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Université de Savoie

Université de Savoie, 27 rue Marcoz, BP 1104, 73011 Chambéry cedex, France
3.72 / 5 based on 90 reviews.
Description:
Bien que déjà mentionnée au Moyen-Age, la présence d'un enseignement supérieur en Savoie remonte véritablement au lendemain de la dernière guerre mondiale. C'est ainsi que, progressivement, furent institutionnalisées, par conventions avec les universités voisines, diverses formations littéraires, juridiques et scientifiques.
En 1960, création du Collège Scientifique Universitaire. En 1963, transformation en Collège Littéraire Universitaire. Ensuite, en 1970, l'établissement devint Centre Universitaire de savoie (Lettres, langues, Sciences Humaines - Sciences et des Techniques) rattaché aux facultés de Grenoble, avant de devenir enfin, le 27 juin 1979, une Université de plein exercice. Cependant, durant ces années de mutation, l'Université n'a cessé de se développer.
La création de l'IUT d'Annecy, en 1973, avec deux premiers départements (Génie Mécanique et Techniques de commercialisation), l'obtention de nouvelles habilitations de premier, second et troisième cycles, l'ouverture de l'Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Chambéry (ESIGEC) en 1988, et l'Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs d'Annecy (ESIA) en 1992 (anciennement Faculté Annécienne des Sciences et des Techniques, créée en 1981) sont là pour en témoigner.


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82% of students recommend
90 reviews
Housing
3.5/5
 All experiences (90)
Student life
4.1/5
 5 stars (18)
Academic
3.5/5
 4 stars (24)
Languages
3.8/5
 3 stars (42)
Expenses
3.5/5
 2 stars (6)
Overall
4.4/5
 1 star (0)
“I had an amazing time, the key to having a good time is being outgoing, and independant. I would not have met so many wonderful people if I had not been both of these, and I know other people that had awful times, but in my opinion this was down to their lack of effort to integrate with the other students.” Read Review
Stephenchurch1503, United Kingdom

Université de Savoie review by Stephen

Review by Stephen, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, United Kingdom
Language, 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: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? I would chose to live on campus because it would provide more opportunity to integrate with the home students.
Personal comments:
I was not given a choice to be based on campus, and compared to British University housing systems I found them to be very unhelpful. In my view priority for housing should be related to the distance travelled to the university.
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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 interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
O'Cardinals is a very friendly bar where they are open to students and particularly like the exchange students coming over. RDC is a good place for a dance, but the bouncers can be quite "difficult".
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ACADEMIC       1.0 / 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:
Look carefully at what you are signing up to and the level at which they begin.



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:
Exam conditions are shockingly bad. I found it difficult to find anyone to help me figure out what i should be taking.

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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
Certainly improved whilst I was out there, but I found it difficult to integrate with the french students. I found myself speaking french with the other foreign students, but by doing this they would not correct my mistakes. Also they continually insisted that I help them learn my language rather than the local.
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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
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
Found myself taking more rmoney out from cash machines to cover the charge of withdrawal, and then I would just spend the cash. Generally just bad with finances though. Alot of things could've been alot cheaper if I was better with my finance.
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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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...
The only thing is I wish I had been better informed of the housing situation.
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:
I would reccomend the area, the culture is very friendly and accomodating. The University however I felt was accademicaly unorganised. I would definately reccomend the area, particular if you're interested in winter sports as this is a prime location for carrying these out.



FINAL COMMENTS

I had an amazing time, the key to having a good time is being outgoing, and independant. I would not have met so many wonderful people if I had not been both of these, and I know other people that had awful times, but in my opinion this was down to their lack of effort to integrate with the other students.
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