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Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO)

Université de Bretagne Occidentale, 3, rue des Archives, 29285 Brest, France
3.69 / 5 based on 84 reviews.
Description:
While you are studying at the UBO (University of Western Brittany), you will remain a student of your originating university. This means that you must have enrolled in your university before leaving to come to the UBO. There must be careful preparation for your instruction and your stay at our university:- You must, in agreement with the member of the academic staff responsible for your instruction, draw up a detailed programme in writing of the studies you are going to undertake at UBO. You must ensure that the course or programme of instruction that you are going to follow at UBO is recognised and has the academic approval of your originating university. It is the originating university that will, on the basis of the results you obtain, issue your final qualification.


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72% of students recommend
84 reviews
Housing
3.0/5
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Student life
4.0/5
 5 stars (12)
Academic
3.5/5
 4 stars (36)
Languages
4.4/5
 3 stars (30)
Expenses
3.4/5
 2 stars (6)
Overall
4.3/5
 1 star (0)
“I recommend to travel by train, with card 12-25, it`s cheaper!” Read Review
carlosreal, Spain

84 Expenses reviews of Université de Bretagne Occidentale

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EXPENSES    
by Paul, Karl Franzens Universität Graz, Graz, Austria
Medicine, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits:
tarifs for mobile phones are pretty expensive in france, but they might get cheaper soon.
Food, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife, Overall: was the same price as at home.
Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
if you want to travel around in france take the train and the "carte 12-25". sometimes air france has highly competitive student offers, check it out! if you want to buy sports gear decathlon is not a bad choice.
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EXPENSES    
by tweety2678, Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
+ English, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits:
i love going out and travelling with the people here!
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall: was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
accomodation very cheap. apply for caf (caisse d'allocations familiales), get back 30-40% of rent!!!
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EXPENSES    
by nady, Ethniko Kai Kapodistrioako Panepistimio Athinon, Athens, Greece
Literature, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
I don't know really. I guess I took advantage the fact that I could choose my own way of life and those were my needs.
Travel, Nightlife, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Overall: was the same price as at home.
Food: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
The travel was a good financial surprise, everyone should do it!!!! The worst cost was the telecards.
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EXPENSES    
by matimaticas, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Language, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
Yes because the level in France it's higher than in my country
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
I tried to afford but I really couldn't it's really difficult
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EXPENSES    
by carlosreal, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
Law, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
Because cost of life in France is bigger than in Spain
Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Nightlife: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
---
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EXPENSES    
by lucielein, Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Giessen, Giessen, Germany
Law, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits:
I went out more often than at home. Also food is a little bit more expensive. And I travelled a lot.
Food, Nightlife, Overall: was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Telephone: was the same price as at home.
Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
No
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by César, Universitat Jaume I, Castello, Spain
Translation/ Interpretation, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Because the level of live is higher in France than in Spain
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Housing: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
Expenses increased a lot when travelling around
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EXPENSES    
by chiara, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
Medicine, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits:
make a skype account to call home, housing in campus is very cheap
Food, Travel, Nightlife: was more expensive than at home.
Overall: was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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EXPENSES    
by Rainer, Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Law, European Community/EU, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
France is generally cheaper than Switzerland
Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Travel: was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
no
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EXPENSES    
by akgi2000, Universitatea din Bucuresti, Bucharest, Romania
Literature, Independent
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
because ,in that time that was more expensive
Food, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Travel: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
none
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EXPENSES    
by lefki, Panepistimio Kyprou, Nicosia, Cyprus
Literature, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
work
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
because I was alone here
Food, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
none
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EXPENSES    
by Dobslaff, Christians-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Geography, University Agreement
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
University Brest
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits:
Food, Nightlife, Overall: was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Telephone: was the same price as at home.
Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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EXPENSES    
by OrgDistrBrest, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Geology, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits:
Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Food: was the same price as at home.
Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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EXPENSES    
by Liisa, Turun Yliopisto, Turku, Finland
Translation/ Interpretation, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
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:
Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife: was the same price as at home.
Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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