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Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO)

110 reviews
3.80 / 5 based on 110 reviews
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chiara s
Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
Medicine, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Expenses
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
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Food, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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chiara s
Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
Medicine, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Academic
Course recommendations
clinical cases discussions are really well donne, I hardly reccomend hematology
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Make more stages as possible
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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chiara s
Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
Medicine, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
exams are very hard at medicine!!!
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
make more stages as spossible, learn Franch language before you arrival
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
travel lot in Britain and hors Britain (raynair flights to London are very cheap), make a 12-25 card to travel with TVG,rent a car an visit every place you can reach! experience Breizh culture ;)
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chiara s
Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
Medicine, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Languages
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
French people don't speak english at all, so you have to speak the local language and you learn very quickly
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chiara s
Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
Medicine, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Rooms are very small, white bathrooms and chicken in common; there are others dorms closer to town
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chiara s
Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
Medicine, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Amour de pomme de terre, creperie moderne, casa havana, la carene
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