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Université Pierre Mendès France: Grenoble II (UPMF)

Université Pierre Mendès France: Grenoble II, 151 rue des universités - 38400, Saint-Martin d'Hères, FRANCE
3.92 / 5 based on 126 reviews.

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92% of students recommend
126 reviews
Housing
3.6/5
 All experiences (126)
Student life
4.4/5
 5 stars (24)
Academic
3.8/5
 4 stars (72)
Languages
4.3/5
 3 stars (24)
Expenses
3.2/5
 2 stars (6)
Overall
4.6/5
 1 star (0)
“Go there, make friends. Enjoy the views, go sking. Get drunk. Hang out with the french. It is mind blowing experiencing a social life with people like yourself and your friends back home but who are from a different country, speak a different language.” Read Review
Garrett, Ireland

Université Pierre Mendès France: Grenoble II review by Garrett

Review by Garrett, Athlone Institute of Technology, Athlone, Ireland
Business Studies, 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: Student Residence
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? For the convenience factor, i.e. close to everything, spacious. for adequate toilet facilities
Personal comments:
Le Rabot was a class student residence that accomodated for 600 students which was good cos you met loadsa people easily enough, but was halfway up a mountain, but only 10/15 minutes walk to city centre. there was also a regular bus service to it. Toilets were a bit dodgy though. a hole in the ground to be precise.
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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
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
le couche tard was a good multi national spot. Try and go to at least 1 college organised party. They're meant to be a blast but i never made them.
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ACADEMIC       2.0 / 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:
Eh... Never went to them!!!



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:
Never learnt ne thing in college there. The lectures when i went to them seemed to be good. but all i had to do was write 2 essays and send them on to my home university. Bit dissappointing having not to attend college cos we lost all motivation to do ne thing.

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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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
i believed i had a slight bit of competence in speaking french but when i got to Grenoble i found that that was not the case. But after 3 months i could have an interesting conversation with any french person. Its a shame i only had 3 months there cos i only started getting confidence ion speaking the language in the last month. I wonder how my french would be after 6 months.
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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
Personal savings
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Student accomodation is dirt cheap but not luxurious. Drink in supermarkets is dirt cheap but in the pubs and niteclubs it is a rip off. Cook for yourself cos i never did at first until i realised it would be way cheaper to.
Nightlife: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Travel, Overall: was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Thank god for technology. If i was low on cash, i just sent a text message to my parents mobile fone saying i needed money for books and they would put some in my account using 24 hour intermet and phone banking. Unfortunately that never happened alot though
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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...
1: Wished i had a drivers licence. Marseille, Monaco, Nice and paris just down the road. Spain, Switzerland and Italy around the corner. With no college to go to, renting a car would have being a brilliant adventure.
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:
Go to college and make friends.



FINAL COMMENTS

Go there, make friends. Enjoy the views, go sking. Get drunk. Hang out with the french. It is mind blowing experiencing a social life with people like yourself and your friends back home but who are from a different country, speak a different language.
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