing
3.8/5
 All experiences (24)
Student life
4.1/5
 5 stars (6)
Academic
3.8/5
 4 stars (18)
Languages
4.7/5
 3 stars (0)
Expenses
3.4/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.7/5
 1 star (0)
“i loved it, i spent most of the time with local students, they showed me lot of nice places arround the city, a car would bee nice, but local students have some. didn't traveling a lot it was too expencive, train is very expensive, but anyway france is a beautiful country taste the wine!!!” Read Review
ivvi, Italy

Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble I review by ivvi

Review by ivvi, Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Medicine, Erasmus
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: residence
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? it wasn't clean, it was very noisy
Personal comments:
not enough place, too much people, dirty showers and toilets
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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:
twenty bar in old town, "rue chinoise" i loved it
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ACADEMIC       3.5 / 5
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:
they are quiet good but very long



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:
no

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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: 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: Did not speak it
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
i lerned quick people is very friendly, they help you, but they don't speak other languages
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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
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
i did more things beside, i wanted to see and to do as much as possible
Travel, Nightlife, Overall: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone: was the same price as at home.
Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
you can get money for your accomodation
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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...
time of courses, i spent more than half of the time at university, it wasn't easy at the beginning, i worked harder than at my place
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:
great universitiy, good knowledge, good stuy system, too much foreign students, they don't consider you very much, you're quit alone, you have to be active for meeting people but afterwords it is great



FINAL COMMENTS

i loved it, i spent most of the time with local students, they showed me lot of nice places arround the city, a car would bee nice, but local students have some. didn't traveling a lot it was too expencive, train is very expensive, but anyway france is a beautiful country taste the wine!!!
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