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Université d'Orléans

Université d'Orléans, Château de la source, BP 6749, 45067 Orléans cedex 2, France
3.85 / 5 based on 42 reviews.
Description:
Nowadays, the present day University is characterised by its many disciplines. It has 4 Faculties, 2 Engineering Schools and 4 University Institutes of Technology, which welcome 16 000 students 1000 of whom are foreigners.
It is situated 100 km away from Paris, in the capital of La Région Centre near the Châteaux of the Loire. Mainly established on a wooded campus of one hundred or so hectares, it has also developed in other cities of the region with campuses in Bourges, Chartres, Châteauroux and Issoudun.


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71% of students recommend
42 reviews
Housing
3.9/5
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Student life
4.3/5
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Academic
3.0/5
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Languages
4.6/5
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Expenses
3.2/5
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Overall
4.4/5
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42 reviews of Université d'Orléans

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HOUSING    
by Malgorzata, Akademia Ekonomiczna, Krakow, Poland
Economics, scholarship of French Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? It gives the possibility to meet students from different countries and to learn more about their cultures.
Personal comments:
Accommodation was pretty good. However, the room space was really small - only 9m square.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Svitlana, National Taras Shevchenko University, Kiev, Ukraine
Law, International, french government scholarship, BGF
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: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
A night spot--Alien cafe not far away from the campus and from the tram station(which is great when you don't have a car), not expensive--cause targeted at students. Cafes are everywhere, but i like the one at the corner of the street facing the Cathedral. Just love this cathedral!!! Btw, that's really one of the places in Orleans not to be missed.
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ACADEMIC    
by Svitlana, National Taras Shevchenko University, Kiev, Ukraine
Law, International, french government scholarship, BGF
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:
Here in France be prepared to work a lot on your own, especially if you're doing DESS or DEA (graduate degrees). A lot of attention is given to written tasks and the majority of exams are in a written form. If you want to be good at it, i'd recommend you to read a book on "méthodologies" to write essays and dissertations-it's very important.



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:
A more bablanced schedule. Sometimes we have only 4 classes per week, sometimes 2 classes almost every day. You don't know what exactly your schedule will be like next week and can't plan your outside activities.

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by Svitlana, National Taras Shevchenko University, Kiev, Ukraine
Law, International, french government scholarship, BGF
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
it is really a great experience as i am taking classes with french and am expected to know as much as they do. Frankly, it's much better than an Erasmus program where there are foreigners just like you in a class. I doubt a lot about "high progress" in your language profficiency in this situation.
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EXPENSES    
by Svitlana, National Taras Shevchenko University, Kiev, Ukraine
Law, International, french government scholarship, BGF
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:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
didn't need any
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits:
Food in France is just goooood. I love french cheese! Telephone and housing just cost more. Traveling, well if you had a residence permit and could travel in the whole EU without any problems-what would you have done?;)
Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
Eating out is expensive. So if you want to save more, try to cook more at home and to eat out on weekends.
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OVERALL    
by Aleksandra, Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza, Krakow, Poland
Language, Independent
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...
I wish I had known better the way administration works.
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:
It is realy nice university. Teachers are very good, especially grammar teacher :) Mr JP de Giorgio and literature teachers Mrs Obitz and Mrs Escoufie.



FINAL COMMENTS

I visited a lot of cathedrals and castles. I was in Nantes, Biaritz several times in Paris. I visited also Normandy (region of France with very good chees) and a lot of other places. Franc is wonderfool lad of the wonderfool wines. It is worth coming here.
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