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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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International Partners
Programmes
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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)
“The best thing to learn the language and get in contact with people is -having a job, e.g. in a restaurant -joining travels, weekend trips like skiing -initiaton of parties and events, e.g. "Running dinner": the students of one semster cook (in teams)for the first semester and foreign students to get to know each other!” Read Review
missjuli, Germany

Université de Savoie review by Julia

Review by Julia, Fachhochschule Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Germany
Marketing and Sales Management, 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: Student hotel
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? I prefer living in a private apartment than a student hotel/residence because it has more "atmosphere" and individuality
Personal comments:
The residence of the university was (in my opinion) not according to a European standard! That's why I choose the student hotel that was more expensive but much more comfortable and safe!
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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: Student life dominates the city
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
The Cardinals, an Irish Pub I worked in and Charly's Pub
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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:
Interesting to choose courses that are given in English from higher semsters



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:
More structure, more efficience in learning

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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
I have not learned a lot of new technical words/expressions but a lot in "everyday language" and how to use language in a French University
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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:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Working beside studying
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
Because it was more expensive
Food, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife: was the same price as 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...
Acommodation advices, that all documents have to be in the local language, how much money Erasmus is going to pay
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.



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:
The level of content is maybe not as high as in Germany but they have a different kind of studying that might improve personal skills better



FINAL COMMENTS

The best thing to learn the language and get in contact with people is -having a job, e.g. in a restaurant -joining travels, weekend trips like skiing -initiaton of parties and events, e.g. "Running dinner": the students of one semster cook (in teams)for the first semester and foreign students to get to know each other!
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