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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
 All experiences (84)
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
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Overall
4.3/5
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“If you can come by car to visit Britanny.” Read Review
lucielein, Germany

Université de Bretagne Occidentale review by lucielein

Review by lucielein, Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Giessen, Giessen, Germany
Law, 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: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why? I don't want to live alone, but I prefer living in a communty then on the campus.
Personal comments:
It wasn't that bad, but in the kitchen you only have 4 plats for 35 persons. The rooms are very small, but they havew a good price. You only have 1 telephone where you can only receive calls. They weren't many facilities as well
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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: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal comments:
In Brest there are many bars, but they close at 1p.m.After that you don't have many possibilities for a good party. I love tete raide...
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ACADEMIC       2.5 / 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:
The french system is quite different from the german ystem. French students were very closed.



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?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Personal comments:
It was perfect.
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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
Second-hand bedding
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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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...
No
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:
Try to meet french people as well.



FINAL COMMENTS

If you can come by car to visit Britanny.
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